Speech Act Theory, pioneered by J.L. Austin and further developed by John Searle, posits that utterances are not merely statements…
The perlocutionary act refers to the effect a speech act has on a listener, whether intended or unintended. It's about…
A nondefective illocutionary act is a speech act performed correctly and successfully, achieving its intended communicative purpose without any inherent…
The illocutionary point is the speaker's intention in performing a speech act. It defines what the speaker is trying to…
The elementary illocutionary act is the fundamental unit of meaning in speech act theory. It represents a speaker's intention or…
A defective illocutionary act occurs when the intended force of an utterance is not successfully conveyed due to issues in…
Commissive illocutionary point refers to speech acts where the speaker commits themselves to a future course of action, such as…