NNSPEECH Nouns of speech acts

Chatterbox FPN Oratory a.k.a. aaaing abrogating accord accounting accusation accusations acknowledgement acknowledging acknowledgment admitting admonishment admonition advice advising advocacy advocate advocator affirmation aka allegation allegations alleging anecdote announcement announcer announcing answer answering answers aphorism aphorisms apologies apologising apology appeal appeals applicant applying arguing argument argumentation arm-twisting arraign arrangement arrangements arranging articulacy articulation aside asking aspersion aspersions assertion assurance attacker attacking attestation avowal babble babbler babblers badinage bandying banter bargaining barney barracking bawl begging behest bickering blabber blabbermouth blabbing blandishments blasphemer blather blurb bluster bollocking booming brickbat briefing brouhaha bullshit bullshitter bullshitting buts call calling callout calls cant castigating castigation catechism certification chat chat-line chatter chatting cheer cheering chiding chinwag chit-chat chitchat chunter citing claim claimant claiming claims coaxing commandment commandments comment commentary commentator commentators commenting communicating communication communicator communicators complainer complaining complaint condemnation condolence condolences conferring confession confessions congratulation congratulations conjuration conjurations consultation consulting contacting content contracting controversy conversation conversationalist conveying counter-argument counter-arguments counterargument covenant cries crit critic criticising criticism criticizing critics de-brief debate debating declaration decree decrees dedications definition demand demanding denial denials denunciation denying describing description designating detailing detractors dialog dialogue dictating dictation disclosure discourse discussing discussion disparaging dissemination dissuading ear-bashing earful elucidation enlightening enquirer enquiries enquiring enquiry enroling envoy exhortation explaining explanation farewell flack flak flanneler flannelers folklore forecast forecasting foretelling gab gabble gibbering goss gossip gossiper gossiping gossipy grapevine greeting greetings grunting haggle haggling haing hearsay heckling herald heralds hint hints hollering homily hype incantation incantations incommunicado indictment inducement inquiries inquiring inquiry insinuating insister instructing instruction insult insulting interrogation interrupting interruption interruptions interview interviewee interviewees interviewer interviewing interviews intro inveigher invitation invite inviting invocation irony jabbering jawing jibe jingo lead-in lecture lecturing lisp loquacity low-down lowdown malarkey mantra mention mentioning messenger microphone mike misnomer misreporting misstatement moan moaner moaning mockery monikers monologue monologues motto mumble mumbling murmur mutter muttering nag nagging name namesake naming narrative narrator natter nattering negation negotiating negotiation negotiator newsgroup nickname nit-picking nom notification oath oaths opprobrium oral orator outcry outlet outline outthrust overstatement paging persuading persuasion persuasions persuasiveness pestering plea pleading point polemic prattling preaching preamble precept precis precising predictability predicting prediction proclamation proclamations profaneness professing prologue promoter pronunciations prophecy proposal proposals proposing proposition protest protestation protestations pseudonym pseudonyms publicist publicity queries query question questioning quibble quotation quote quoting raconteur rant ranting re-negotiation re-promoting re-statement re-statements readvertising recap recapitulation recommendation recommending reference referral referrals referring refusal reiterating reiteration remark remarking remarks remonstrance reorder reordering repartee reply report reporting representative reprimand reprimanding reproach request respondence respondent response restatement retort rhetoric ridicule round-up rubric rumors rumour rumours saga salutation sarcasm satire saying scream screaming second-guessing self-expression self-promoter self-publicist self-recommendation sermonette sermons shout shouting shouts shriek shrieking sigh sighs slagging slander slanderer slanderers slating slogan soliciting soliloquy speaker speakers speaking speech speech-making speel spiel spokesman spokesperson spokeswoman squabble stammer statement stating stories story story-telling storyline stressing stutter sub-text suggesting suggestion summary surname surnames swear swearing symposia synopsis takking tale talk talker talking tannoy taunt telling tiding tidings tipster tipsters tirade tirades tit-bit tit-bits titbit titbits tradename tributes tut tutting ultimatum understatement urging voice voices voicing vow vows waffle waffler wail wailing welcome whinge whinging whisper whispering windbag witticism word-of-mouth 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