Table 4.

Target Utterances used in Experiment 2

Assertives
Speech Act	Utterance
Agree:	You=re right. We do need to discount some of our items.
Blame:	It=s all Mary=s fault.
Remind:	Don=t forget to stop at the store on your way home from work.
Deny:	I did not delete any files.
Expressives
Thank:	I appreciate your help so much. We couldn=t have done it without you.
Complain:	I can=t believe they're asking us to work more overtime. They just keep piling and piling it on.
Brag:	I played in a tournament last week and did great – placed 2nd out of 180. I was super happy.
Compliment:	Hi. I really like your new car. It's very nice
Directives
Warn:	Watch out. There's a lot of ice on the roads. I almost slid off the road a couple of times.
Encourage:	Don=t stop now. You can do it.
Demand:	You must take this steak back and bring me another.
Invite:	Hi. Would you like to come to our picnic this weekend?
Commissives
Threaten:	If you don=t stop your dog from coming over here, I'm going to call animal control and they'll take him away.
Promise:	I swear I will be on time from now on.
Offer:	If you need some help with it, just let me know.
Reassure:	I want to make sure you know that I'm definitely not planning on leaving. I plan on staying with this company.