Searle's Speech Acts

Who proposed the Speech Act Theory?

• John Austin

• John Earl

• John Cena

• John Searle

When can we say that a speech act is a locutionary act?

• when there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a speech

• when there is something said to express an intention

• when the utterance changes the person’s feelings, thoughts or actions

• when the statement caused misunderstanding and confusion

Which of the following statements shows an illocutionary speech act?

• “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The teacher’s actual utterance)

• “Our class will end in five minutes.”(The teacher wants the class to finish the task before the bell rings)

• “Our class will end in five minutes.”(The listeners respond by finishing their task right away.)

• “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The exact words of the teacher)

What do you call the utterances that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect?

• Speech Act

• Speech Context

• Speech Style

• Speech variation

What type of speech act has an intended effect through locution and illocution?

• locutionary

• illocutionary

• perlocutionary

• prolocutionary

What type of speech act is this? “Please don’t let the door open,” the speaker requests that the door remain closed.

• locutionary

• illocutionary

• perlocutionary

• prolocutionary

You were eating delicious apples. Your friend came and asked you, “Is that sweet?” while looking at your apples. How will you respond appropriately?

• “Yes, these apples are sweet.”

• “No, please leave me alone.”

• “Yes, would you like some?”

• “Absolutely!”

Who is the professor from the University of California, Berkeley that classified illocutionary acts into five distinct categories?

• John Austin

• John Searle

• John Lennon

• John Scarley

The listed ideas are utterance requirements for Locutionary Act, EXCEPT FOR ONE.

• has sense which is more important for communication to took place

• has the same meaning to both the speaker and the listener

• has the appropriate response to what has been said

• has value to shared meaning when it is modified or adjusted

This refers to the audience’s reaction to an utterance since it carries a directive for the audience.

• locutionary

• illocutionary

• perlocutionary

• speech act