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Understanding The Successful Perlocutionary Effect

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According to Austin (1962), perlocutionary effect is "a speaker utters sentences with a particular meaning (locutionary act), and with a particular force (illocutionary act), in order to achieve a certain effect on the hearer (perlocutionary act)."It is my understanding that perlocutionary effect or also known as perlocutionary act is the speech act that viewed at the level of consequences, such as persuading, convincing, and inspiring the listener. Every sentence that comes from the speaker has their own particular meaning, and this is to achieve a certain effect on the listener. There are two kinds of perlocutionary act. The first one is the purpose of the speaker. The second one is the factual effect. Successful perlocutionary act consists

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