Types of Speech Acts

Question 1

• a set of phrase or statement
• Intention action
• must be properly spoken

Answer 1

Utterance

Question 2

An utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect

Answer 2

Speech act

Question 3

• the “ act of making a meaningful utterance “
• what we say
• the literal meaning of utterance

Answer 3

Locutionary act

Question 4

• an “ action or state of mind brought about by, or as a consequence of saying something.
• “what we accomplish by saying it”
• the effect to the listener

Answer 4

Perlocutionary act

Question 5

• the speakers intention in delivering an utterance
• What we mean we say it

Answer 5

illocutionary act