SPEECH ACTS Flashcards

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this theory tells us that knowing the words is not enough; we have to go beyond those meaning and tells us that words can get the job done

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SPEECH ACTS

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SPEECH ACTS started out as a theory proposed by ________ and later extended by ________

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JOHN AUSTIN; JOHN SEARLE

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2 BASIC PRINCIPLES of SPEECH ACTS

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knowing the words is not enough

SPEAKING IS PERFORMING, because words can get the job done

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DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SPEECH ACTS

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LOCUTIONARY
ILLOCUTIONARY
PERLOCUTIONARY

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level of speech acts that understands actual words used in the message (the literal meaning, structure, form, etc.)

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LOCUTIONARY

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level of speech acts that shows the intention of the speaker (deeper than the literal meaning and exclusive to the speaker)

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ILLOCUTIONARY

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level of speech acts that shows the effect on the receiver

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PERLOCUTIONARY

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF ILLOCUTIONARY ACT

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REPRESENTATIVES
DIRECTIVES
COMMISSIVES
EXPRESSIVES
DECLARATIONS
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these are utterances that state what the speaker believes to be the case or not (expressing or stating opinions)

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REPRESENTATIVES

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stating, asserting, denying, confessing, admitting, notifying

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REPRESENTATIVES

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e.g. Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is the first president from Mindanao

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REPRESENTATIVES

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these utterances are attempts by the speaker to get the addressee to do something

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DIRECTIVES

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requesting, ordering, forbidding, warning, advising, suggesting, insisting, recommending

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DIRECTIVES

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e.g. Could you bring my other bag please?

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DIRECTIVES

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these utterances commit the speaker to some future course of action

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COMMISSIVES

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promising, vowing, volunteering, offering, guaranteeing, pledging, etc.

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COMMISSIVES

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e.g. I promise to love you forever

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COMMISSIVES

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an utterance used to express the emotional state of the speaker

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EXPRESSIVES

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apologizing, congratulating, welcoming, objecting

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EXPRESSIVES

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e.g. Congratulations to you for getting good grades last quarter!

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EXPRESSIVES

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an utterance used to change the status of some entity (only persons in power or authority can do this)

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DECLARATIONS

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appointing, naming, resigning, baptizing, hiring, firing

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DECLARATIONS

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e.g. This project is called “Transpectus”

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DECLARATIONS