Discussion question 3

In your own words, differentiate LOCUTIONARY, ILLOCUTIONARY, PERLOCUTIONARY and give at least 1 example for each (not copied from the handout).

A Locutionary Act is an utterance or the act of actually saying something in the form of sounds, words, phrases and statement. The utterance must be sensible and shares the same meaning towards the people who are communicating. An example would be “Woah!” and “Please come in”. Illocutionary act is an act in saying something specific. It has several intentions of the sender. Illocutionary act can be in a form of giving out opinions, persuading, confirmations/denials, order, promise, advices and predictions. An example would be “Blackpink was robbed of awards this year.” or “I will help you finish the requirement before the due date.”. Lastly is Perlocutionary act. Perlocutionary act seeks to change behavior. It has the purpose of changing your thoughts, feelings and actions. It can come in a form on insult, persuasion, something inspiring or something convincing. “Just keep in fighting, we can win this!” is an example of it.