Explain the locutionary act, the illocutionary act and the perlocutionary act of the following statement:
There is a snake in the grass.
The locutionary act is the saying of this sentence. The illocutionary act is what the speaker wants to convey. The speaker intends to inform the hearer of the dangerous snake and tells the speaker to be careful. The perlocutionary act is the interpretation of the hearer. The hearer upon hearing this sentence may stay away from the grass.