Sprechakt

German

Etymology

From sprechen +‎ Akt, a calque of English speech act.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁɛçˌʔakt/

Noun

Sprechakt m (strong, genitive Sprechaktes or Sprechakts, plural Sprechakte)

  1. (linguistics) speech act
    Synonyms: Sprechhandlung, Sprachhandlung

Declension

Declension of Sprechakt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sprechakt die Sprechakte
genitive eines des Sprechaktes, Sprechakts der Sprechakte
dative einem dem Sprechakt, Sprechakte1 den Sprechakten
accusative einen den Sprechakt die Sprechakte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Sprechakt” in Duden online
  • “Sprechakt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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