Illocutionary Speech Act

These are utterances that express the speaker's feelings or attitudes, such as "I am so happy for you!"

• Expressives

• Commissives

• Expressive

• Directives

There are ____ speech styles.

The actions that result from the locution or what we bring about or achieve by saying something is called a perlocutionary act.

• True

• False

From now on, I will love you until my hair turns grey.

• Assertive

• Directive

• Commissive

• Expressive

• Declaration

Which picture begins with /i/ sound?

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Which picture begins with /o/ sound?

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These are utterances that commit the speaker to a future action, such as "I promise to be there on time."

• Assertive

• Directives

• Commissive

• Expressive

These are utterances that are intended to get the listener to do something, such as "Please pass the salt."

• Assertive

• Directive

• Commissive

• Expressive

These are utterances that are intended to convey a belief or claim about the world, such as "It is raining outside."

• Assertive

• Directive

• Declaration

• Expressive

These are utterances that bring about a new state of affairs simply by being uttered, such as "I now pronounce you husband and wife."

• Assertive

• Directives

• Directive

• Declaration