GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES
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syntax
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semantics
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pragmatics
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Speech-act theory is a subfield of pragmatics. This area of study is concerned with the ways in which words can be used not only to present information but also to carry out actions. It is used in linguistics, philosophy, psychology, legal and literary theories, and even the development of artificial intelligence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Perlocutionary Acts. A perlocutionary act concerns the effect an utterance may have on the addressee. Put slightly more technically, a perlocution is the act by which the illocution produces a certain effect in or exerts a certain influence on the addressee.
Detailed explanation-3: -One important area of pragmatics is that of speech acts, which are communicative acts that convey an intended language function. Speech acts include functions such as requests, apologies, suggestions, commands, offers, and appropriate responses to those acts.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Perlocutionary Speech Act happens when what the speaker says has an effect on the listener.
Detailed explanation-5: -Illocution: the speaker’s intention of what is to be accomplished by the speech act.