Speech Acts(Descriptive Linguistics).pptx

Descriptive Linguistics

1. Speech Acts Bernadette M. Gayo Tiffany A. Jacosalem- Villacorta

2. Introduction Communication has always been essential to human existence. Communication enables the exchange of ideas among individuals, which directly contributes to the improvement of the quality of life itself. The ability to perceive communication utterances can influence subsequent behavior.

3. Sharing How do you motivate yourself whenever you are facing a big challenge in your life or when you are just simply under the weather?

4. Sharing How do you motivate or support others when they are feeling the same? Do you have words of wisdom to share?

5. Speech Acts (Austin, 1962) Statement I lived in Iloilo City for five years. Order Pay this bill immediately. Question Where are you from? Prohibition No right turn. Greeting Hello. Invitation Help yourself. Felicitation Happy New Year! Apology I hereby apologize as required by the magistrate.

6. Speech Acts Theories The use of language or words is to transmit messages, ideas, and opinions. However, speech extends beyond the precise words spoken. Each time you speak, you are actually doing an action; that is, you are performing. In communication, we call this a speech act theories. Locutionary Act Illocutionary Act Perlocutionary Act

7. Locutionary Act A locutionary act is the act of making a meaningful utterance. This is about the same as saying a certain sentence with a certain meaning. "I am upset."

8. Locutionary Act Locutionary act can be expressed through asking or answering a question, describing, providing a statement or information, or giving an assurance. "I am upset."

9. Illocutionary Act The illocutionary act is done through the power of speech, like when someone promises, apologizes, or makes an offer. "I am sorry."

10. Illocutionary Act Categories "I am sorry." Directive Representative Commissive Declarative Expressive

11. Illocutionary Act This action is doing something by saying something. The most significant degree of action in a speech act is the illocutionary act, which is determined by the force desired by the speakers. "I am sorry."

12. Perlocutionary Act A perlocutionary act is the effect that the utterance has on the behavior, thoughts, and feelings of the listener, whether it was meant to or not. This is what happened because of what was said in the given situation. To put it simply, a perlocutionary act is when someone says something to get someone else to act in a certain way. "I am upset."

13. Exercise Open the window.

14. Exercise Can you give me the ketchup?

15. Exercise It’s hot in here.

16. Exercise Happy thanksgiving!

17. Words and actions are powerful enough to appease the heart or incite a war. This quotation was taken from the work of Rosa Maria Aguado.