English speech acts

Intrapersonal

- This refers to communication that centers in one person where the speaker acts both as the sender and the receiver of message. "The message is made up of your thoughts and feelings. The channel is your brain, which processes what you are thinking and feeling. There is Feedback in the sense that as you talk to yourself, you discard certain ideas and replace them with others" (Hybels & Weaver, 2012 p 16).

Interpersonal

This refers to communication between and among people and establishes personal relationship between and among them. Solomon and Thesis (2013) state that " the inter part of the word highlights how interpersonal communication connects people... when you engage in interpersonal communication, you and another person become linked together... The personal part means that your unique qualities as a person matter during interpersonal communication.

Public

This type refers to communication that requires you to deliver or send the message before or in front of a group. The message can be driven by informational or persuasive purposes.

Mass communication

This refers to communication that takes place through television, radio, newspapers,m agazines, books, billboards, inte rnet and other types of media

Intimate

This style is private, which occurs between or among close family memebrs or intimate individuals. The language used in this style may not be shared in public

Casual

This style is common among peers and Friends.Jargon, slang, street language,gay language or vulgar words are used

Consultative

This style is the standard one. Professional or mutually acceptable language is a must in this style.

Formal

This style is used in formal settings. Unlike the consultative style, this is one-way

Frozen

This Style is "Frozen" in time and remains unchanged. It mostly occurs in ceremonies.Common examples are the preamble to the constitution, Lord's Prayer, and Allegiance to country or flag.

Locutionary act

is the actual act of uttering

Illoccutionary act

is the social function of what is said

Perlocutionary act

is the resulting act of what is said. This effect is based on the particular context in which the speech act was mentioned

Performatives

said by the right person under the right circumtances results in a change in the world.

Assertive

a type illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition.some examples are suggesting putting forward, swearing boasting and concluding

Directive

a Type of Illocutionary act in which the speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action

Commissive

a type of Illocutionary act which commits the speaker to doing something in the future

Expressive

a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses his/her feelings or emotional reactions

Declaration

a type of illocutionary act which brings a change in the external situation. Simply put, declarations bring into existence or cause the state of affairs which they refer to