Pre Finals Flashcards
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is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect.
speech act
Functions: speech act
⚫ offering an apology
greeting
invitation
request
compliment
complaint
refusal
might contain just one word or several words or sentences.
speech act
The actual act of uttering
Locutionary Act
The social function of what is said
Illocutionary Act
Resulting act of what is said. This effect is based on the particular context in which the speech act was mentioned.
Perlocutionary Act
The literal meaning. The utterance. How the speaker uttered the words.
Locutionary
The speaker wants the hearer to use an umbrella or The speaker wants the hearer not to go out.
Illocutionary
Hearer may use an umbrella when he/she goes out.
Hearer may stay while waiting for the rain to subside.
Perlocutionary
Searle’s Classifications of Speech
Act
Searle’s Classifications of Speech
Act
The speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition. Some examples of an assertive act are suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting, and concluding.
Assertive/ Representative
No one makes better pancakes than I do.
I got the highest grade in our math class.
Assertive/ Representatives
The speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action. Some examples of a directive act are asking, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising, and begging.
Directive
Please close the door.
Give me a cup of coffee.
Directive
The speaker commits in doing something in the future. Examples of a commissive act are promising, planning, vowing, and betting.
Commissive
From now on, I will participate in our group activity. I promise to buy you a new set of toys.
I am going to Manila next week.
Commissive
The speaker expresses his/her feelings or emotional reactions. Some examples of an expressive act are thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring
Expressive
I am so sorry for not helping out in our group projects and letting you do all the work. I am sorry that I lied to you
Expressive
The speaker brings a change in the external situation. Simply put, declarations bring into existence or cause the state of affairs which they refer to. Some examples of declarations are blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing a sentence, and excommunicating.
Declaration
You are fired!
By saying that someone is fired, an employer causes or brings about the person’s unemployment, thus changing his external situation.
Declaration
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Declaration
