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ENGLISH L4

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Speech Acts Perform an Action (T or F) T
which convey meaning to achieve an intended effect utterance
A British philosopher of language J.L Austin
(person) widely associated with the concept of the speech act and the idea that speech itself is a form of action
Act of producing a meaningful statement or expresion Locutionary Act
Literal sense of words Locutionary Act
Social function of what is said Illocutionary Act
The intention of producing meaningful expression Illocutionary Act
Who classified Illocutionary Acts? John Searle 1976
5 classifications of Illocutionary Acts Assertive, directive, commissive, expressive, declaration
the speaker expresses belief about a proposition assertive
the speaker makes the addressee perform an action Directive
the speaker commits to do or accomplish something in the future Commissive
the speaker expresses feelings or emotional reactions Expressive
an act that brings a change in the external situation Declaration
resulting act of what is said (effect) Perlocutionary Act
correlative attitude of the listener to act in a certain way Perlocutionary Act
aims to change feelings, thoughts, or actions Perlocutionary Act
statements that enable the speaker to perform something just by stating it. Performative Utterance
Context must be recognized. Performative Utterance
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