SPEECH ACT ACTIVITY

Paolo is getting dressed for Sunday mass while

his mother waits at the living room. Paolo comes
out of his room wearing a decent-looking shirt
along with denim shorts. The mother comments,
“shorts are great for a hip-hop concert.” In
response, Paolo returns to his room to look for a
pair of pants.
1. Express the locution of : shorts are great for a
hip-hop concert.”
2.What is Mother’s illocution for her statement?
3.What is Paolo’s perlocution of it?
4.Did the speaker’s illocution match the
receiver’s perlocution?
5.What is the result of the interaction?
Taken literally, the mother’s comment is a remark
about hip-hop fashion- and not about church
attire.
However, the mother’s illocution is actually a
command for Paolo to dress properly for church.
Paolo realizes this, as evidenced by his
perlocution of shifting from shorts to long pants.
Carl and Mark are inside a room. Carl comments,
It’s hot in here.” In response, Mark opened the
windows of the room to let the cool air in.
Express the locution of “It’s hot in here.”
What is the illocution of the speaker when he
said, “ It’s hot in here”?
What is the receiver’s perlocution of “ It’s hot in
here”?
Does the illocution of the speaker match the
perlocution on the receiver?
What is the result of the interaction?
The locution of the sentence “It’s hot here” indicates the
warm temperature inside the room.
Carl’s illocution is a command for Mark to open the
windows.
The perlocution matched the illocution. Mark
understood that Carl wanted him to open the windows,
and he acted accordingly.
Grace and Victor are having dinner in a restaurant. They
ordered grilled chicken, beef stew, and buttered
vegetables. Grace tasted the vegetables and found them
unpleasant. Sarcastically, she comments, “these veggies
are great!” Victor responds by transferring his own
buttered vegetables onto Grace’s plate. This displeased
Grace further. While Grace’s locution was a positive
comment for the vegetables, her illocution was actually
a disgust. Unfortunately, Victor’s perlocution did not
match Grace’s locution. Victor missed the sarcastic
nature of Grace’s remark and responded inappropriately.