An utterance act is the basic unit of speech production, encompassing the physical act of speaking and the literal meaning…
Speech Act Theory, pioneered by J.L. Austin and further developed by John Searle, posits that utterances are not merely statements…
A propositional act refers to the assertion or denial of a proposition. It's a fundamental concept in speech act theory,…
A perlocutionary verb describes the effect a speech act has on a hearer, focusing on the consequential impact rather than…
Perlocutionary failure occurs when an utterance achieves its intended illocutionary force but fails to produce the desired hearer response or…
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 intended perlocutionary effect is the specific impact or response a speaker aims to elicit from their audience through their…
Illocutionary verbs are verbs that perform an action as they state it, like promising or warning. They directly express the…
The illocutionary point is the speaker's intention in performing a speech act. It defines what the speaker is trying to…