Female
“I was never your partner. I'm just your wife… kaya di mo ako nirirespeto.”
- Sharon Cuneta, Madrasta (1996)
LOCUTIONARY ACT
refers to the actual utterance of the speaker
"Isang bala ka lang!"
-Fernando Poe Jr. (Isang Bala Ka Lang!, 1983)
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Sender
The source of the message.
"There was never an us. There will never be an us. Kaya please, wag mo na kong landiin."
Sarah Geronimo (Step)
MAYBE THIS TIME (2014)
What is speech act?
A speech act is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect
"Akala mo lang wala... pero meron! Meron! Meron!"
- Carlo Aquino, Bata, Bata...Paano Ka Ginawa? (1998)
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
Frace
Noise
Any interference that may distort the message.
"Am I not enough? May kulang ba sa akin? May mali ba sa akin? Pangit ba ako? Pangit ba ang katawan ko? Kapalit-palit ba ako?"
- Liza Soberano as Callie
MY EXS AND WHYS (2017)
ILLOCUTIONARY ACT
is the social function of what is said.
"She loved me at my worst. You had me at my best. At binalewala mo ang lahat and you chose to break my heart."
John Llyod Cruz (Popoy)
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
Decoder
Interprets the message back into understandable form
"Alam mo ba kung bakit sigurado akong mahal kita? Dahil araw-araw kitang pinili."
- Gina Pareño as Lisang
HINTAYAN NG LANGIT (2018)
PERLOCUTIONARY ACT
refers to the actions that result from the locution or what we bring about or achieve by saying something such as convincing, persuading, deterring or surprising.
"Anong karapatan mong hingin ang bagay na ipinagdamot mong ibigay? I deserved an explanation. I deserved an acceptable reason."
- Piolo Pascual as Marco
STARTING OVER AGAIN (2016)
What is the name of the fictional African country in the movie Black Panther?
Channel
The medium used to transmit the message (e.g., phone, email).
"Kung mahal mo ako bakit pinapapili mo ako? Ethan, mahal kita, pero sa ngayon mas mahal ko ang sarili ko. Sana mapatawad mo ako."
- Kathryn Bernardo as Joy
HELLO, LOVE, GOODBYE (2019)
COMMISSIVE
It is an act which commits the speaker to do something in the future.
“Negosyo o kalayaan? Bayan o sarili? Pumili ka!”
-John Arcilla
Heneral Luna (2018)
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Receiver
The person who gets the message.