KnowraSpeech actLinked fromLinked fromThe 38 pages that link to Speech act, each with the reason it gives.All 38Broader topic 7Related 17Narrower topic 12Compared with 2DialogueBroader topic: A contribution can change the social situation rather than merely convey information.Discourse analysisBroader topic: Speech acts show how discourse performs actions rather than merely conveying information.Ordinary language philosophyBroader topic: Austin used ordinary utterances to show that speaking can itself be acting.Speech communityBroader topic: Communities develop expectations about how such actions should be expressed and interpreted.Cross-cultural communicationBroader topic: Cultures can differ in how directly people perform requests, refusals, and apologies.John SearleBroader topic: Searle’s taxonomy influenced linguistics and philosophy by treating utterances as structured actions.Anthropological linguisticsBroader topic: Speech acts show how speaking can alter social relations rather than merely describe them.