Speech Acts
Speech Acts
Speech Acts
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SPEECH ACTS
Learning Task 1: Define the following speech acts by selecting the words from the
box that will complete the definition. Write the letter of your answer on your paper.
Locutionary - occurs when the speaker performs an utterance which has a meaning in the
traditional sense.
Illocutionary – performance the of the act of saying something with a specific intention.
Perlocutionary- happens when what the speaker says has an effect on the listener.
Learning Task 2: Identify the speech act presented in the following situation below. Write your
answers on your notebook/paper.
1. “I was born a Filipino, I will live a Filipino, I will die a Filipino!” Perlocutionary
4. “Texting while driving kills – you, your loved ones, other people!” Illocutionary
6. Yes! Locutionary
8. Wait! Illocutionary
9. “It is the bleak job situation that forces Filipinos to find jobs overseas.” Illocutionary
10. Huh?!? Perlocutionary
Learning Task 3: Read each speech acts. Determine the Locutionary, Illocutionary, and
Perlocutionary Acts. Write your answers on your notebook. Let’s do number 1 as an example.
Locutionary: _____________________________________________________
Illocutionary: _____________________________________________________
Perlocutionary: ___________________________________________________
Start here:
Illocutionary: Welcoming.
2. I suggest you stay for the night and leave tomorrow for your safety.
3. By the year 2024, I shall have finished junior high school with highest honors.