Speech Acts Quiz

A speech act that expresses the speaker's emotional state, such as apologizing or thanking, is called:

• Commissive

• Expressive

• Directive

• Declarative

Which of the following speech acts commits the speaker to a future action?

• Directive

• Representative

• Commissive

• Declarative

In the sentence "I hereby pronounce you husband and wife," the speaker is performing a:

• Directive

• Declaration

• Representative

• Commissive

A directive speech act is primarily used to:

• Commit the speaker to a future action

• Get the listener to do something

• Express the speaker's emotional state

• Assert the truth of a proposition

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories in Searle's classification of speech acts?

• Representative

• Directive

• Interrogative

• Expressive