Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Utterance Act

Definition: 

An utterance act is a speech act that consists of the verbal employment of units of expression such as words and sentences.

See Also: 
Word
Sentence
Source: 
Searle 1969
23-25

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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Glossary Hierarchy

  • Meaning And Pragmatic Function
  • Speech Act
  • Utterance Act