WorksheetsTypes of Speech Acts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. The following are the areas of "Pragmatics" EXCEPT:
the study of speaker meaning
the study of contextual meaning
the study of how to get more communicated that it is said
the study of personal identification of the speaker
2. . This refers to the intention of the speaker or the social function of the statement.
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
3. This refers to the actual effect or consequence of the utterance.
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
4. Pertains to the actual act of utterances, what did the person say, NOT what the person mean.
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
5. What type of Speech Act according to Austin is this: "I love you to the moon and back."
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
6. What type of Speech Act according to Austin is it when a woman turns down a proposal from her boyfriend?
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
7. What type of Speech Act according to Austin is it when someone makes a promise?
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
8. A group leader inspiring his teammates to do their best is a form of?
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
9. . Your professor says, “For our class on Wednesday, please read pages 10-15 and answer Activity 1.”
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
10. When you learned that your friend will no longer stop from schooling, you let out a sigh of relief.
Locutionary
Illocutionary
Perlocutionary
