Lesson-Locution

Multiple Choice

To determine the locution, one has to _________.

• identify the words said

• decode what the speaker implies

• respond to the utterance

• perform an act necessitated by the utterance

Multiple Choice

A locution is always _________.

• verbal

• nonverbal

• implied

• printed

Multiple Choice

Ciara was at the mall with her best friend Kristine when she saw something at a shop that she thinks Kristine would like. She would like to draw Kristine’s attention to it. Which of the following will she do?

• She will make a propositional act.

• She will make an utterance act.

• She will not engage in a speech act.

• She will wait for Kristine to notice it too.