Perlocution:"To Kill A Mockingbird" Of Speech Act Theory

Abstract

Speech is a means for humans to express their thoughts, manifested in both oral and written forms. Thought occurs through speech, allowing people to communicate with one another. Oral speech reaches the listener through pauses, stress, intonation, and sounds, while written speech conveys meaning through the combination of letters and words according to specific rules, punctuation marks, various separators, grammatical precision, and the representation of sounds. One key difference between oral and written speech is that oral speech is heard, while written speech is seen and read. Written speech is a complex process requiring significant effort and time. From a syntactic perspective, written speech is the most complete and perfect form of expression. It is the best means to convey deliberate thoughts. Written speech develops based on oral speech. Oral speech evolves through interaction with others, imitation, and does not require specialized learning or study. In contrast, written speech, designed to represent sounds, words, and sentences visually, requires understanding of letters and symbols and the physical act of writing by hand.