Speech Acts

What is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended action?

• Speech Context

• Speech Styles

• Speech Acts

• Speeches

According to J.L. Austin, there are three types of speech acts. Check all that apply.

• Locutionary act

• Stationary act

• Illocutionary act

• Perlocutionary act

• Direct act

This is the social function or the intended action of the utterance, hence is classified into five distinct categories by John Searle.

• Locutionary act

• Illocutionary act

• Perlocutionary act

• Random act

An illocutionary act that brings a change in the external situation

• Assertive

• Commissive

• Declaration

• Directive

• Expressive

An illocutionary act that commits the speaker to do something in the future

• Assertive

• Commissive

• Declaration

• Directive

• Expressive

An illocutionary act that reveals the speaker's emotions towards a particular preposition

• Assertive

• Directive

• Commissive

• Expressive

• Declaration

An illocutionary act where the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition

• Assertive

• Declaration

• Expressive

• Commissive

• Directive

An illocutionary act that is an attempt by the speaker to get the listener to do something

• Assertive

• Declaration

• Expressive

• Commissive

• Directive