TYPES OF SPEECH ACTS

A philosopher of language and the developer of the Speech Act Theory.

• J. L. Austin

• B.F. Skinner

• Noam Chomsky

• Jerome Bruner,

TRUE or FALSE:

A speech act is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect.

• TRUE

• FALSE

You and your sibling were playing in your room. Suddenly, your mother entered the room, and she angrily said, “It’s dirty here!” What is the best way to interpret what she said?

• She feels happy.

• She wants you to clean the room.

• She does not feel well that is why she got angry.

• She just wants to get angry.

It is the actual act of uttering or saying something.

• Perlocutionary Act

• Illocutionary Act

• Locutionary Act

TRUE or FALSE:

Perlocutionary act is accomplished in speaking and defined within a system of social conventions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following statements shows an illocutionary speech act?

• “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The teacher’s actual utterance)

• “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The teacher wants the class to finish the task before the bell rings)

• “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The listeners respond by finishing their task right away.)

• “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The exact words of the teacher)

It is the consequent effect of what was said.

• Speech Act

• Perlocutionary Act

• Locutionary Act

• Illocutionary Act

“Please clean the house.” This utterance falls under _____ type of speech act.

• Locutionary Act

• Illocutionary Act

• Perlocutionary Act

It refers to the speaker's intention in delivering an utterance.

• Illocutionary Act

• Locutionary Act

• Perlocutionary Act

• Speech Act

What type of speech act is this? “Please don’t let the door open,” would lead to the addressee locking the door.

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary