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What is the term used for the actual utterance of the speaker?
What is the term used for the actual utterance of the speaker?
- Perlocutionary Act
- Expressive Act
- Utterance Act (correct)
- Illocutionary Act
Which type of Illocutionary Act expresses belief about the truth of a proposition?
Which type of Illocutionary Act expresses belief about the truth of a proposition?
- Directive
- Commissive
- Declaration
- Assertive (correct)
What type of Illocutionary Act tries to make the addressee perform an action?
What type of Illocutionary Act tries to make the addressee perform an action?
- Directive (correct)
- Commissive
- Expressive
- Declaration
Which type of Illocutionary Act commits the speaker to doing something in the future?
Which type of Illocutionary Act commits the speaker to doing something in the future?
What is the term used for the actions that result from the locution or what we bring about by saying something?
What is the term used for the actions that result from the locution or what we bring about by saying something?
Which type of Locutionary Act refers to a particular reference being made?
Which type of Locutionary Act refers to a particular reference being made?
What type of Illocutionary Act brings a change in the external situation?
What type of Illocutionary Act brings a change in the external situation?
What type of Locutionary Act is where something is said (or a sound is made) and which may not have any meaning?
What type of Locutionary Act is where something is said (or a sound is made) and which may not have any meaning?
What type of Speech Act refers to the actions that result from the locution or what we bring about by saying something?
What type of Speech Act refers to the actions that result from the locution or what we bring about by saying something?
Which Illocutionary Act is an act where the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition?
Which Illocutionary Act is an act where the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition?
What term is used for the intended utterance by the speaker (performance)?
What term is used for the intended utterance by the speaker (performance)?
Which type of Locutionary Act refers to the actual utterance of the speaker?
Which type of Locutionary Act refers to the actual utterance of the speaker?
What type of Illocutionary Act is an act which commits the speaker to doing something in the future?
What type of Illocutionary Act is an act which commits the speaker to doing something in the future?
What type of Illocutionary Act tries to make the addressee perform an action?
What type of Illocutionary Act tries to make the addressee perform an action?
Which type of Illocutionary Act expresses the speaker's feelings or emotional reactions?
Which type of Illocutionary Act expresses the speaker's feelings or emotional reactions?
What type of Locutionary Act is where a particular reference is made?
What type of Locutionary Act is where a particular reference is made?
Flashcards
Utterance Act
Utterance Act
The actual spoken words or sounds of the speaker.
Assertive
Assertive
An illocutionary act expressing a belief about the truth of a proposition.
Directive
Directive
An illocutionary act attempting to get the listener to do something.
Commissive
Commissive
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Perlocutionary Act
Perlocutionary Act
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Propositional Acts
Propositional Acts
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Declaration
Declaration
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Illocutionary Act
Illocutionary Act
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Expressive
Expressive
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Propositional Acts
Propositional Acts
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Study Notes
Speech Acts
- The actual utterance of the speaker is referred to as the Locutionary Act.
- The Illocutionary Act expresses belief about the truth of a proposition, which is an Assertive.
- The Illocutionary Act that tries to make the addressee perform an action is an Directive.
- The Illocutionary Act that commits the speaker to doing something in the future is a Commissive.
- The actions that result from the locution or what we bring about by saying something is referred to as a Perlocutionary Act.
- The Locutionary Act that refers to a particular reference being made is a Referring.
- The Illocutionary Act that brings a change in the external situation is a Declaration.
- The Locutionary Act where something is said (or a sound is made) and which may not have any meaning is a Phatic Act.
- The Speech Act that refers to the actions that result from the locution or what we bring about by saying something is a Perlocutionary Act.
- The Illocutionary Act where the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition is an Assertive.
- The intended utterance by the speaker (performance) is referred to as the Illocutionary Act.
- The Locutionary Act that refers to the actual utterance of the speaker is a Phatic Act.
- The Illocutionary Act that commits the speaker to doing something in the future is a Commissive.
- The Illocutionary Act that tries to make the addressee perform an action is a Directive.
- The Illocutionary Act that expresses the speaker's feelings or emotional reactions is an Expressive.
- The Locutionary Act where a particular reference is made is a Referring.
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Test your knowledge about speech acts, which are utterances that serve a function in communication. This quiz covers the types of speech acts, including locutionary acts and their subtypes, to enhance your understanding of linguistic communication.
