Group 5

1. Which of the following best defines a speech act?

• The physical act of producing sounds or written words.

• The meaning of a sentence

• The social act of communicating meaning through language.

• The grammatical structure of a sentence.

2. IFIDs (Illocutionary Force Indicating Devices) are used in speech acts to:

• Determine the grammatical structure of a sentence.

• Indicate the speaker's intentions or the force of their utterance.

• Provide additional information about the topic being discussed.

• Establish the context in which the speech act takes place.

Which type of speech act is the basic act of utterance, or producing a meaningful linguistic expression?

• Locutionary act

• Illocutionary act

• Perlocutionary act

• Sincerity act

Which type of speech act is performed via the communicative force of an utterance?

• Locutionary act

• Illocutionary act

• Perlocutionary act

• Essential act

Which type of speech act happens when the speaker's words have an effect on the listeners?

• Locutionary act

• Illocutionary act

• Perlocutionary act

• Preparatory act

Which type of speech act is the most discussed and focuses on the illocutionary force?

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

• Essential

What are IFIDs used for in speech acts?

• To confuse the listener

• To explicitly describe the illocutionary act

• To conceal the intention of the speaker

• To make the speech act more complex

What are felicity conditions in speech acts?

• Conditions that must be fulfilled for the speech act to be satisfactorily performed

• Conditions that are irrelevant to speech acts

• Requirements for grammatical correctness in speech acts

• Sarcasm in speech acts

Which of the following is an example of a preparatory condition in speech acts?

• Asking for confirmation

• Inviting someone to a party

• State a fact

• Be apologized to someone

Proportional content in speech acts requires participants to:

• Act like actors

• Understand language accurately

• Be insincere

• Have no specific context