Multiple Choice
The term "speech act" is used by communication theorist to describe
A) the purpose of the communication episode.
B) that speaking is often a performance.
C) the personal and cultural variations of pragmatic rules.
D) the process by which members of a marginalized group reframe the meaning of a word.
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