Speech Act (Noun)

Meaning

The use of language to perform some act.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Hypernyms

• Human Action
• Deed
• Human Activity

Hyponyms

• Bidding
• Denouncement
• Statement
• Response
• Assertion
• Revelation
• Self-praise
• Jactitation
• Proposition
• Making Known
• Offering
• Bid
• Felicitation
• Revealing
• Boasting
• Asking
• Dictation
• Speech