PREPARED BY

Muhammad Ibrar
 For communication language is an
active device that conveys
messages, reactions feelings and
ideas
 Pragmatics and semantics are the
essential areas of linguistics
Expressive:
 Expressive are somehow identified
with human mind that an individual
can brought changes in his frame of
mind with same eded to be a
separate
Declarative:
 Declaratives are another sub group
of speech acts, as it is obvious from
the name that directives whenever a
Representatives:
 J. R. Searle has depicted numerous
speech acts that can be arranged by
their utilization.
Directives:
 In everyday life, a speaker educates
the hearer to perform a task in future
so that it will be admirable for the
outer world
 Commissives:
Another type of speech acts
called commissive acts is used by a
speaker that shows the upcoming
events and tasks to be completed in
near future
 To dig out different kinds of speech
acts used in the text of the play The
Crucible.
 To dig out the functions and
significance of speech acts used in
the play The Crucible.
 What are the different kinds of
speech acts used in the text of the
play The Crucible?
 What are the ultimate functions and
significance of speech acts used in
the play The Crucible?
 The understanding of the paper will help
the readers and students to keep an eye
on the role of a language and will unveil
the importance of a language in human
life
RaheelaAamir (2018) She has applied
the same speech acts theory in the play
The Caretaker
 No one can deny the role of speech acts as
they are the integral part of pragmatics
 Speech acts are used in order to differentiate
among multiple statements It is also observed
that actions are not only done by physical
actions but also through words
 The researcher collected information
about the significance of speech acts
from the play The Crucible written by
Aurther Miller
 Immense amount of speech acts has
been used in the play but the researcher
is concerned to identify expressives
speech acts uttered by the two main
characters.
 The researcher has come across with
number of speech acts in the very play