SEM141 - Speech Acts - An Overview

This E-Lecture is the first part of the VLC introduction to pragmatics. It discusses the central differences between meaning and use and examines the use of utterances with special emphasis on speech act theory.

[@oer-vlc]

The perlocutionary act denotes the intended effect that the speaker wants to achieve with the illocutionary act. In the case of the example used in this E-Lecture ("Don't do that!"), the warning (illocutionary act) may be intended to "prevent the young child from an electric shock". It is important to note that the intended effect is always special to the respective situation.
JH

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[@messengerboymedia]

Incredible! Great video! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it!

[@SacredGeometryDecoded]

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[@oer-vlc]

I'll answer your question in the Questions of the Month Video "February 2013".
JH

[@fatimahal-shammiri5244]

Marvellous! I finally understand the SA theory in a simple way thanks

[@mugdhamodak8882]

Thank you Sir for making the whole uninteresting thing easier and fun.😊

[@fatimahal-shammiri5244]

Thank you, it is a well-illustrated lecture about the theory of speech act.

[@jassimmohammed5346]

A wonderful lecture by a wonderful lecturer , everything was clear, thank you so much and go on presenting such lectures especially on pragmatic theories

[@noneucucnone4307]

A small observation , minute 6 .41 what is it , not to perform ? It is the action of touching, etc. the socket , it is not the socket it self ,once the socket does not involve any act or consequence by it self
Great that this type of videos are on line

[@davidmahlum6233]

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[@MaithamSarhan]

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Please don’t talk like a book or read from a book, we can read a book at home. The reason why we watch lectures on TH-cam is to get clear insights about theories mentioned in books and watching your videos don’t make it easier but it makes it harder.
Love and respect ✊

[@houdazouar6146]

thank you so much sir your presentation has just enlightened my brain after a struggle with this theory. such a great help

[@lorenagiselaojeda4451]

Thank you for making the Speech Act Theory so easy to follow. I couldn't understand it very well before watching this video.

[@dinapuiu1725]

Well-done. Everything so clearly exemplified.

[@sarahmarie1986]

The term "promise" suggests that the person who is invited to the party would have less interest in his/her joining the party than the person who invited him/her, because the act of joining the party would be at the expense of the invited person, which, with parties, is usually not the case.
Under certain conditions the utterance could be correct, for example, if the invited person is much more popular than the inviting person.

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Einfach super, vielen Dank! :)

[@str1ke434]

Thank you very much for an excellent lecture. I will be using your lectures as a source of reference during my degree an glad i stumbled acros
s such excellent tutorials. Thank you

[@oer-vlc]

Honestly, I do not know whether Chomsky dismisses Searle's approach to speeach acts. But certainly, as far as I know, pragmatics has not been a major goal of Chomsky's research.
JH

[@Robertosarau]

That's pretty clear. Thanks for this video.

[@abdelhalimchouli7531]

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[@amordagame2439]

Your presentation is really enlightening. Thanks for the effort put into this. I'm grateful!

[@monthessagacayan]

I love how you simplify these terms in 14 minutes. Heheheh glad I watched the video.

[@ruin.daniel]

What is the general view in the linguistic community about the Searle vs. Derrida debate (or non-debate) about speech acts that happened in the early 70s?

[@jimenaazua5725]

This was really helpful. Thank you very much

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Doing studying Linguistic. Its help a lot.

[@_ankitaprasad_]

This was amazing!

[@cristinabociba7343]

Very good explanation. I would like to find more about speech theory act related to the notions of face (Goffman) and relational work (Locher and Watts.)

[@ohnoferi8523]

thanks for the insight! but what is speech act now helpful for? what problems does it solve in meaning?

[@tansthegreat]

Thank you very much, Sir.

[@shaheerasamim8001]

Excellently explained.! Thank you.!

[@medtayebrahali6726]

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[@jiangwei7117]

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[@maqr0ll]

Since you brought him up, why does Chomsky dismiss Searl? Would he likewise dismiss pragmatics as making no substantive contribution to linguistics?

[@mahenderkujur1842]

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[@medievalmusiclover]

Well done and good lecture.

[@patcharinkangkha166]

Very clear and Thanks a lot

[@icenice9468]

Thank u so much. it really helped me to understand a lot.

[@maciejukasiewicz7661]

I guess that will depend on the power relationship between you and that person. Not the actual one, but the power relationship that each speaker BELIEVES he has with the other one. The observer must know what each of them thinks his position of power is before attempting to name the many potential meanings.

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[@trisix99]

and if not is it really legitimate to analyze language or arguments via logic? Thanks!

[@elenagavrilova3109]

thank you!

[@trisix99]

is it possible to get full meaning of a sentence or word without pragmatics? Without context?

[@raphaelmadrid]

May I ask what software is being used in this lecture?

[@rahmadjebbari2816]

I have a problem with the locution,prellocution and illocution please help!

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[@junjunan1265]

I like the explanation because it's easy to understand. but could you please explain perlocutionary acts more? I don't really understand that

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Jurgen, in der Tat kannst du to my party coming. :)

[@saraalsubaie7831]

good

[@thestagbeetle459]

How about Rogatives?

[@parnamedhi3439]

Are all utterances speech acts?

[@MDYtama]

if i watched and subs'ed you, i would not repeat my semantic class in my last year of college.

[@teejanwaheed1257]

Good evening my research topic is about 'Speech Act theory in Teaching student's can you help me please with any new idea?

[@theallseeingkuma1569]

I still don't know the difference of Directive and Declaration...

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