speech act vs affirmation

affirmation vs speech act

speech act and affirmation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speech act	Yes	No	No	No
affirmation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, affirmation is a hyponym of speech act; that is, affirmation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speech act:

speech act: the use of language to perform some act
affirmation: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Other hyponyms of speech act include congratulation, felicitation, slander, proposal, proposition, bid, bidding, command, dictation, agreement, citation, disagreement, offer, offering, asking, request, reply, response, description, assertion, statement, denial, rejection, objection, informing, making known, disclosure, revealing, revelation, promise, boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise, naming, challenge, explanation, denouncement, denunciation, address, speech, resignation.

speech act (noun)	affirmation (noun)
the use of language to perform some act	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
	a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
	(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Difference between speech act and affirmation

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