TYPOLOGY OF SPEECH ACTS. ETIQUETTE SPEECH ACTS
Abstract
This paper examines the typology and functions of speech acts, with particular attention to illocutionary, perlocutionary, and locutionary components as theorized by J. L. Austin and J. R. Searle. By analyzing speech acts, including representatives, directives, commissives, expressives, and declaratives, the study highlights the complexity and multidimensionality of communicative behavior. The research emphasizes that a single utterance can simultaneously perform multiple functions depending on context, speaker intention, and social norms. Special focus is placed on etiquette speech acts and the ways in which nonverbal cues, performative verbs, and illocutionary force shape meaning.
Keywords
speech act, illocutionary act, perlocutionary act, locutionary act, performative verb, representatives, directives, commissives, expressives, declaratives, mixed speech acts, communicative intention, pragmaticsc, etiquette speech actsHow to Cite
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