Q1: Lesson 8 | Speech Act Flashcards
an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect.
speech act
is an action performed by means of language.
speech act
is the actual act of uttering
locutionary act
It is a physical utterance by the speaker.
locutionary act
is the social function of what is said.
illocutionary act
It is the real action which is performed by the utterance. It is the semantic ‘illocutionary force’ of the utterance, thus the real, intended meaning.
illocutionary act
is the resulting act of what is said. This effect is based on the particular context in which the speech act was mentioned.
perlocutionary act
said by the right person under the right circumstances results in a change in the world. Note that certain conditions have to be met when making a performative utterance.
performatives
a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition. Some examples of an assertive act are suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting, and concluding.
assertive
a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action. Some examples of a directive act are asking, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising, and begging.
directive
a type of illocutionary act which commits the speaker to doing something in the future. Examples of a commissive act are promising, planning, vowing, and betting.
commissive
a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses his/her feelings or emotional reactions. Some examples of an expressive act are thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring.
expressive
a type of illocutionary act which brings a change in the external situation. Simply put, declarations bring into existence or cause the state of affairs which they refer to. Some examples of declarations are blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing a sentence, and excommunicating.
declaration