Speech Acts and Comm Strategy

• this refers to the UTTERANCE that serves a function in communication

  speech act
• (what is the term) such as: when offering an apology, greeting, request, complaint, invitation, compliment, or refusal

  speech act
• can be one word: sorry!

  can be several words: im sorry, i forgot your birthday

  speech act
• to communicate is to express a certain attitude and the type of speech act being performed corresponds to the type of attitude being expressed

  speech act
• statement expresses a belief

  request expresses a desire

  apology expresses regret
• this type of speech act is "what is said"

  locution
• this type of speech act is also known as utterance


  locution
• this type of speech act refers to the act of producing meaningfu; utterance

  locution
• this type of speech act is performed via the communicative force of an utterance

  illocution
• this type of speech act is also known as intention


  illocution
• this type of speech act indicates if locution is promising, apologizing, or offering

  illocution
• this type of speech act is also known as the response


  perlocution
• this type of speech act refers to the effect of utterance has on the thoughts/actions of the other person

  perlocution
• identify the speech acts

  Hi Rick! How are things going (locution)

  • offers a greeting (illocution)
  • listener greets back (perlocution)
• this refers to the plans/ways/means of sharing information which are adopted to achieve a particular purpose

  communication strategies
• this ensures achievement of speech purpose, and enrichement of communication experience for both speaker and listener

  communication strategies
• this type of communication strategy is presenting a particular topic clearly, truthfully, and saying what only is relevant


  nomination
• this type of communication strategy constrains the response/reaction within a set of categories

  restriction
• this type of communication strategy is recognizing when and how to speak because it is one's turn

  turn taking
• this type of communication strategy is keeping the interaction going by asking questions and eliciting a response


  topic control
• this type of communication strategy is the introduction of a new topic followed by a continuation of that topic

  topic shifting
• this type of communication strategy is overcoming communication breakdown to send more comprehensible messages

  repair
• this type of communication strategy is the usage of verbal and nonverbal signals to end interaction

  termination