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2. “It seems to me that a ship like that makes this one here a bit superfluous,
really”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
statement. Jack and two guards of the dock are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and the guards as the hearers. When the
utterance occurred, Jack was curious why the guards still guarded a small ship named Interceptor where there was a bigger ship named The Dauntless that was standby in
guarding the dock. The purpose of the utterance was to express Jack’s opinion to the guards about their worry of the ship’s safety.
3. “I’ve heard of one, supposed to be very fast – nigh un-catchable…the Black
Pearl”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
information. Jack and two guards of the dock are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and the guards as the hearers. When the
utterance occurred, Jack was discussing with the guards in a dock about the fastest ship on the sea when one of the guards told him that a ship named The Interceptor was the
fastest ship, but Jack disagreed with him. The purpose of the utterance was togive information to the guards about a ship that was faster than a ship named The
Interceptor.
4. “Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick
up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out”
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ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
information. Jack and two guards of the dock are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and the guards as the hearers. When the
utterance occurred, Jack was reproved by one of the guards for boarding a ship named The Interceptor without permission, and then Jack was interrogated about his purpose
of coming to the dock. The purpose of the utterance was togive information to the guards about Jack’s purpose of coming to the dock.
5. “Unless, of course, he knew you wouldn’t believe the truth even if he told it to
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