Editing Speech act (section)

==Examples==
Speech Acts are commonplace in everyday interactions and are important for communication, as well as present in many different contexts. Examples of these include:
*"You're fired!" expresses both the employment status of the individual in question, as well as the action by which said person's employment is ended.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mann|first=Steven T.|date=March 2009|title='You're Fired': An Application of Speech Act Theory to 2 Samuel 15.23—16.14|journal=Journal for the Study of the Old Testament|volume=33|issue=3|pages=315–334|doi=10.1177/0309089209102499|s2cid=170553371|issn=0309-0892}}</ref>
*"I hereby appoint you as chairman" expresses both the status of the individual as chairman, and the action that promotes the individual to this position.<ref>{{Cite book|title=It is hereby performed-- : explorations in legal speech acts|first=Dennis|last=Kurzon|date=1986|publisher=J. Benjamins Pub. Co|isbn=9789027279293|location=Amsterdam|oclc=637671814}}</ref>
*"We ask that you extinguish your cigarettes at this time, and bring your tray tables and seatbacks to an upright position." This statement describes the requirements of the current location, such as an aeroplane, while also issuing the command to stop smoking and to sit up straight.
*"Would it be too much trouble for me to ask you to hand me that wrench?" functions to simultaneously ask two questions. The first is to ask the listener if they are capable of passing the wrench, while the second is an actual request. 
*"Well, would you listen to that?" acts as a question, requesting that a listener heed what is being said by the speaker, but also as an exclamation of disbelief or shock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/edling/handouts/speechacts/spchax2.html|title=Speech Acts and Conversation|website=www.sas.upenn.edu|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>