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  • Imagine your friend just pour out a fresh cheesy pizza, and you really want to have a piece of it.

  • You might say, wow, the pizza looks really good.

  • Here, the locutionary act is simply expressing admiration for the pizza.

  • You are literally stating the pizza looks appetizing.

  • It's just the surface meaning of the words.

  • The locutionary act here is actually a hint or a request.

  • You are not just commenting on the appearance of the pizza.

  • You are subtly trying to get your friend to offer you a slice.

  • The intention behind the statement is to prompt the friend to share, even though it's not explicitly stated.

  • The prolocutionary act is the effect this statement has on the pizza's owner.

  • Maybe your friend will feel guilty and say, okay, fine, you can have a slice.

  • Or maybe they left and say, nice try, but this one is all mine.

  • The effect on the listener, whether they decide to share the pizza or not, is prolocutionary act.

  • The outcome depends on how the pizza owner interprets it.

Imagine your friend just pour out a fresh cheesy pizza, and you really want to have a piece of it.

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