Locutionary Act: Speaking or writing an important point followed by a pause or change of speakers.
Illocutionary Act: Asking a question or giving a statement that is asking for something but not phrased that way.
Perlocutionary Act: Speech that is persuading, convincing, enlightening, or getting someone to do something.
A speech exchange I made in the past week was with my boss. I was requesting more hours on a couple weekdays. The Locutionary act was me telling him I needed to ask him something, a pause following so he could turn and look at me. The Illocutionary Act was telling him I needed more hours. I didn’t ask for more, but I told him I needed more. The Prelocutionary Act was telling him I needed more money for college, attempting to persuade him to agree with me.
Genre Set: A full range of the kind of texts one person uses to describe an interaction.
Genre System: Genres that work together to form the work of a particular organization
System of Activity: Includes object, subject, mediating artifacts, rules, and community
Genre systems create a system of activity I believe because interactions can be broken down and classified with different genre systems. These genres bring forth action because without them there would be no substance to interactions. The genres make up what is being said.
A passage in the Bazerman text I think I will use is his description on negotiation. I think I will add his reasonings to my knowledge of persuasive writing.
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