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 2Direct addressNarrower topic: Direct address can shape what an utterance does, not just whom it names.J. L. AustinNarrower topic: Austin’s central framework treats saying things as a way of doing things.David MametNarrower topic: His dialogue often changes relationships through what characters do with words.Speech act theoryNarrower topic: Individual speech acts are the phenomena the theory seeks to classify and explain.Politeness theoryNarrower topic: Politeness strategies modify how actions performed through language affect relationships.SecuritizationNarrower topic: Securitization theory treats a security claim as an act that tries to change what politics permits.PolitenessNarrower topic: Politeness often changes how a speech act is phrased without changing its basic purpose.GreetingNarrower topic: A greeting does something socially; it is not merely a statement.PromiseNarrower topic: A promise does not merely describe the future; saying it can create a commitment.FarewellNarrower topic: Saying farewell can itself enact a socially recognized parting.NonNarrower topic: Saying non can perform a refusal or rejection rather than merely describe negation.Send helpNarrower topic: Saying “send help” performs a request rather than merely describing a situation.