The Effect of an Utterance on a Listener Is Its

question 9

Multiple Choice

The effect of an utterance on a listener is its _____ effect.

• A) locutionary
• B) illocutionary
• C) perlocutionary
• D) indirect

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Definitions:

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Brain

The brain is the complex organ located in the skull that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals, responsible for processing sensory information, regulating bodily functions, and enabling thought, memory, and emotion.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column, transmitting neural signals between the brain and the body.