Unit Six - Speech Act Flashcards
Verbal actions that accomplish something.
Speech Act
An utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended result.
Speech Act
What is LOCUTION
the phrase or sentence that has meaning.
The performance or act of saying something with a specific intention
ILLOCUTIONARY
Social function of what is said.
ILLOCUTIONARY
The reason for communication.
ILLOCUTIONARY
Happens when what a speaker says has an effect on the listener or the perlocution. It is the response
PERLOCUTIONARY
the effect or the response of the listener. It is the resulting act of what is said.
PERLOCUTIONARY
He built a theory entitled speech act theory.
John L. Austin
When the speaker explicitly states the intended meaning behind the utterance.
DIRECT SPEECH ACTS/LITERAL LOCUTIONARY ACT
When the speaker does not explicitly state the intended meaning behind the utterance
INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS/NONLITERAL LOCUTIONARY ACTS
This can help you express yourself effectively and stand up for your point of view.
Assertiveness
he or she is forwarding a comment or belief about the truth.
Assertiveness
Speaker tries to make the receiver perform an action
Directive
Commits to doing something in the future.
Commissive
