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Oral-Communication Unit-6 Lesson-2 Locution

This lesson defines and discusses locutionary acts. It defines locution as the act of producing meaningful utterances and distinguishes locution from other speech acts. The lesson covers the functions and types of locutionary acts, including utterance acts and propositional acts. Students practice identifying examples of each and discussing why communication sometimes fails due to unrecognized utterances. They are assigned to create a script labeling locutionary acts and will present their script next time.

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Oral-Communication Unit-6 Lesson-2 Locution

This lesson defines and discusses locutionary acts. It defines locution as the act of producing meaningful utterances and distinguishes locution from other speech acts. The lesson covers the functions and types of locutionary acts, including utterance acts and propositional acts. Students practice identifying examples of each and discussing why communication sometimes fails due to unrecognized utterances. They are assigned to create a script labeling locutionary acts and will present their script next time.

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Lesson 2

Locution
Learning Responds appropriately and
Competency 1 effectively to a speech act
(EN11/12OC-Ifj-20).
Objectives

● define locution;
● recognize locutionary acts in conversations and
texts, and
● distinguish locution from the other types of speech
acts.
Essential Question

How can locutionary acts help foster


effective communication?
Warm Up

Think-Pair-Share

1. Choose a partner.
2. Recall a conversation you had this morning before going to
school.
3. Share how your conversation had gone, and while
discussing, jot down your observations on how you and the
other person responded to your exchange of ideas.
4. Share your observations with the class.
Review

What do you remember about the following:


● constatives
● performatives
● classifications of speech acts
Learn about It!

Locutionary Act

● It is the act of producing meaningful utterance.


● Locution is what is said or the actual words being spoken.
● Searle replaced the concept of locutionary act with the
propositional act. This pertains to the act of “saying
something” in the normal or traditional sense.
Learn about It!

Functions of Locution
● asking or answering a question
● announcing a verdict or an intention
● giving information
● pronouncing words
● making an appeal
● giving criticism
● identifying or describing
Learn about It!

Types of Locutionary Act

1. Utterance act pertains to the word or string words said


that may not have a particular meaning.

Example:
Theresa was about to turn left when suddenly someone
appeared out of nowhere. Then, she uttered, “Oh!”
Learn about It!

2. Propositional act pertains to an utterance performed


when referring or predicating in an utterance. This does
not have to be complete sentence, nor does it have to
intend anything.

Example:
As the girl was walking in the park, she suddenly noticed
the pretty bouquets of tulips and exclaimed, “Oh, roses!”
Drills

Identify the following.

1. This refers to the act of saying something.


2. This refers to the actual words spoken.
3. It is a type of utterance that refers to something.
4. It is a type of utterance that may not have a particular
meaning.
5. He is the one responsible for replacing the concept of
locutionary act with propositional act.
Drills

Identify whether the statement is an utterance act or


propositional act.

1. Sean, shocked, exclaims, “Holy!”


2. As the window got struck by a rock, Mary instinctively
blurted, “The window!”
3. Charles reported a crime to the police. The police replied,
“So what now?”
4. Perplexed, he uttered, “I don’t . . . I can’t . . . Uhmmm, god!”
Drills

5. Patricia saw a cockroach flying. “Cockroach, ball, fly, swoosh!”


6. Karl stares at the steaming hot buns and says, “Buns, yum!”
7. Ann and Lea look at each other and exclaim, “Daniel Padilla!”
8. Sam got bumped by a random stranger and uttered, “ouch!”
9. Coach Aki looked at the score and said, “Oh! Oh!”
10.Gerald muttered, “Tsk…”
Drills

Write five (5) reasons why we fail to recognize what the


speaker is referring to in an utterance.

1. _________________________________________
2. _________________________________________
3. _________________________________________
4. _________________________________________
5. _________________________________________
Values Integration

Locutionary acts refer to the actual act of uttering.


In our usual conversations, we often neglect to
consider the actual act of utterance. Thus, this often
leads to misinterpretation of the intended meaning.
What values should we possess in order to recognize
the mere act of utterance of our family, friends, and
other people we communicate with?
Synthesis

Utterance Hunt

Observe and listen attentively to the entire class. Identify three


utterance acts and three propositional for the remaining time of
the class. List them down. Justify why each act is classified as
such.
Assignment

Create a script for a short skit. Label the locutionary acts


within the skit you made. Be ready to share the skit you
made on the next meeting.

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