Let’s Warm Up

Direction: Choose the letter of your answer.

1. Consider the phrase: “ I now declare Martial Law.” Who

among the following can say this phrase and make
martial law actually happen?
a. President of the country
b. My pregnant neighbor
c. A retired veterinarian
d. A famous rock star
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Direction: Choose the letter of your answer.

2. What do you think does the speaker

mean when he/she says, “Can you open
the door?”
a. The speaker wants to know if I have the ability
to open the door.
b. The speaker is requesting me to open the
door.
c. The speaker does not make sense.
d. The speaker is asking me a question.
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Direction: Choose the letter of your answer.

3. You and your friend who has a fever

enter your room. She shivers and tells you,
“It’s cold in here!” How would you interpret
what she said?
a. She feels cold.
b. She wants me to increase the temperature in
the room.
c. She does not feel well because of the cold.
d. She is complimenting the temperature in my
room.
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Direction: Choose the letter of your answer.

4.Based on the scenario in item number 3,

what would your next action be?
a. I will thank my friend.
b. I will agree with her and say that the room is
cold.
c. I will increase the temperature to decrease the
coldness.
d. I will ignore my friend.
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Direction: Choose the letter of your answer.

5. In which of the following statements is

the speaker making a commitment?
a. “I checked her Facebook profile
yesterday.”
b. “I’m in love and I’m happy.”
c. “I promise to love you for better or for
worse.”
d. “I think following my suggestion will get
us a high grade.”
WARM - UP QUESTIONS
1) How can you describe the conversation
between the sergeant and the soldiers?

2) What can you infer from the conversation

between the sergeant and Private Kirzinski?
Why did the sergeant call him part Indian?

3) Do you think the sergeant mean everything

he said? Explain why/why not?
What is speech act?
1. Speech acts are the speaker’s
utterances which convey meaning and
make listeners do specific things
(Austin, 1962).
2. According to Austin (1962), some of
the functions which are carried out
using speech acts are offering an
apology, greeting, request, complaint,
invitation, compliment or refusal.
What is speech act?
Example:

“I am hungry.”
• expresses hunger
• requests for something
to eat
There are three types of speech act:
1.A locutionary speech act occurs when the
speaker performs an utterance (locution), which
has a meaning in the traditional sense.
2.An illocutionary speech act is the performance
of the act of saying something with a specific
intention.
3.A perlocutionary speech act happens when
what the speaker says has an effect on the listener.
Locutionary Speech Act
• This act happens with the
utterance of a sound, a word, or
even a phrase as a natural unit of
speech.
• What is required for the utterance
to be a locutionary act is that is
has sense, and has the same
meaning to both the speaker and
the listener.
• Example: “What?” (when someone
is surprised)
Illocutionary Speech Act
• In an illocutionary speech act, it is not
just saying something itself, but the act of
saying something with the intention of:
• stating an opinion, confirming, or denying
something
• making a prediction, a promise, a request
• issuing an order or a decision
• giving an advice or permission
• Examples: “There’s too much homework
in this subject.” (opinion)
• “I’ll do my homework later.” (promise)
• “Go do your homework!” (order)
Perlocutionary Speech Act
• This is seen when a particular
effect is sought from either the
speaker, the listener, or both.
• The response may not
necessarily be physical or verbal
and elicited by:
 Inspiring or insulting
 Persuading or convincing
 Deterring or scaring
Perlocutionary Speech Act
• The aim of perlucotionary speech act is to
change feelings, thoughts, or actions
• Examples:
• “I was born a Filipino, I will live a Filipino, I will
die a Filipino!” (inspiring)
• “It is the bleak job situation that forces Filipinos
to find jobs overseas.” (persuading)
• “Texting while driving kills – you, your loved
ones, other people!” (deterring)
Identify the illocutionary act (intention) in each item:

1. A friend says to another friend, “Why don’t you like

to sing?”
2. A parent says to her child, “I forbid you to leave
your room.”
3. One friend says to another, “I swear I won’t see
Martha again.”
4. A doctor says to a patient, “I advise you to stop
smoking.”
5. One secretary says to another, “My daughter is
getting married in August.”
6.A priest says over an infant, “I baptize
you in the name of…”
7.A passerby says to a motorist with a flat
tire, “Let me help you with that.”
8.A mother says to her daughter, “Does
this dress look good on me?”
9.A woman says to someone next to her
at the grocery store, “It’s going to be a
very windy day.”
10.A police officer says to a young man
who was speeding, “You’re under arrest.”
Answers
1.Confirming
2.Order
3.Promise
4.Order
5.Invitation
6.Order
7.Request
8.Confirming
9.Prediction
10.Order
 Assignment
Take a look at the conversation below where the remark by a native
English speaker could be misinterpreted by a native Chinese listener.

John: “I couldn’t agree with you more.”

Chen: “Oh…” (thinking: “He couldn’t agree with me? I thought he liked my
idea!”

In an essay with no less than 250 words, discuss where the confusion
originated. Use the following format in writing and submitting your essay:
1.Encoded and printed in a short bond paper.
2.Place your name and section on the upper left corner of the paper.
3.Place my name on the upper right corner of the paper.
4.Font Style: Arial
5.Font size 12
6.Spacing: 1.5
Deadline of submission will be tomorrow August 20, 2019.
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