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speech act vs speech

speech vs speech act

speech act and speech both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speech act Yes No No No
speech Yes No No No
As nouns, speech is a hyponym of speech act; that is, speech is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speech act:
  • speech act: the use of language to perform some act
  • speech: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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, challenge, explanation, denouncement, denunciation, address, resignation.
speech act (noun) speech (noun)
the use of language to perform some act the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
(language) communication by word of mouth
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
words making up the dialogue of a play
a lengthy rebuke
the exchange of spoken words
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
something spoken
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