speech act vs request

request vs speech act

speech act and request both are nouns.

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

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

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

speech act: the use of language to perform some act
request: the verbal act of requesting

Other hyponyms of speech act include congratulation, felicitation, slander, proposal, proposition, bid, bidding, command, dictation, agreement, citation, disagreement, offer, offering, asking, 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)	request (noun)
the use of language to perform some act	the verbal act of requesting
	a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

speech act (verb)	request (verb)
	express the need or desire for
	ask (a person) to do something
	inquire for (information)

Difference between speech act and request

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