Speech Acts and Functions in Language

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Spatial Deixis involves the specification of locations relative to points of ______ in the speech event.

reference

Temporal Deixis refers to an event of an utterance, which takes place any time relative to the ______ time.

speaking

Personal Deixis concerns itself with the ______ persons involved in an utterance.

grammatical

Hyponymy is the semantic relation described in English by the phrase ______, type, and sort of.

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In the hierarchy of elements, terms are arranged based on their level of ______ and broadness.

specificity Signup and view all the answers

Proximal deictic expressions refer to things that are ______ the speaker.

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Commissive utterances are speech acts that commit a speaker to a course of ______.

action Signup and view all the answers

Phatic utterances include greetings, farewells, and polite formulas such as “Thank you,” “You’re welcome,” “Excuse ______”.

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The ______ act of saying something refers to the act of expressing the basic, literal meanings of the words chosen.

locutionary Signup and view all the answers

The ______ act refers to the act that the speaker performs in saying something.

illocutionary Signup and view all the answers

The ______ act refers to the act of producing an effect in the hearer by means of the utterance.

perlocutionary Signup and view all the answers

The underlying meaning or purpose that a speaker intends to express or convey through their use of language is referred to as the ______.

intention Signup and view all the answers

Assertive utterances are concerned with ______ in language.

facts Signup and view all the answers

Performative utterances bring about the ______ of affairs they name.

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Verdictive utterances involve making a ______ or judgement about the acts of another.

assessment Signup and view all the answers

Expressive utterances spring from the ______ actions of the speaker.

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Directive utterances are ______ and cannot tell people to do something in the past.

prospective Signup and view all the answers

The felicity conditions of speech acts depend on the ______ of situation.

context Signup and view all the answers