Speech Acts Flashcards
What are SPEECH ACTS?
meaningful utterances/statements that perform actions
What do speech acts focus on?
meaning
Who proposed the speech act theory?
John L. Austin (1962)
Who developed the speech act theory?
John Searle (1969)
What are the three speech acts?
- locutionary
- illocutionary
- perlocutionary
What is a LOCUTIONARY speech act?
when the speaker performs an utterance of sound/word/phrase with meaning
What’s the trick for remembering what locutionary is?
L - Literal meaning of the speech
What’s the trick for remembering what illocutionary is?
I - Intention behind the speech
What’s the trick for remembering what perlocutionary is?
P - Product of the speech
What is an ILLOCUTIONARY speech act?
saying something with a specific intention in mind
Provide examples of illocutionary speech acts
- confirming/denying
- predicting
- requesting
- giving advice/permission
What are types of illocutionary acts?
- assertive
- directive
- commissive
- expressive
- declarative
What is an ASSERTIVE illocutionary speech act?
expressing one’s belief about the truth of a proposition
What’s a DIRECTIVE illocutionary speech act?
getting listeners to do something
What is a COMMISSIVE illocutionary speech act?
making promises
