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speech act

/spitʃ ækt/ /spiːtʃ ækt/
noun
GeneralLinguistics
  1. 1 söz edimi countable

Definition (English)

An utterance considered as an action — such as promising, warning, asking — not just as a statement of fact.

Example Sentences

  1. Saying I do at a wedding is the classic example of a speech act.
    Bir düğünde evet demek, bir söz ediminin klasik örneğidir.
  2. Every speech act counts on shared rules between speaker and listener to succeed.
    Her söz edimi, başarılı olmak için konuşmacı ile dinleyici arasındaki ortak kurallara güvenir.

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