speech act
Noun
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The use of language to perform some act (synset 107175534)
subtypes:
- congratulation, felicitation - the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
- slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
- proposal, proposition - the act of making a proposal
- bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
- citation - (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
- offer, offering - the verbal act of offering
- asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
- reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
- description - the act of describing something
- affirmation, assertion, statement - the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
- denial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
- rejection - the speech act of rejecting
- objection - the speech act of objecting
- informing, making known - a speech act that conveys information
- disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
- promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise - speaking of yourself in superlatives
- naming - the verbal act of naming
- challenge - a call to engage in a contest or fight
- explanation - the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
- denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing
- address, speech - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
- resignation - the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
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