Speech acts are difficult to perform in a second language because learners may not know the idiomatic expressions or cultural norms in the second language or they may transfer their first language rules and conventions into the second language, assuming that such rules are universal.peech acts include real-life interactions and require not only knowledge of the language but also appropriate use of that language within a given culture. Here are some examples of speech acts we use or hear every day: Greeting: Hi, Eric.
Chicago movie critic Gene Siskel, who made a career of trading thumbs-up and thumbs-down reviews with archrival Roger Ebert on their syndicated TV show, died yesterday, nine months after undergoing surgery for a brain tumor.
That fall, Felsch agreed to join a group of White Sox players that planned to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series in exchange for monetary payments from a network of gamblers. He was reluctant to go along with the plan at first but then eventually did because of the money.elsch died of a liver ailment in Milwaukee in 1964, just five days before his 73rd birthday. He was survived by his wife Marie and three children. He is buried at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield, Wisconsin. In the 1988 film Eight Men Out, Felsch was portrayed by Charlie Sheen.