In the Statement, "Boris-You´re Fired for Riding a Bicycle!" the Speaker

question 4

Multiple Choice

In the statement, "Boris-you´re fired for riding a bicycle!" the speaker is bringing about a new state of affairs. According to Searle, this falls into which speech act category?

• A)Declaratives
• B)Directives
• C)Representatives
• D)Expressives
• E)Commissives

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