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Noun Concept
Categories: Semantics (linguistics), Semantics, Formal semantics (natural language), Pragmatics, Oral communication
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speech act  Act speech  Computational speech act model  indirect speech act  indirect speech acts
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The use of language to perform some act WordNet 3.0
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The use of language to perform some act WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In the philosophy of language and linguistics, speech act is something expressed by an individual that not only presents information but performs an action as well. Wikipedia
An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating. Wiktionary
Act carried out by speech. Wiktionary (translation)