Three Types of Speech Act 2.pptx in oral com

speech acts

1. Three Types of Speech Act

2. 1.Locutionary Act -The basic act of uttering a sentence with a specific meaning, focusing on the literal meaning of the words used.

3. Example: “The sky is blue,” the locutionary act is simply the act of stating the fact that the sky has a blue colour.

4. 2.Illocutionary Act -Is a speech act that refers to the intended purpose or function of an utterance.

5. Example: “It’s cold in here” could be an illocutionary act of complaining or requesting someone to close a window.

6. 3.Perlocutionary Act -Refers to the effect an utterance has on the listener, beyond the literal meaning of the words spoken.

7. Example: - I t is raining” the perlocutionary part of the utterance will manifest itself if following that proclamation someone takes an umbrella w ith hi m.