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MODULE 8 - Speech-Act
MODULE 8 - Speech-Act
MODULE 8 - Speech-Act
Contents:
Acts
The Three
Types of
Speech Acts
1. Locutionary Act (LA)
According to Nuccetelli and Seay (2007), a
locutionary act is “the mere act of producing some
linguistic sound with a certain meaning and
reference.” Simply put, we can remember this as
the literal or the grammatical structure of the
uttered statement.
1. Locutionary Act (LA)
Examples:
Examples:
Example: