Paper 1 · Communication
In speech-act theory, the act of making a meaningful utterance, a stretch of spoken language preceded by silence and followed by silence or a change of speaker, is
AThe locutionary act ✓ Correct
BThe illocutionary act
CThe perlocutionary act
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (A) The locutionary act — This act is the locutionary act, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★This act is the locutionary act, so that is the answer.
★The locutionary act is simply the making of a meaningful utterance.
★It is a stretch of speech bounded by silence or a change of speaker.
★So the described act is the locutionary act.
★The illocutionary act is the intention behind the utterance, such as a request.
★The perlocutionary act is its effect on the listener, so the answer is the locutionary act.
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