Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: speech act  speech akt
  1. The use of language to perform some act

Derived forms: speech acts

Type of: act, deed, human action, human activity

Encyclopedia: Speech act

Nearest

specular
speculate
speculation
speculative
speculatively
speculativeness
speculator
speculatory
speculum
speech
speech act
speech balloon
speech bubble
speech communication
speech community
speech day
speech defect
speech disorder
speech intelligibility
speech organ
speech pattern