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Speech acts

Acts of direct and indirect speech

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Speech acts

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When speaking, we can distinguish two aspects in our messages:

a) A parlor act: the statement, ie what we say, the words we use.

b) An illocutionary act: the intention of what we say.

When match our message parlor the act and illocutionary act, we say that the speech act is direct.

Eg: What time is it?

In the example we noted earlier:

parlor Act: interrogative (a question)

illocutionary act: Interrogative (the intent of the question is to obtain information)

This

is a direct speech act.

When not match the parlor act and illocutionary act, we say that the speech act is indirect.

eg: - can you tell me the time?

parlor Act: interrogative

illocutionary act: managers (because I'm hoping that the transfer complies with an order)

This is therefore an indirect speech act .

another example:

- Can you hear me?

Act booth: interrogative

illocutionary act: managers (the intention is that the recipient does not answer me if you just let me hear , the intention is that the receiver be quiet, that is, to fulfill an order )

indirect speech act.

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direct and indirect speech acts

Speech acts

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What are called "speech acts"?

Speech acts are actions or things we can do with words.

What things can be done with words? ...

This theme highlights the importance of words for people. Although some believe that words are useless and serve no purpose, the truth is that words are crucial in building a just, harmonious and balanced, as they can, unfortunately, building a society unsafe, violent and aggressive.

What things can we do with words? When we speak we are "acting" somehow in the environment in which we operate. "By issuing a text perform a social act" (1) because what we say (and so do not say) affects the other. When we can encourage or discourage, praise or belittle, confuse or blend ideas, accept or reject, request, order, etc..

We can identify four major types of speech acts, which describes the intention to manifest.

Types	Intent	Example
Assertive	Provide information	A letter arrived Joseph.
Interrogative	Learn	Did letter from Joseph?
Expressive	express our subjectivity	so good, I got news.
Steering	Getting the recipient to make something	Jose, write me.

(1) van Dijk, Teun "Science Paidós text-1992-Barcelona (Spain)