Definition and Types of Speech Acts

Question 1

it is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect. Some of the functions which are carried out using speech acts are offering an apology, greeting, request, complaint, invitation, compliment, or refusal. it might contain just one word or several words or sentences

Answer 1

Speech Act

Question 2

it is the actual act of uttering

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Locutionary Act

Question 3

it is the social function of what is said

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Illocutionary Act

Question 4

is the resulting act of what is said. this effect is based on the particular context in which the speech act was mentioned

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Perlocutionary Act

Question 5

this is a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses beliefs about the truth of a proposition

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Assertive

Question 6

this is a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action

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Directive

Question 7

this is a type of illocutionary act which commits the speaker to doing something in the future

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Commissive

Question 8

this is a type of illocutionary act which brings a change in the external situation

Answer 8

Declaration