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Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Words can sometimes be confusing-we can always assign ..... to make meaning outof word in question.
2. Which Gricean maxim is being flouted in this sentence:'Well, someone left the dishes ..... again'?
3. Which permutation of understanding utterance meaning and force describes this best:"A hearer who fails to establish the utterance meaning correctly or at all may fail tounderstand the force the speaker intended"
4. Neuropragmatics uses which methods to explore meaning-making in the brain?
5. The science of language use, the study of context-dependent meaning, and the study of speaker intended meaning.
6. What kind of context includes previously spoken statements that influence current interpretation?
7. Which of these is a factor is understanding pragmatics
8. Which of the following is not mentioned as types of speech acts?
9. The third level of meaning is ..... concerns with speaker's intention.
10. Polonius:What do you read, my lord?Hamlet:Words, words, words. According to the dialogue which Maxim did Hamlet violate?
11. Conversational Maxims
12. Define Borrowings
13. Searl's classification speech act of the following utterance: "I quit." (Employee to manager) is:
14. It is not in the speaker mind but in the sentences
15. Determine the type of speech act of the follwing statement:"Close the window, please!"
16. What is being said by the speaker, the form of the words uttered; the act of saying something.
17. Which type of discourse analysis investigates the construction of meaning within ideological frameworks, such as in political speech?
18. People use this register often in conversation when they're speaking with someone who has specialized knowledge or who is offering advice.
19. "What's up?"This is an example of .....
20. This is the way a language is spoken or a word is uttered.
21. Levels of meaning includes abstract meaning-which can also be defined as
22. Discuss the relationship between language and identity in socio linguistics.
23. Additional conveyed meanings are called
24. What is the illocutionary act in the sentence 'Can you pass the salt?'
25. According to Searl, commissive speech act is a speech act that has the function of getting the listener to do something, such as a suggestion, a request, or a command.
26. Which of the following is not a component of speech acts?
27. Refers to important elements such as:kinesics, proxemics, oculesics, chronemics, and haptics, and context.
28. Cooperation in conversations usually managed by all participants and the context onto which such conversations are taken ..... it is also relevant to its place and social acceptance with different cultures and countries.
29. Which type of discourse aims to convince an audience by appealing to logic and reason?
30. Explain the concept of code-switching in socio linguistics.
31. What is you sister's name?
32. What is 'interlanguage pragmatics' primarily concerned with?
33. Mother: "John, please stop playing game." This is an example of .....
34. Which of Grice's maxims emphasizes providing as much information as needed, without excess?
35. What is the significance of turn-taking in conversations?
36. Who proposed that language could be used to perform acts with words, as outlined in "How to Do Things with Words" ?
37. It is the last level of analysis of a speech act. It is the result of the words:what is done by uttering the words; it is the effect on the hearer, the hearer's reaction.
38. "Come along in, and have some tea!" "A little beer would suit me better, if it is all the same to you, my good sir." This passage contains an example of .....
39. What are the appropriateness conditions on speech acts?
40. When you are in a known domain of discourse or when you know what social roles yourinteractant occupies, you will probably(Except)
41. This form of Linguistic Register is sometimes called the static register because it refers to historic language or communication that is intended to remain unchanged, like a constitution or prayer.
42. Which illocutionary act is performed in the sentence, "I love linguistics!" ?
43. Define Isogloss-
44. In Austin's Speech Act theory, an illucutionary act refers to
45. "I sentence you to 10 years in prison" . This is an example of .....
46. This is the term used to describe body language.
47. Define Pragmatics
48. Direct and indirect speech acts are distinguished by the structure of the sentence and the function it performs.
49. In the study of discourse, what purpose does analyzing a politician's speech serve?
50. - " Honey, I'll be there tomorrow" . This is an example of .....
51. Structural ambiguity occurs when
52. Jack:Did you make a doctor's appointment? Laura:Their line was busy. What is the conversational implicature between Jack and Laura?
53. What is the illocution of the following statement?"Kids, the classroom is a mess!"
54. What type of speech act involves performing an act by using language, such as making a promise or an apology?
55. This is the use of pitch in a language to distinguish a lexical item.
56. Define Implicature
57. I wish you were here.the word "here" above is the example of temporal deixis.
58. Which of the following is an example of expressive?
59. "I name this ship 'Liberty Bell" '.This is an example of .....
60. Implicature is an act that a speaker performs when making an utterance.
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