Quiz on the Types of Speech Acts

What type of Speech Act according to Austin is this: "I love you to the moon and back."

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

What type of Speech Act according to Austin is it when a woman turns down a proposal from her boyfriend?

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

What type of Speech Act according to Austin is it when someone makes a promise?

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

A group leader inspiring his teammates to do their best is a form of?

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "You should spend less time watching TV"?

What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "What more do you want, I'm the best there is"?

What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "Hurray, I'm so excited to go to the zoo"?

What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "I vow to honor and love you for as long as we both shall live"?

What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "In my capacity as Superintendent, I now pronounce you graduates"?

What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "May I request your presence for my 18th birthday on the 8th of December"?