these slides will give information about speech acts.

1. Presented by:
AYESHA SAJID
ROLL#13
SPEECH ACTS

2. The term speech act is
used to describe language
actions
Asking questions
Requesting
Threatening
INTRODUCTION

3. Assertion :
Assertion is simply
conveying information.
For example “ Lecture is
going to start.”
COMMON SPEECH
ACTS

4. Questioning is eliciting
information
For example
“ Are you going to do
this task or not?”
QUESTION

5. Request is state of being
asked for or demand in
polite manner.
For example
“Would you like to
give me your pen please?”
REQUEST

6. Order is demanding action
on forcefully.
For example
“Put this book on the
table”
ORDER

7. Promise is to commit the
speaker to an action
For example
“ I will definitely go with
you to the party”
PROMISE

8. So the speech acts are
used to do actions
through words.
CONCLUSION