speech acts Flashcards
fear of speaking before an audience
stage fright
fear of public speaking
glossophobia
term for the anxiousness, perhaps even fear, that a person feels when he or she is in the communication situation
communication apprehension
is the process or act of performing a speech to a live audience
public speaking
public speaking also called as
oratory, oration
2 types of public speaking situation
personal, professional
the way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed
speech style
according to him, speech style means the form of language that the speaker uses which is characterized by the degree of formality
martin joos
variety of language or level of usage, as determined by degree of formality
registry
more technical term in the level of formality used in communication situation
register
more about the manner of expression
speech style
is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect
Speech act
TRUE OR FALSE: SPEECH ACT IS NOT AN ACT OF COMMUNICATION
FALSE
Some of the functions which are carried out in this are offering an apology, greeting, request, complaint, invitation, compliment, or refusal
speech act
Who developed the Speech Act Theory?
J.L. Austin
3 types of speech act
Locutionary, Illocutionary, Perlocutionary
Is the actual act of uttering
Locutionary Act
This act happens with the utterances of a sound, a word or even a phrase as a natural unit of speech
Locutionary Act
Gives rise to shared meaning when it is adjusted by the speaker for the listener
Utterances
Is the social function of what is said
Illocutionary act
The Illocutionary Speech Act uses the ____ of a statement, a confirmation, a denial, a prediction, a promise, a request, etc.
Illocutionary Force
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
This is seen when a particular effect is sought from either the speaker, the listener, or both
Perlocutionary Act
The aim of this act is to change feelings, thoughts, or actions
Perlocutionary Act
5 Classifications of Illocutionary Act
Assertive, Directive, Commissive, Declarative, Expressive
He classified illocutionary act into 5 distinct categories
John Searle
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
The speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action. Some examples of a directive act are suggesting, commanding, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising, and begging
Directive
Commits the speaker to doing something in the future. Examples of this are promising, planning, vowing, and betting
Commissive
The speaker expresses his/her feelings or emotional reactions. Some examples of an expressive act are thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring
Expressive
The act which brings a change in the external situation. Some examples of this are blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing a sentence, and delivering decrees and declarations
Declarative
Speech acts include ___ ___ ____ that require the appropriate use of language within a given culture.
Concrete life interactions
The ability to use linguistic knowledge to effectively communicate with others
Communicative Competence
Is essential for a speaker to be able to use and understand speech acts
Communicative Competence
