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    Speech Act

    12th Group
    Definition
    Speech acts are a study of how the speakers and hearers
    use language. According to Yule, a speech act is “an
    action via utterances”.
    The utterances do not only contain the grammatical
    structures and words, but also contains the actions in
    the utterances.
    Kinds of Speech Act

    Locutionary Illocutionary Perlocutionary

    Locutionary act is the act Perlocutionary act is the act


    of producing meaningful Illocutionary act is the act
    that is carried out by a
    utterances. because the force, which has
    speaker when making an
    been desired by the speakers,
    utterance causes in certain
    determines this act.
    effect on the hearer and
    others.
    Example:
    Locutionary
    “It’s so dark in this room”
    can means: The sentence refers to the
    lighting of the room

    Illocutionary

    The sentence shows a request to


    switch the light on

    Perlocutionary

    The sentence is uttered by


    someone while switching the
    light on
    Categories of Speech Act

    1. Representatives 2. Directive
    Representatives area include of fact, Directives area include of requesting,
    assertions, conclusions, and questioning, command, orders, and
    descriptions. Example: “she’s suggesting. Example: “Could you lend me a
    beautiful” pencil, please?”
    Categories of Speech Act

    3. Commissives 4. Expressives
    Commissives area include Expressives area include thanking,
    promising, threatening, offering, apologizing, welcoming, and congratulating.
    refusal, pledges. Example: “I’ll be Example: “don’t be shy, my home is your
    back” home”
    Categories of Speech Act

    5. Declarations
    4. Expressives
    Declarations area include excommunicating, declaring
    war, christening, firing from employment. Example:
    “you are dead to me”
    The time, place, purpose, participant, tone,
    the media, rules, and type of speech
    determine the intended meaning of
    utterances.

    —Speech Act in Language

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