A Speech Act Analysis of the United Nations Secretary-General's Opening Remarks to the General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine

This study examines language use as social action. Using Austin’s (1962), Bach’s (2003), and Searle’s (1969) speech act theory categorizations of constative utterances, performative illocutionary acts, perlocutionary this the acts used by UN’s Secretary-General in his opening remarks Emergency Special Session on Ukraine. The likewise intended actions effects they have audience. reveals that made a balance between usage utterances express belief, intention, desire (constative utterances) carry (performative utterances). furthermore reporting, informing, announcing are most popular to provide Security Council members comprehensive idea about situation Ukraine possible consequences. also affirms directive assertive achieve asserting, stating, claiming, concluding, requesting, urging, advising, requiring, ordering. Speech analysis General did not any declarative he avoid jumping conclusions, one hand taking sides, other hand.