speech act vs challenge

challenge vs speech act

speech act and challenge both are nouns.

speech act is not a verb while challenge is a verb.

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

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

speech act: the use of language to perform some act
challenge: a call to engage in a contest or fight

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, affirmation, assertion, statement, denial, rejection, objection, informing, making known, disclosure, revealing, revelation, promise, boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise, naming, explanation, denouncement, denunciation, address, speech, resignation.

speech act (noun)	challenge (noun)
the use of language to perform some act	a call to engage in a contest or fight
	questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
	a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
	a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
	a demanding or stimulating situation

speech act (verb)	challenge (verb)
	issue a challenge to
	take exception to
	raise a formal objection in a court of law
	ask for identification

Difference between speech act and challenge

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