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Lesson 3 - Types of Speech Act

This document discusses types of speech acts. It explains that when people speak, there is usually a communicative presumption or reason, such as expecting the listener to perform an act. Speech acts are acts of communication that express different attitudes. There are three main types of speech acts: locution, which is uttering a sentence with meaning; illocution, which are utterances that have a conventional force like informing or ordering; and perlocution, which tries to achieve a response like convincing or surprising the listener.

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Lesson 3 - Types of Speech Act

This document discusses types of speech acts. It explains that when people speak, there is usually a communicative presumption or reason, such as expecting the listener to perform an act. Speech acts are acts of communication that express different attitudes. There are three main types of speech acts: locution, which is uttering a sentence with meaning; illocution, which are utterances that have a conventional force like informing or ordering; and perlocution, which tries to achieve a response like convincing or surprising the listener.

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Lesson  3-­‐  Types  of  Speech  Act  

                     Some  people  don’t  speak  merely  to  exercise  their  


vocal   cords.   There   is   always   a   reason   why   a   person  
speaks   and   this   reason   is   called   communicative  
presumption.  There  a  mutual  belief  that  when  a  person  
says   something   to   another   person,   the   speaker   expects  
the  listener  to  perform  an  act.  

                   Speech   acts   are   acts   of   communication.   To  


communicate   is   to   express   a   certain   attitude   and   the  
type  of  speech  act  being  performed  corresponds  to  the  
type   of   attitude   being   expressed.   For   example;   a  
statement   expresses   a   belief;   a   request   expresses   a  
desire  ;  an  apology  expresses  a  regret.    

A. Locution   (Utterance)   –   It   is   roughly  


equivalent   to   uttering   a   certain   sentence  
with   a   certain   meaning   in   the   traditional  
sense.  
B. Illocution   (Intention)-­‐These   are   utterances  
which   have   a   certain   conventional   force  
such  as  informing,  ordering,  and  warning.  
C. Perlocution   (Response)-­‐   This   is   saying  
something   that   tries   to   achieve   such   as  
convincing,   persuading,   deterring   or  
surprising.  

Oral  Communication   Page  82  


 

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