SP - Session 11

Multiple Choice

It is performed through the communicative force of an utterance.

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

Multiple Choice

What type of Speech Act does the GIF shows?

• Expressive Speech Act

• Locutionary Speech Act

• Perlocutionary Speech Act

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a type of Speech Act?

• Illocutionary Speech Act

• Expression Speech Act

• Locomotor Speech Act

Multiple Choice

It is the effect of an utterance on both the speaker and listeners.

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

Multiple Choice

The act of making a meaningful utterance which can be understood.

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

Multiple Choice

What type of speech act shows consequence of the words we say?

• illocutionary act
• locutionary act
• perlocutionary act
• prelocutionary act

Multiple Choice

What are speech acts?

• These are actions performed.

• These are actions performed by the listener.

• These are actions performed by requesting something.

• These are actions performed by the speaker via an utterance

Multiple Choice

What is an illocutionary act?

• It is the intention the speaker has when saying or writing something

• It is both the act and the intention of the speaker when saying or writing.

• It is the act of saying or writing something in language using literal content of words.

• It is the effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading the illocutionary act

Multiple Choice

Your friend who has a fever enters your room. She shivers and tells you, “It’s cold in here!” How would you interpret what she said?”

• She feels good.

• She is not feeling well.

• She is complimenting my room.

• She wants me to turn on the air condition.

Multiple Choice

Which would be the direct speech act of "I´m hungry."

• I am cooking.

• I don’t want to eat.

• I don´t have money.

• Can you give me some food?

Multiple Choice

According to Austin, what are the felicity conditions for speech acts?

• The speaker must be famous, The listener must be respectful, The topic must be controversial

• The action must be carried out completely, The persons must have the good intentions, The context and roles of participants must be recognized by all parties

• The speaker must be loud, The listener must be attentive, The topic must be interesting

• The speaker must use complex vocabulary, The listener must take notes, The setting must be formal

Multiple Choice

These utterances that commit the speaker to some future course of action.

• Representatives

• Directives

• Commissions

• Expressive

• Declarations

Multiple Choice

When the speaker uses utterances to get someone else to do something.

• Representatives

• Directives

• Commissions

• Expressive

• Declarations

Multiple Choice

The effect of these utterances have an intermediate change in the institutional affairs.

• Representatives

• Directives

• Commissions

• Expressive

• Declarations

Multiple Choice

The utterances produced based on the speaker's observation by stating a fact or opinion.

• Representatives

• Directives

• Commissions

• Expressive

• Declarations

Multiple Choice

These are the utterances that express a psychological state.

• Representatives

• Directives

• Commissions

• Expressive

• Declarations

Multiple Choice

When you say " You are my friend", what action are you using?

• Commanding

• Promising

• Requesting

• Informing

Multiple Choice

What is the illocutionary act for this statement, "I promise to pay you"?

• the receiver waiting

• the speaker stopping by

• the speaker making a promise

• the receiver hearing the promise

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements commits the speaker to doing something?

• I am in love and happy!

• I checked her Facebook profile yesterday.

• I promise to love you for better or for worse.

• If you follow my suggestion, you will get a good grade.

Multiple Choice

What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this:

"You should spend less time watching TV?"

• Directive

• Expressive

• Commissive

• Declaration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a direct speech act to ask someone who is blocking the screen to move?

• This is a really exciting programme

• Move out of the way

• Do you have to stand in front of the TV

• You are standing in front of the TV

Multiple Choice

Different sentence types can be used as the same basic function.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

“Any suggestions you have are welcome”

• Interrogative form functioning as an assertion

• Declarative form functioning as a request

• Imperative form functioning as a request

Multiple Choice

“ Can I play some music?

Please, I hate music”

• Indirect request

• Direct request