Speech Act By: Janice Widjajakusuma – 2013008114 Speech acts is an utterance that has formative function in language and communication. As what I have learned earlier in class‚ there are apologize and complaint as example for speech acts. Below I will give some other verb of speech acts that people often use together with the definition and example so we can see the difference between each verb. |Speech Acts Verb |Definition
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Speech Communities Language is both an individual possession and a social possession. We would expect‚ therefore‚ that certain individuals would behave linguistically like other individuals: they might be said to speak the same language or the same dialect or the same variety‚ i.e.‚ to employ the same code‚ and in that respect to be members of the same speech community‚ a term probably derived from the German Sprachgemeinschaft. Indeed‚ much work in sociolinguistics is based on the assumption that
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freedom of speech is taken away‚ then dumb and silent we may be led‚ like sheep to the slaughter”-while many of us would not argue the right to freedom of speech we may start to question just how boundless freedom should really be. Throughout history‚ it has often been proven that words have the ability to translate into violent and often fatal actions‚ yet we continue to accept these actions in the name of free speech. Lawmakers continue to debate over the boundaries regarding freedom of speech and whether
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Personally speaking‚ education institutions should not adopt a speech code that regulates hate speech. First of all‚ everyone has the moral right to free speech. It means that people have the right to express their opinions freely‚ whether the opinion is right or wrong. At this point‚ a speech code conflicts with the moral right to free speech because it restricts people’s right. We can refute the wrong statements‚ but we cannot forbid them. Free speech is important and essential in the society. It is necessary
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Dear Mr President by Pink‚ Magnanimous In Victory by Tim Collins and Nelson Mandela release speech deserve to be in your new book “ Protests that changed the world”. The first text that I would like to submit for your anthology is the song Dear Mr President as sung by P!nk. This song is a protest piece about war‚ poverty and societal classes. The song is full of rhetorical questions asking Former American President George W. Bush why there is so much injustice within his own country. Pink uses many
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“s” sound‚ while in the later‚ the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters‚ alliteration is also used in poems‚ song lyrics‚ and even store or brand names. The following examples of alliteration should make things a bit more clear. * American Airlines * Chuckee Cheese’s * Bed Bath & Beyond * Krispy Kreme * The Scotch and Sirloin * Xavier’s x-rayed his xylophone. * Yarvis yanked you at yoga‚ and Yvonne yelled * Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping. * Ronald
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The Speech Community Peter L. Patrick Dept. of Language and Linguistics University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom Email: patrickp@essex.ac.uk http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/ This article will appear in JK Chambers‚ P Trudgill & N Schilling-Estes (eds.)‚ Handbook of language variation and change. Oxford: Blackwell. ABSTRACT: empirical linguistics‚ is at the intersection of many principal problems in sociolinguistic theory and method. This paper traces its history
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audience interaction is seemingly in violation of which of the differences between public speaking and conversation? Selected Answer: Public Speaking involves more clearly defined roles for the speaker and audience 3) In his speech about volunteering for the American Red Cross‚ Jacob used a lot of slang words‚ sat and leaned on the table in front of the class‚ and was dressed very casually. Which of the following statements best describes this situation? Selected Answer: Jacob ignored the
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Speech # 1 Informative Speech SPEECH GOAL: I would like the audience to learn and understand the importance of retirement planning at a young age. THESIS STATEMENT: To create a safe financial retirement we need not to rely only on social security but also have other retirement plans such as a 401K and/or an IRA account. INTRODUCTION: I. How many of you expect to live past the age of 60? II. How many of you would like to one day retire and enjoy the golden days of life? III. Today I want
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Persuasive Speech Ideas These penguins are persuading their friends to take a dip in the cool water... but you can persuade our class on any of the following ideas or come up with one of your own. Remember these are broad topics so make sure you narrow your area and choose your side so that you can properly defend your position. Also I NEVER censor speech topics HOWEVER keep in mind I want the ideas fresh‚ some topics are very OVER DONE - for example: "smoking is bad for you"
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