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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

Dansk talehandling
Deutsch Sprachhandlung sprachliche Handlung Sprechakt Sprechhandlung
Español acto de habla
Suomi puheakti
Français acte de langage
Italiano atto linguistico
日本語 発語行為
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.
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See also

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

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