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Which illocutionary act involves expressing the speaker's attitude and emotions towards a particular proposition?
Which illocutionary act involves expressing the speaker's attitude and emotions towards a particular proposition?
- Expressive (correct)
- Directive
- Commissive
- Representative
Which illocutionary act involves the speaker committing to doing something in the future?
Which illocutionary act involves the speaker committing to doing something in the future?
- Expressive
- Commissive (correct)
- Directive
- Representative
Which illocutionary act involves stating what the speaker believes to be the case?
Which illocutionary act involves stating what the speaker believes to be the case?
- Directive
- Representative (correct)
- Expressive
- Commissive
Which illocutionary act aims to make the receiver perform an action?
Which illocutionary act aims to make the receiver perform an action?
Which illocutionary act brings a change in the external situation?
Which illocutionary act brings a change in the external situation?
Which illocutionary act involves thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring?
Which illocutionary act involves thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring?
Which illocutionary act involves making vows, threats, pledges, and guarantees?
Which illocutionary act involves making vows, threats, pledges, and guarantees?
Which illocutionary act involves describing, claiming, insisting, and predicting?
Which illocutionary act involves describing, claiming, insisting, and predicting?
True or false: Illocutionary acts involve the speaker's attitude and emotions towards a particular proposition
True or false: Illocutionary acts involve the speaker's attitude and emotions towards a particular proposition
True or false: Directive illocutionary acts aim to make the receiver perform an action
True or false: Directive illocutionary acts aim to make the receiver perform an action
True or false: Declarative illocutionary acts involve stating what the speaker believes to be the case
True or false: Declarative illocutionary acts involve stating what the speaker believes to be the case
True or false: Representative illocutionary acts bring a change in the external situation
True or false: Representative illocutionary acts bring a change in the external situation
True or false: Commissive illocutionary acts involve thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring
True or false: Commissive illocutionary acts involve thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring
