Multiple Choice
In the statement, "I´m sorry to hear that Boris only rides a bicycle," the speaker wishes to reveal his or her psychological state. According to Searle, this falls into which speech act category?
A) Commissives
B) Declaratives
C) Expressives
D) Directives
E) Representatives
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