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speech act vs jactitation

jactitation vs speech act

speech act and jactitation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speech act Yes No No No
jactitation Yes No No No
As nouns, jactitation is a hyponym of speech act; that is, jactitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speech act:
  • speech act: the use of language to perform some act
  • jactitation: speaking of yourself in superlatives
speech act (noun) jactitation (noun)
the use of language to perform some act (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
speaking of yourself in superlatives
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
Difference between speech act and jactitation

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