Types of Speech Act

Question 1

Any utterance showing the speaker’s aim and the influence it has on an audience is called?

Answer 1

Speech Act

Question 2

What are the three types of speech act?

Answer 2

👉Locutionary
👉Illocutionary
👉Perlocutionary

Question 3

Action that a speaker’s perform while speaking

Answer 3

Illocution

Question 4

The actual words spoken

Answer 4

Locution

Question 5

Utterance that emphasizes on getting something done “Lookout for cues”

Answer 5

Referential

Question 6

The speaker tell the listener to do something

Answer 6

Directives

Question 7

Utterance that provide information

Answer 7

Transactional

Question 8

Act of saying something

Answer 8

Locution

Question 9

Showing intention, why the words are spoken; reason.

Answer 9

Illocution

Question 10

Pledges for a future plan

Answer 10

Commisives

Question 11

What are the five classification of Searl’s Classification of Speech Acts?

ADCED

Answer 11

> Assertive
Directives
Commissives
Expressives
Declaration

Question 12

Simply act of speaking

Answer 12

Locution

Question 13

What type of Locution is the following dialogue?

“Did you know that people believed that the Earth was once the center of the universe?”

Answer 13

Transactional

Question 14

What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?

“I promise that I’ll never ever leave your side,” he promised.

Answer 14

Commisives

Question 15

What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following sentence?

Steven suggested a new strategy to defeat the invading soldiers

Answer 15

Assertives

Question 16

What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?

“Please don’t leave! I can’t live without you!” he begged her.

Answer 16

Directives

Question 17

What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?

“Therefore I conclude that Face to Face Intervention do have an impact towards student’s stress levels.”

Answer 17

Assertives

Question 18

What type of Searls Classification of Speech Act is the following dialogue?

“Till death do us part,” he vowed to his wife.

Answer 18

Comissives

Question 19

The speaker can make someone do something without directly saying it to them

Answer 19

Perlocution

Question 20

“What a lovely weather we have today innit’ mate’?”

What type of Speech Act is this?

Answer 20

Transactional/Locution

Question 21

“I plan to be hokage one day! I’ll prove myself to everyone!” Naruto pledges.

What type of Speech Act is this?

Answer 21

Commissives/Illocution

Question 22

Has an effect over listeners emotion feelings or action

Answer 22

Perlocution

Question 23

“You should clean your room, it’s very dirty and disorganized kiddo.”

What type of Speech Act is this?

Answer 23

Referential/Locution

Question 24

“The school is a place for safety and security” the principal stated.

What type of Speech Act is this?

Answer 24

Assertives/Illocution

Question 25

“I’m sorry but I don’t like you,” his crush rejected him. He cried silently as soon as she left. What type of Speech Act is this?

Answer 25

Perlocution

Question 26

“You need to take the remedial Class urgently Mr. Legazpi.” What type of Speech Act is this?

Answer 26

Referential/Locution

Question 27

“You’re a failure! You’ve done nothing right in this company” her boss shouted. She stormed out the room in anger.

Answer 27

Perlocution

Question 28

Give at least 5 examples of Directives ROCDCPA

Answer 28

>Requesting >Ordering >Challenges >Daring >Commanding >Pleading >Asking

Question 29

Give at least 5 examples of Assertives SDSSIC

Answer 29

>Stating >Describing >Swearing >Suggesting >Insisting >Concluding

Question 30

“I nominate Rico to be the classroom vice president” she raised her hand What type of Searl’s Speech Act is this?

Answer 30

Declaration

Question 31

“I’m very stressed! I can’t focus nor review properly!” Lucas panics.

Answer 31

Expressives

Question 32

States his or her thoughts and emotions about a certain situation

Answer 32

Expressive

Question 33

“I, Kind of the Southern Kingdom hereby declare war against the invading forces of the Northern Tribes!” the king declares. What type of Speech Act is this?

Answer 33

Declaration/Illocution