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Meaning of speech act | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.

Equivalents

Deutsch Sprachhandlung sprachliche Handlung Sprechakt
Español acto de habla
Français acte de langage
Italiano atto linguistico
Nederlands taaldaad taalhandeling
Polski akt mowy
Português ato de falo

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

speech act participant speech balloon speech bubble speech community speech day speech disfluency

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