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    Speech acts are utterances that convey meaning and cause listeners to take action. There are three types of speech acts: locutionary acts involve saying something with a literal meaning, illocutionary acts involve saying something with a specific intention like making a request, and perlocutionary acts involve saying something that causes an effect on the listener like inspiring them. Illocutionary acts can be further categorized into five types: assertives that state facts, commissives that commit to future actions, directives that request actions from others, declarations that change situations, and expressives that convey emotions.

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    Oral Com L8

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    Speech acts are utterances that convey meaning and cause listeners to take action. There are three types of speech acts: locutionary acts involve saying something with a literal meaning, illocutionary acts involve saying something with a specific intention like making a request, and perlocutionary acts involve saying something that causes an effect on the listener like inspiring them. Illocutionary acts can be further categorized into five types: assertives that state facts, commissives that commit to future actions, directives that request actions from others, declarations that change situations, and expressives that convey emotions.

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    ORAL-COM-L8

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    Speech acts are utterances that convey meaning and cause listeners to take action. There are three types of speech acts: locutionary acts involve saying something with a literal meaning, illocutionary acts involve saying something with a specific intention like making a request, and perlocutionary acts involve saying something that causes an effect on the listener like inspiring them. Illocutionary acts can be further categorized into five types: assertives that state facts, commissives that commit to future actions, directives that request actions from others, declarations that change situations, and expressives that convey emotions.

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    Speech acts are utterances that convey meaning and cause listeners to take action. There are three types of speech acts: locutionary acts involve saying something with a literal meaning, illocutionary acts involve saying something with a specific intention like making a request, and perlocutionary acts involve saying something that causes an effect on the listener like inspiring them. Illocutionary acts can be further categorized into five types: assertives that state facts, commissives that commit to future actions, directives that request actions from others, declarations that change situations, and expressives that convey emotions.

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    SPEECH ACT

    What is Speech Act?

    It was first proposed by John Austin in 1962 and further developed by John Searle 1969

    Speech acts are the speaker’s utterances which convey meaning and make listeners do specific things
    (Austin, 1962).

    According to Austin (1962), when saying a performative utterance, a speaker is simultaneously doing
    something. `

    Example:
    “I am hungry.”
    • expresses hunger
    • requests for something to eat

    There are three types of speech act:

    1. A locutionary speech act occurs when the speaker performs an utterance (locution), which has a
    meaning in the traditional sense.
    2. An illocutionary speech act is the performance of the act of saying something with a specific
    intention.
    3. A perlocutionary speech act happens when what the speaker says has an effect on the listener.

    Locutionary Speech Act

    • This act happens with the utterance of a sound, a word, or even a phrase as a natural unit of
    speech.

    • What is required for the utterance to be a locutionary act is that is has sense, and has the same
    meaning to both the speaker and the listener.

    • Example: “What?” (when someone is surprised)

    Illocutionary Speech Act

    • In an illocutionary speech act, it is not just saying something itself, but the act of saying
    something with the intention of:
    • stating an opinion, confirming, or denying something
    • making a prediction, a promise, a request
    • issuing an order or a decision
    • giving an advice or permission
    Examples:
    “There’s too much homework in this subject.” (opinion)
    “I’ll do my homework later.” (promise)
    “Go do your homework!” (order)
    Five major categories of Illocutionary act:

    1. Assertive - are utterances that tell how things are in the world. They are representations of
    reality. These are in the form of statements, description, explanation, classification and
    conclusion.
    Example: I am a great singer.
    Bill was an accountant.
    2. Commissives - commit a speaker to some future action. These are in the form of vows,
    promises, threats, and contracts.
    Example: I am going to leave you.
    I’ll call you tonight.
    3. Directives - are used by a speaker who attempts to get the addressee to carry out an action.
    These are in the form of orders, requests, commands, challenges, dares and invites.
    Example: You’d better tidy up that mess
    Sit down.
    4. Declarations - affect an immediate change of affairs. These are in the form of declaring,
    baptizing, resigning, firing from employment, hiring and arresting.
    Example: I resign.
    I pronounce you husband and wife
    5. Expressives - are utterances representing psychological attitude. It reveals the speaker’s
    emotions towards a particular proposition. Expressive include thanking, greeting, apologizing,
    complaining, congratulating, sympathizing.
    Example: This beer is disgusting.
    I’m sorry to hear that.

    Perlocutionary Speech Act

    • This is seen when a particular effect is sought from either the speaker, the listener, or both.
    • The response may not necessarily be physical or verbal and elicited by:
     Inspiring or insulting
     Persuading or convincing
     Deterring or scaring

    • The aim of perlucotionary speech act is to change feelings, thoughts, or actions


    Examples:
    “I was born a Filipino, I will live a Filipino, I will die a Filipino!” (inspiring)
    “It is the bleak job situation that forces Filipinos to find jobs overseas.” (persuading)
    “Texting while driving kills – you, your loved ones, other people!” (deterring)

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