Illocutionary classification - UCSD Linguistics

Here is Searle's classification for types of illocutionary acts. Assertives(or representatives): Illocutionary acts that represent a state of affairs. WrittenAsssignment-IllocutionaryClassification HereisSearle'sclassificationfortypesofillocutionaryacts. Assertives(orrepresentatives):Illocutionaryactsthat representastateofaffairs. E.g.stating,claiming,hypothesizing,describing,telling,insisting, suggesting,asserting,orswearingthatsomethingisthecase Directives: Illocutionaryactsdesignedtogetthe addresseetodosomething. E.g.ordering,commanding,daring,defying,challenging Commissives: Illocutionaryactsdesignedtogetthe speaker(i.etheoneperformingtheact) todosomething E.g.promising,threatening,intending,vowingtodoortorefrain fromdoingsomething Expressives: Illocutionaryactsthatexpressthe mentalstateofthespeaker. E.g.congratulating,thanking,deploring,condoling,welcoming, apologizing Declarations: Illocutionaryactsthat bringaboutthestateofaffairs towhichtheyrefer. E.g.blessing,firing,baptizing,bidding, passingsentence,excommunicating Assigntheitalicizedverbsofthefollowingsentencestooneof Searle'sfivecategories(A-E). _A_IherebytestifythatIsoldthatpropertyonJuly3,l989. _D_IpraiseyouforreceivingthePulitzerPrize. _E_Ipass.(Saidwhileplayingbridge) _C_Ifyouneedaride,Ioffertodriveyoutotheairport. _B_Irequestthatyoubeheretomorrowone-halfhourearlier. _B_Ipermityoutocampoutonmyfrontlawn. _B_Irecommendthatyoueatlessfoodswithcholesterol. _C_Ipledgetodonate$500toyourfavoritecharity. _A_ImaintainthatMonicaLewinskyisanationalhero. _E_Iblessthetwoofyou.(Saidbyapriestduringthemarriageceremony) _E_IabbreviatetheCommitteeforUntestedTrialsandExperimentsasCUTE. _B_Ibegyounottogooutduringthishurricane. _D_Icursethedayyouwereborn. _E_InamethisdogButchie. _D_Icomplimentyouonyourexcellentchoiceofwine. _A_Ipredictthattherewillbeastockmarketcrashlaterthisyear. _A_IacknowledgethatIpromisedtotakeyoutoLasVegas. _B_Iimploreyoutoleavethatno-goodhusbandofyours. _B_Irequiremystudentstodohomeworkassignments(ifsaiddirectlytostudents). _A_Irequiremystudentstodohomeworkassignments(ifreportedtosomeoneelse). _D_IhonoryouforwinningagoldmetalintheOlympics. ReturntoLinguistics105homepage.