AUGUST 14, 2018

TUESDAY
Brain it On!
 MECHANICS
•You’re going to
determine the meaning
behind the given
speech utterance.
 Consider the phrase, “I now declare
Martial Law”. Who can say this phrase and
make it happen?

A. President of C. A retired
the Country veterinarian
B. My pregnant D. A famous
neighbor rock star
 What do you think does the speaker
mean when he says, “Can you open the
door?”
A. The speaker wants to know if you have the ability
to open the door
B. The speaker is requesting you to open the door
C. The speaker does not make sense.
D. The speaker is asking you a question.
You and your friend who has a fever entered a
room. She says, “It’s cold in here!” How would
you interpret what she said?
A. She feels cold.

B. She wants me to increase the temperature of the

room.
C. She does not feel well because of the cold.
D. She is complimenting the temperature in the
room.
Which of the following statements commits the
speaker to doing something?

A. I checked her facebook yesterday.

B. I’m in love and happy!

C. I promise to love you for better or worse.

D. I think my suggestion will give us a high grade.

SPEECH ACT
 SPEECH ACT IS…..
• An utterance that a speaker
makes to achieve an intended
effect.
 SPEECH ACT THEORY
• According to J.L. Austin (1962),
a philosopher of language
and developer of speech,
there are three types of
speech act in every utterance,
given the right context.
Types of
Speech
Act
LOCUTIONARY ACT
 LOCUTIONARY ACT
• It is the actual act of uttering.
• It is also the act of making a
meaningful utterance, a
stretch of spoken language
that is preceded by silence or
a change of speaker.
 EXAMPLE OF LOCUTIONARY ACT

STATEMENT MEANING

“I am hungry!” Hunger

“What in the world?”

Surprise

“Oh!”
Surprise/Pain
ILLOCUTIONARY ACT
 ILLOCUTIONARY ACT
• It is the social function of what
is said.
• It is the act of saying
something with an intention.
• It is also an order or a request
 EXAMPLE OF ILLOCUTIONARY ACT

STATEMENT INTENTION

“Please do the dishes.” To command the listener

to wash the dishes.

“Why don’t you spend less Persuade the listener to

time watching TV?” limit his/her time on
watching TV
“Let me help you in To offer a solution or to
solving that problem.” help
PERLOCUTIONARY ACT
 PERLOCUTIONARY ACT
• It is the resulting act of what is
said. This effect is based on
the particular context in which
the speech act was
mentioned.
 PERLOCUTIONARY ACT
• It can inspire or change the
thoughts, feelings of other
people.
• The statement has an effect to
the listener.
 EXAMPLE OF PERLOCUTIONARY ACT

STATEMENT EFFECT

“I was born a Filipino, I will Filipinos can be inspired,

die a Filipino!”
“If you don’t take this
medicine, your illness will
get worse.”
and they will be proud
they are Filipinos.
The listener will most
likely take the
medicine.
 GROUP ACTIVITY
•List some scenarios
which pertains to each
type of speech act.
 GROUP ACTIVITY
• Each group should bring the
following next meeting:
• 1. Manila Paper
• 2. Permanent marker (black and any
other color)
• 3. Tape
 ASSIGNMENT
•Bring your finished
poster about Speech
Styles next meeting.