Speech Acts Quiz

According to Austin’s Speech theory, illocutionary acts refer to one of the following.

• the effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading illocutionary act

• the intention the speaker has when saying or writing something

• the act of saying or writing something in language using literal content words

• b and c

A perlocutionary act refers to which one of the following?

• the effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading the illocutionary act

• the intention the speaker has when saying or writing something

• the act of saying or writing something in language using literal content of words

• none of the above

According to Austin, speech acts are direct when _.

• the locutionary and perlocutionary acts coincide

• the locutionary and illocutionary acts coincide

• the illocutionary acts coincide

• all of the above

What is the primary focus of a locutionary act?

• the context in which the statement is made

• the speaker's intention behind the statement

• the literal meaning of the words used

• the emotional response of the listener

Which of the following best describes an illocutionary act?

• the act of producing a sound without meaning

• none of the above

• the intended meaning behind a statement

• the physical act of speaking or writing

In the context of speech acts, what does the term 'performative' refer to?

• the grammatical structure of a sentence

• the emotional impact of a statement

• the act of interpreting a statement

• an act that is performed through speaking