It is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an

intended effect.

LOCUTIONARY ILLOCUTIONARY PERLOCUTIONARY

 “PLEASE DO THE DISHES!”

PERLOCUTIONARY
ILLOCUTIONARY
LOCUTIONARY It is the resulting
It is the social act of what is
function of what said.
It is the actual
is said.
act of uttering.
It would lead the
The speaker requests addressee washing
“Please do the the addressee to the dishes.
dishes”. wash the dishes
LOCUTIONARY

is the actual act of uttering or saying something.

This act happens with the utterances of a sound,
a word or even a phrase as a natural unit of
speech.
LOCUTIONARY

For the utterances to be a Locutionary Act, consider the following:

• It has sense, and mostly importantly, for communication to take

place.

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

• Utterances give rise to shared meaning when it is adjusted by the

speaker for the listener.
LOCUTIONARY

• “Doh!” (favorite expression of TV cartoon

character Homer Simpson)

• “Wow?” (When someone is amazed)

• “Hello!” (greeting someone)

• “Get out!” (a strong command)

ILLOCUTIONARY

is the social function of what is said.

In an illocutionary speech act, it is not just saying

something itself but with the act of saying something
with the intention of:
• stating an opinion, conforming, or denying something;
• making a prediction, a promise, a request;
• issuing an order or a decision; or
• giving advice or permission.
ILLOCUTIONARY This Speech Act uses the Illocutionary Force
of a statement, a confirmation, a denial, a
prediction, a promise, a request, etc.

• It’s more fun in the Philippines. (opinion)

• I’ll help you clean the house tomorrow.

(promise)

• Get my things in the office. (order)

PERLOCUTIONARY

refers to the consequent effect of what was said.

This is based on the particular context in which

the speech act was mentioned.
PERLOCUTIONARY

This is seen when a particular effect is sought

from either the speaker or the listener, or both.
The response may not necessarily be physical or verbal
and is elicited by:

• inspiring or insulting
• persuading/convincing; or
• deterring/scaring
PERLOCUTIONARY The aim of Perlocutionary Speech
Act is to change feelings, thoughts, or
actions.
• “We can do this. We heal and win as one!” (inspiring)

• “It is crucial that we give all our collective efforts to

fight against this pandemic. We must start working
together.” (persuading)

• “Smoking destroys your health, certain as it brings

diseases, it kills – you, your loved ones, and others!”
(deterring)
 There are also indirect speech acts which occur when there is
no direct connection between the form of the utterance and the
intended meaning. They are different in force (i.e., intention) from
the inferred speech act.

“CAN YOU PASS THE RICE?”

Inferred speech act: Do you have the ability to hand over the rice?
Indirect speech act: Please pass the rice.
“Can you check the cabinet for my phone?”
- indirectly asks the listener to check the cabinet.

“Do you know if he/she got a 100 on the recent exam?”

- indirectly asks the listener what someone’s grade
is.

“The window is still open.”

- indirectly asks the listener to close the window.
 ASSERTIVE

DIRECTIVE

COMMISSIVE

EXPRESSIVE

DECLARATION
 A type of illocutionary act in
which the speaker expresses belief
about the truth of a proposition.

Some examples of an assertive

a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses
act are suggesting, putting forward,
belief about the truth of a proposition. Some examples of an
swearing,
assertive actboasting
are suggesting,and concluding.
putting forward, swearing,
boasting and concluding.

Example:
No one can love you better than I do.
 A type of illocutionary act in
which the speaker tries to make the
addressee perform an action.

Some examples of a directive

act are asking, ordering,
requesting, inviting, Example: advising, and
begging.
Please maintain the cleanliness of our school.

Example:
Please maintain the cleanliness of our
school.
 A type of illocutionary act
which commits the speaker to
doing something in the future.

Examples of a commissive
a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses
act arethe promising,
belief about planning,
truth of a proposition. Some examples of an
assertive act are suggesting, putting forward, swearing,
vowing, and betting.
boasting and concluding.

Example:
From this moment on, I will love you
and honor you for the rest of my life.
 A type of illocutionary act in
which the speaker expresses his/her
feelings or emotional reactions.

Some examples of an expressive

act are thanking, apologizing,
Example:
welcoming and deploring.
Please maintain the cleanliness of our school.

Example:
Thank heavens, you came to save me!
I owe you my life.
 A type of illocutionary act
which brings a change in the
external situation. Simply put,
declarations bring into existence
or cause the state of affairs which
they refer to.
a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses
Some
belief about examples
the truth of a proposition. Some examples ofofan
declarations are blessing,
assertive act are suggesting, firing,
putting forward, swearing,
boasting and concluding.
baptizing, bidding, passing a
sentence, and excommunicating.

Example:
You are hired!
1. I request that you’ll be here tomorrow one-half hour
earlier.

2. I pledge to donate 1,000,000 to your favorite charity.

3. a Itype
bless the two of you. (said by a priest during the
of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition. Some
examples of an assertive act are suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting and concluding.
marriage ceremony.)

4. I compliment you on your excellent choice of book.

5. I watched a great documentary last night.

 Suppose you are in the same situation.
What would be your reaction as Gio?
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 Recall your favorite movie/teleserye and its
striking lines. Determine the character’s speech act
by filling out the table.

• Suppose you are in the same situation with the character, how
will you respond to the utterance/ statement?
• Take note that your reaction must show logical connection to
the utterance you must be responding to.
 Suppose you are in the situations described below.
As a good citizen, how are you going to respond to these?
Supply the table with the needed information. The first one is
done for you.
Directions: Cite (3) examples of statements in each
classification of illocutionary speech act.

ASSERTIVE DIRECTIVE COMMISSIVE EXPRESSIVE DECLARATION

a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition. Some examples
of an assertive act are suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting and concluding.