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Speech act

Speech act Meaning & Definition
Speech act Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Speech act?

[n] the use of language to perform some act

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See Also | act | address | affirmation | agreement | asking | assertion | bid | bidding | boast | boasting | challenge | citation | command | congratulation | denial | denouncement | denunciation | description | dictation | disagreement | disclosure | explanation | felicitation | human action | human activity | informing | jactitation | making known | naming | objection | offer | offering | promise | proposal | proposition | rejection | reply | request | resignation | response | revealing | revelation | self-praise | slander | speech | statement

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