Editing Speech Act Theory (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Speech Act Analyzer' (Classifying the 'Impact' of a sentence):'''
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def analyze_speech_act(sentence, speaker_role):
    """
    Categorizes based on Searle's model.
    """
    if "promise" in sentence.lower() or "will" in sentence.lower():
        return "COMMISSIVE (Commitment to the future)"
    elif "order" in sentence.lower() or "?" in sentence:
        return "DIRECTIVE (Trying to change the listener's behavior)"
    elif "declare" in sentence.lower() and speaker_role == "Authority":
        return "DECLARATION (Changing Reality/Social State)"
    elif "sorry" in sentence.lower() or "congrats" in sentence.lower():
        return "EXPRESSIVE (Sharing a feeling)"
    else:
        return "ASSERTIVE (Stating a Fact/Belief)"

# Case: A General saying "I declare war!"
print(analyze_speech_act("I declare war!", "Authority"))
# Case: A friend saying "I'll be there at 8."
print(analyze_speech_act("I'll be there at 8.", "Peer"))
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; Speech Landmarks
: '''The 'I Do' ''' → The most famous "Performative": the "Speech Act" that creates a "Marriage" out of "Nowhere."
: '''The 'Chinese Room' (Searle)''' → (See Article 113). John Searle’s argument that a computer can "Process Locutions" (the symbols) but will never "Understand the Illocutionary Force" (the meaning and intent).
: '''Pragmatics''' → The whole branch of linguistics that grew out of Speech Act Theory, focusing on how "Context" changes "Meaning."
: '''Legal 'Standing' ''' → In law, a "Speech Act" only "Works" if you have the "Right to say it." This is the "Felicity Condition" in action.
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