pragmatic

What is the Perlocutionary act of this utterance: “The bus won’t move until you boys move in out of the doorway” (Bus driver to the boys standing in the doorway)

• The driver is saying he/ won’t start the bus with people standing in the doorway.

• An order (directive) to clear the doorway.

• The boys will move inside the bus or move out of the doorway.

What is the Illocutionary act of this utterance: “Can I have a slice of Pizza?” (Customer to waiter)

• The customer is asking whether he/she can have a slice of Pizza.

• A request to have a slice of Pizza.

• The waiter gets a slice of Pizza for the customer.

What is the Locutionary act of this utterance: “Why don’t you try this beautiful dress on?” (A girl to her friend)

• The friend just wants to ask the reasons why she does not try the beautiful dress on.

• A suggestion to try the dress on.

• She will try the dress on.

What is the Locutionary act of this utterance: “How beautiful you look today!” (Husband to wife)

• The husband praises his wife.

• “Can I have more money for this month?”

• “Do not get angry with me anymore!”

• The wife will accept the compliment and become happier.

Which utterance is an exclamation (by function)?

• Can I join your party?

• Sit down, please!

• It is raining heavily.

• What a beautiful song!

The structure and function of the following utterance: “Can I have a bottle of water?” respectively are:

• Request / Interrogative

• Interrogative / Request

• Interrogative / Command

Searl’s classification speech act of the following utterance: “Sit nicely, please. “ is:

• Directive

• Expressive

• Declarative

The structure and function of the following utterance: “How beautiful your dress is!” respectively are:

• Direct / Expressive

• Exclamatory / Exclamation

• Exclamatory / Expressive

Searl’s classification speech act of the following utterance: “I quit.” (Employee to manager) is:

• Direct

• Indirect

• Expressive

• Declarative

In speech act theory, utterances have two kinds of meaning: Propositional meaning and illocutionary meaning.

• True

• False