SPEECH ACTS

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

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

What type of illocution is this statement, “I am telling you that he is the best player in the Olympics”?

• assertive
• declarative
• imperative
• interrogative

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

• Commanding

• Promising

• Requesting

• Informing

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

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

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

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.

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?

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.

It is an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regards to its intention, purpose or effect. What type of communicative strategy is this?