English Language · English
Consider the utterance: 'Can you pass the salt?' In terms of pragmatic analysis, this is best categorized as:
- 1A declarative statement
- 2A locutionary act only
- 3An indirect speech act functioning as a request✓
- 4A violation of Grice's maxim of quality
Correct answer
An indirect speech act functioning as a request
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