Quiz 7 Types of Speech Act
Quiz by Patricia R. Quine
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- Q1
A speech act deals with your utterances or the words that you say, and the purpose or intention of what you say.
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Locutionary act is the actual act of uttering or saying what you feel and what you think.
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Perlocutionary act is the intended meaning of the utterance or what is said by the speaker.
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Illocutionary act is the action that results from the utterance or what is said by the speaker.
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In Directive, the speaker tries to make the receiver of the message to perform or do an action.
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In Commisive, the speaker expresses emotional reactions about a situation.
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In Declarative, the speaker brings a change or cause in a situation.
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In Assertive, the speaker expresses belief about a proposition or statement that is offered for consideration and acceptance.
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What act is expressed in this utterance: "I plan to handle the technical team by next month."
Assertive
Commissive
Expressive
Directive
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Some examples of this act are blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding and excluding.
Directive
Assertive
Commissive
Declarative
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