According to John Austin’s speech act theory, a(n) ______ act is the act performed by saying something. A: prelocutionary B: locutionary C: illocutionary D: perlocutionary

According to John Austin’s theory of speech act, a(n) ______ act is the act of expressing the speaker’s intention. ( ) A: prelocutionary B: locutionary C: illocutionary D: perlocutionary