Assertive Speech Act in Argumentative Writing

Assertive speech act

No Experts Assertive speech act

(year) Concepts Indicators/Parameter Relevant Examples Conclusion
and Analysis

1 J.L. is an utterance 1. Propositional Example: "The sun Implicature

Austin that aims to content: An rises in the east." is Implying
(1962) describe or assertive speech act something
state a fact or involves the Analysis: by saying
make a presentation of a According to something
statement about proposition or Austin, this else.
the world. It is statement about the assertive speech
an act of world. act aims to state a
presenting 2. Truthfulness: The fact about the
information or speaker intends to world. By uttering
making a convey information this sentence, the
claim, typically that they believe to speaker presents
with the be true or accurate. the proposition that
intention of 3. Descriptive the sun rises in the
conveying truth function: The east as true. The
or accuracy. primary purpose of speaker intends to
an assertive speech convey
act is to describe or information and
state facts or make make a statement
statements. that is believed to
be accurate.

2 John Searle defined 1. Representing Example: "I

Searle assertive propositions: An believe that it will
(1969) speech acts as assertive speech act rain tomorrow."
those in which represents a
the speaker proposition as Analysis: Searle's
represents a being true or false. perspective
proposition as 2. Belief expression: focuses on the
being true or The speaker propositional
false. These expresses their content and
acts involve beliefs, opinions, or expressing beliefs
making thoughts through through assertive
assertions, assertive speech speech acts. In this
stating beliefs, acts. example, the
 or providing 3. Illocutionary force: speaker asserts
factual Assertive speech their belief that it
information. acts have the will rain
illocutionary force tomorrow. By
of making an stating this belief,
assertion or stating the speaker
something as a fact. performs an
assertive speech
act that represents
a proposition (the
statement about it
raining) as true or
false.

3 Judith assertive 1. Performative Example: "Girls

Butler speech acts can nature: Assertive don't play sports."
(1990) be seen as acts speech acts are
that participate performative in that Analysis: Butler's
in the they contribute to perspective
construction the construction emphasizes the
and and performance of performative
maintenance of social identities and nature of speech
gender norms norms. acts and their role
and identities. 2. Gender in constructing
performativity: In social identities. In
the context of this example, the
gender, assertive assertive speech
speech acts can act perpetuates a
reinforce or gender norm. By
challenge stating that "girls
prevailing gender don't play sports,"
norms and roles. the speaker
3. Participation in participates in the
social discourses: construction and
Assertive speech reinforcement of
acts are part of gender roles and
broader social expectations. This
discourses and example highlights
power dynamics, how assertive
influencing how speech acts can
knowledge and contribute to the
truth are produced shaping of social
and validated. identities and
norms.