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Senior High School

Oral Communication in Context
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Dear Lord and Father of all, thank you for today.
Thank you for the ways for which you provide for us.
We thank you for your protection and love.
Help us to focus our hearts and minds on what we about to learn
. Inspire us with Your Holy Spirit as we listen and speak.
Guide us by Your eternal light as we discover more about the
world round us.
Be with us God today and for the rest of our lives.
Amen.
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Lesson 7:

Types
of
Speech Act
Learning Objectives:
1. describe speech act;
2. distinguish types and classification of speech act;
3. determine the appropriate response in different
social setting; and
4. respond appropriately and effectively to a speech
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 is an act of communication
is an utterance that a speaker
Speec makes to achieve an intended
effect
h Act
are performed when a person
offers an apology, greeting,
request, complaint, invitation
compliment, or refusal
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 1 Locutionary Act

Types of 2 Illocutionary Act

Speech Act

3 Perlocutionary Act

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 1 Locutionary Act

 is the actual act of uttering or saying something

 This act happens with the utterances of a sound, a

word or even a phrase as a natural unit of speech.

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1 Locutionary Act

Examples:
 “Wow?” (When someone is amazed)
 “Hello!” (greeting someone)
 “Get out!” (a strong command)

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 2 Illocutionary Act

 is the social function of what is said

 the act of saying something with the intention of:
• stating an opinion, conforming, or denying
something;
• making a prediction, a promise, a request;
• issuing an order or a decision; or
• giving advice or permission.
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2 Illocutionary Act

Examples:
 It’s more fun in the Philippines. (opinion)
 I’ll help you clean the house tomorrow.
(promise)
 Get my things in the office. (order)

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3 Perlocutionary Act

 refers to the consequent effect of what was said

 based on the particular context in which the
speech act was mentioned
 its aim is to change feelings, thoughts or actions

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3 Perlocutionary Act

 The response may not necessarily be physical or

verbal and is elicited by:
• inspiring or insulting
• persuading/convincing; or
• deterring/scaring

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3 Perlocutionary Act
Examples:
 “We can do this. We heal and win as one!”
(inspiring)
 “It is crucial that we give all our collective
efforts to fight against this pandemic. We must
start working together.” (persuading)
 “Smoking destroys your health, certain as it
brings diseases, it kills – you, your loved ones,
and others!” (deterring)
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 Rememb
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Locutionary- the process of saying itself

Illocutionary- the intention of saying

something

Perlocutionary- the effect of saying

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Searle’s
Classification of
Speech Act
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  a type of illocutionary act in
which the speaker expresses
belief about the truth of a
 proposition
Some examples of an
assertive act are suggesting,
Assertive putting forward, swearing,
boasting and concluding.
 Example: No one can love
you better than I do.
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  a type of illocutionary act in
which the speaker tries to
make the addressee perform
 an action
Some examples of a directive
act are asking, ordering,
Directive
requesting, inviting, advising,
and begging.
 Example: Please maintain
the cleanliness of our school.
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  a type of illocutionary act
which commits the speaker to
doing something in the future
 Examples of commissive act
Commissive are promising, planning,
vowing, and betting.
 Example: From this moment
on, I will love you and honor
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  a type of illocutionary act in
which the speaker expresses
his/her feelings or emotional
 reactions
Some examples of an
Expressive expressive act are thanking,
apologizing, welcoming and
deploring.
 Example: Thank heavens,
you came to save me! I owe
you my life.
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  a type of illocutionary act
which brings a change in the
 external situationof declarations
Some examples
are blessing, firing, baptizing,
bidding, passing a sentence, and
Declarative  excommunicating.
Example: You are hired! (By
saying that someone is hired, an
employee causes or brings about
the person’s acceptance to job;
consequently, this changes his
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external situation.)
 Speech Act-act of communication,
an utterance that a speaker mas to achieve an
intended effect

Locutionary- refers to saying

something, or it is ‘what is sad.
LET’S REVIEW
SOME Illocutionary- refers to the speaker’s
KEY intent or “what is done in uttering the words”.

Assertives- affirming, believing, concluding,

CONCEPT describing
Directives- begging, ordering, requesting,
S commanding
Commissives- promising, offering, guaranteeing
Expressives- apologizing, welcoming, thanking
Declaratives- christening, marrying, resigning
Perlocutionary- refers to speech acts 23
that have an effect on the feelings, thoughts or
actions of the speaker or listener.
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