Speech Acts

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Speech Acts

Ways language could be used; it is the dimension of language all together

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Austin (1962) and developed by Searle (1969)

Who established Speech Acts

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Locutionary Act

Saying the word as a means of informing; meaningful utterance. It involves the actual words or phrases spoken and their literal meaning, regardless of the speaker's intent or the context.

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Illocutionary Act

purpose or the intent of the words;
aking a request, giving a command, asking a question, making a promise, or giving an apology.

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perlocutionary act

the effect that prompted the listener to take action