Types of Speech Act Flashcards
Any utterance showing the speaker’s aim and the influence it has on an audience is called?
Speech Act
What are the three types of speech act?
👉Locutionary
👉Illocutionary
👉Perlocutionary
Action that a speaker’s perform while speaking
Illocution
The actual words spoken
Locution
Utterance that emphasizes on getting something done “Lookout for cues”
Referential
The speaker tell the listener to do something
Directives
Utterance that provide information
Transactional
Act of saying something
Locution
Showing intention, why the words are spoken; reason.
Illocution
Pledges for a future plan
Commisives
What are the five classification of Searl’s Classification of Speech Acts?
ADCED
> Assertive
Directives
Commissives
Expressives
Declaration
Simply act of speaking
Locution
What type of Locution is the following dialogue?
“Did you know that people believed that the Earth was once the center of the universe?”
Transactional
What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?
“I promise that I’ll never ever leave your side,” he promised.
Commisives
What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following sentence?
Steven suggested a new strategy to defeat the invading soldiers
Assertives
What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?
“Please don’t leave! I can’t live without you!” he begged her.
Directives
What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?
“Therefore I conclude that Face to Face Intervention do have an impact towards student’s stress levels.”
Assertives
What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?
“Till death do us part,” he vowed to his wife.
Comissives
The speaker can make someone do something without directly saying it to them
Perlocution
“What a lovely weather we have today innit’ mate’?”
What type of Speech Act is this?
Transactional/Locution
“I plan to be hokage one day! I’ll prove myself to everyone!” Naruto pledges.
What type of Speech Act is this?
Commissives/Illocution
Has an effect over listeners emotion feelings or action
Perlocution
“You should clean your room, it’s very dirty and disorganized kiddo.”
What type of Speech Act is this?
Referential/Locution
“The school is a place for safety and security” the principal stated.
What type of Speech Act is this?
Assertives/Illocution
“I’m sorry but I don’t like you,” his crush rejected him. He cried silently as soon as she left.
What type of Speech Act is this?
Perlocution
“You need to take the remedial Class urgently Mr. Legazpi.”
What type of Speech Act is this?
Referential/Locution
“You’re a failure! You’ve done nothing right in this company” her boss shouted. She stormed out the room in anger.
Perlocution
Give at least 5 examples of Directives
ROCDCPA
> Requesting
Ordering
Challenges
Daring
Commanding
Pleading
Asking
Give at least 5 examples of Assertives
SDSSIC
> Stating
Describing
Swearing
Suggesting
Insisting
Concluding
“I nominate Rico to be the classroom vice president” she raised her hand
What type of Searl’s Speech Act is this?
Declaration
“I’m very stressed! I can’t focus nor review properly!” Lucas panics.
Expressives
States his or her thoughts and emotions about a certain situation
Expressive
“I, Kind of the Southern Kingdom hereby declare war against the invading forces of the Northern Tribes!” the king declares.
What type of Speech Act is this?
Declaration/Illocution
