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# Types of Speech Act ## Speech Acts A speech act is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect. Some of the functions which are carried out using speech acts are offering an apology, greetings, request, complaint, invitation, compliment, or refusal. ## Example of Speech Acts 1...

# Types of Speech Act ## Speech Acts A speech act is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect. Some of the functions which are carried out using speech acts are offering an apology, greetings, request, complaint, invitation, compliment, or refusal. ## Example of Speech Acts 1. "Thanks." 2. "Thank you for always being there for me. I really appreciate it." ## Three Types of Speech Act - **Locutionary Act** - is the actual of the uttering. Example: Please do the dishes - **Illocutionary Act** - is the social function of what is said. Example: "Please do the dishes", the speaker request the addressee to wash the dishes. - **Perlocutionary Act** - is the resulting act of what is said. This effect is based on the particular context in which the speech act was mentioned. Example: " Please do the dishes”, would lead to the addressee washing the dishes. ## Searle's Classification of Speech Acts ### Assertive This is a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker express belief about the truth of proposition. Some examples of assertive illocutionary acts are suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting, and concluding. Examples: "No one makes better pancakes that I do" ### Directive This is a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action. Some examples are asking, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising and begging. Examples: "Please close the door" ### Commissive This is a type of illocutionary act in which commits the speaker to doing something in the future. Some examples of commissive illocutionary acts are promising, planning, vowing, and betting Examples: “From now on, I will participate in our group activity." ### Expressive This is type illocutionary act which brings a change in the external situation. Simply put, declarations bring into existence or cause the state of affairs to which they refer to. Some examples of declarations are blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing sentence, and excommunicating. Examples: "You are fired” ### Declaration This is type illocutionary act which brings a change in the external situation. Simply put, declarations bring into existence or cause the state of affairs to which they refer to. Some examples of declarations are blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing sentence, and excommunicating. Examples: "You are fired” ## Always keep in mind that speech acts include concrete life interactions that require the appropriate use of language within a given culture. ## Evaluation Work with your partner in the Let's Work and Learn Activity. Watch the second video below; pay attention to the details like greetings, personal identification, and pre- closing, and closing signals. Video 1: Sample Order Taking| Customer Support Philippines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpZFJctBUHQ Video 2: Telephone Call: informal Link: https://youtu.be/A2EwBB5McJo # Thank You