speech act vs offer

offer vs speech act

speech act and offer both are nouns.

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

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

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

speech act: the use of language to perform some act
offer: the verbal act of offering

Other hyponyms of speech act include congratulation, felicitation, slander, proposal, proposition, bid, bidding, command, dictation, agreement, citation, disagreement, 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)	offer (noun)
the use of language to perform some act	a usually brief attempt
	something offered (as a proposal or bid)
	the verbal act of offering

speech act (verb)	offer (verb)
	put forward for consideration
	threaten to do something
	ask (someone) to marry you
	produce or introduce on the stage
	present for acceptance or rejection
	propose a payment
	give something useful or necessary to
	make available for sale
	offer verbally
	make available; provide
	agree freely
	mount or put up
	present as an act of worship

Difference between speech act and offer

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