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deed vs speech act

speech act vs deed

deed and speech act both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deed Yes No No No
speech act Yes No No No
As nouns, speech act is a hyponym of deed; that is, speech act is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deed:
  • deed: something that people do or cause to happen
  • speech act: the use of language to perform some act
deed (noun) speech act (noun)
something that people do or cause to happen the use of language to perform some act
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
Difference between deed and speech act

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