T2.C6.3 | Act Types | Introduction

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​Just like our bodies, speech is intended for action.

​It is meant to produce a certain effect on our listeners.

​Speech acts then are what we say, why we say it, and what it results in.

​There are three (3) speech acts: locution, illocution, and perlocution.

​Locution (utterance) refers to what is literally expressed.

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For example, one might say something like “I am hungry.”

​Illocution (intention) is what is meant by the locution.

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Going back to “I am hungry”, one might say that to beg for food.

​Perlocution (response) is the effect of what is said on the receiver of the message.

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​The one who hears the aforementioned statement can be swayed into giving the person a loaf of bread in response to his or her expression of hunger.

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