F. proposes the following eight classes of speech acts (and performative verbs): (i) acts of asserting, e.g. asserting, admitting; (ii) acts of evaluating, e.g. analyzing, calculating; (iii) acts reflecting attitude, e.g. thanking, congratulating; (iv) acts of stipulating, e.g. defining, stipulating; (v) acts of requesting, e.g. requesting, asking; (vi) acts of suggesting, e.g. suggesting, imploring; (vii) acts of legitimizing, e.g. allowing, authorizing; (viii) acts of committing, e.g. assuring, promising.