Speech Act
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A Speech Act is a linguistic generation act of a speech task (by a speaker producing voiced linguistic expressions).
- Context:
- It can range from being a Human Speech Act to being a Machine Speech Act.
- It can be evaluated by a Speech Performance Measure, such as speaking rate.
- Example(s):
- a playing of MLK Junior's "I Have a Dream" Speech.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Sign Language Act.
- a Listening Act.
- a Writing Act.
- See: Communicative Act.