utterance act
[/ˈʌtərəns ækt/]
nounpl: utterance acts
ato de enunciação
1. In linguistics and philosophy of language, the physical act of producing sounds, words, or sentences; the concrete event of speaking or writing
The utterance act is the first level of speech act theory, involving the mere production of linguistic sounds.
O ato de enunciação é o primeiro nível da teoria dos atos de fala, envolvendo a mera produção de sons linguísticos.
2. The basic performative action of saying something, distinct from its meaning or effect
Before analyzing what was meant, we must understand the utterance act itself.
Antes de analisar o que foi significado, devemos entender o ato de enunciação em si.
This is a specialized term primarily used in academic linguistics, philosophy of language, and communication studies in both English and Portuguese-speaking countries. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation but is fundamental to understanding how language functions in formal linguistic analysis, particularly in university curricula and scholarly publications.
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