Tag: speech act theory

An utterance act is the basic unit of speech production, encompassing the…

September 28, 2025

Speech Act Theory, pioneered by J.L. Austin and further developed by John…

September 28, 2025

A propositional act refers to the assertion or denial of a proposition.…

September 28, 2025

A perlocutionary verb describes the effect a speech act has on a…

September 28, 2025

Perlocutionary failure occurs when an utterance achieves its intended illocutionary force but…

September 28, 2025

The perlocutionary act refers to the effect a speech act has on…

September 28, 2025

A nondefective illocutionary act is a speech act performed correctly and successfully,…

September 28, 2025

The intended perlocutionary effect is the specific impact or response a speaker…

September 28, 2025

Illocutionary verbs are verbs that perform an action as they state it,…

September 28, 2025

The illocutionary point is the speaker's intention in performing a speech act.…

September 28, 2025