Indirect Speech Acts In Indirect Speech Acts,the utterance meaning and the literal sentence meaning are not consistent with each other. ex.:Student A:Let's go to the movie tonight. Student B:I have to study for an exam (B's statement is actually a rejection of A's proposal.) A:That's the telephone. B:I'm in the bath. A:O.K. (A's statement is actually asking B to answer the phone a statement to show a request;and B's statement is actually a polite rejection of A's request.)In Indirect Speech Acts, the utterance meaning and the literal sentence meaning are not consistent with each other. ex.: Student A: Let’s go to the movie tonight. Student B: I have to study for an exam. (B’s statement is actually a rejection of A’s proposal.) A: That’s the telephone. B: I’m in the bath. A: O.K. (A’s statement is actually asking B to answer the phone— a statement to show a request; and B’s statement is actually a polite rejection of A’s request.) Indirect Speech Acts