speech act vs command

command vs speech act

speech act and command both are nouns.

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

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

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

speech act: the use of language to perform some act
command: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Other hyponyms of speech act include congratulation, felicitation, slander, proposal, proposition, bid, bidding, 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, challenge, explanation, denouncement, denunciation, address, speech, resignation.

speech act (noun)	command (noun)
the use of language to perform some act	the power or authority to command
	availability for use
	great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
	(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
	a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
	a position of highest authority

speech act (verb)	command (verb)
	make someone do something
	be in command of
	demand as one's due
	exercise authoritative control or power over
	look down on

Difference between speech act and command

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