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speech act vs asking

asking vs speech act

speech act and asking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speech act Yes No No No
asking Yes No No No
As nouns, asking is a hyponym of speech act; that is, asking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speech act:
  • speech act: the use of language to perform some act
  • asking: the verbal act of requesting
speech act (noun) asking (noun)
the use of language to perform some act the verbal act of requesting
Difference between speech act and asking

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