This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Pragmatic Markers In Conversation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Describe how socio linguistics can impact language policy. A) Sociolinguistics impacts language policy by informing inclusive practices, recognizing minority languages, and promoting multilingualism. B) Sociolinguistics only focuses on grammar and syntax. C) Language policy is solely determined by economic factors. D) Sociolinguistics has no effect on language policy decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociolinguistics impacts language policy by informing inclusive practices, recognizing minority languages, and promoting multilingualism. 2. Assumption prior to an utterance is called A) Presupposition. B) Assumption. C) Factive. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presupposition. 3. The propositional base of an utterance is its A) Subjective part. B) Objective part. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objective part. 4. The structure and function of the following utterance: "How beautiful your dress is!" respectively are: A) Direct / Expressive. B) Exclamatory / Exclamation. C) Exclamatory / Expressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamatory / Exclamation. 5. Which aspect of discourse analysis is essential for understanding social goals such as maintaining friendships or navigating conflicts? A) Pragmatic understanding. B) Ideological discourse. C) Social discourse goals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social discourse goals. 6. Selecting the appropriate speech act strategies and the linguistic forms for realizing it depends on A) The social status and the culture of the interlocutors. B) Their age. C) Their social distance. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 7. According to the Maxim of Quality ..... A) You should only say only what you believe to be true. B) You should be sincere and unambiguous. C) You should say enough, but not too much. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You should only say only what you believe to be true. 8. This is the specific variety of language that is used in a specific social setting. A) Pragmatics. B) Register. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Register. 9. In phatic utterances, the content is more important than the act of uttering. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. What role does speaker intention play in pragmatics? A) Speaker intention is the same as literal meaning. B) Speaker intention only affects written communication. C) Speaker intention is irrelevant in understanding context. D) Speaker intention plays a key role in pragmatics by guiding the interpretation of meaning in context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaker intention plays a key role in pragmatics by guiding the interpretation of meaning in context. 11. A perlocutionary act refers to A) The effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading the illocutionary act. B) The intention the speaker has when saying or writing something. C) The act of saying or writing something in language using literal content of words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading the illocutionary act. 12. The assumption that the speaker and hearer recognize the same assumptions or beliefs, based on their similar notions and participants in the context A) Prejudice. B) Maxim of Quality. C) Stereotypes. D) Presupposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presupposition. 13. What is the primary focus of socio linguistics? A) The technical aspects of language syntax. B) The study of grammar rules. C) The relationship between language and society. D) The history of language evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relationship between language and society. 14. What is the study of pragmatics? A) The study of language from the user's point of view. B) The study of grammar and syntax. C) The study of phonetics and phonology. D) The study of semantics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The study of language from the user's point of view. 15. A type of context where the message is direct, explicit, as in the utterance ( "Oh I forgot my cell phone ..... Would you mind if I use yours to make a phone call?"). A) Low. B) High. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low. 16. Understanding pragmatics depends on A) Grammar. B) Context. C) Spelling. D) Format. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context. 17. Refer to all the written language, oral language and the paralanguage. A) Linguistic components. B) Extralinguistic components. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linguistic components. 18. Nonliteral Locutionary Act A) When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said. B) When what is said is ambiguous. C) When what is said is exaggerated. D) When what is said is exactly what is meant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said. 19. Which answer is not a semantic changes A) Cognate. B) Amelioration. C) Specialization. D) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognate. 20. (Before leaving the house)Monica:Got the keys?Rachel:Okay.The question in bold can be describe as a ..... A) Advertising. B) Invitation. C) Complaint. D) Request. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Request. 21. The structure and function of the following utterance: "Can I have a bottle of water?" respectively are: A) Request / Interrogative. B) Interrogative / Request. C) Interrogative / Command. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interrogative / Request. 22. Which is NOT an area of pragmatics? A) The study of expression of relative distance. B) The study of how words can be combined into sentences. C) The study of speaker meaning. D) The study of contextual meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of how words can be combined into sentences. 23. A speaker fails to observe a maxim because of their imperfect linguistic performance. This can happen if the speaker has an imperfect command of the language ..... or if they are simply incapable of speaking clearly. A) Mistake. B) Infringing. C) Error. D) Failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infringing. 24. "Emily studies Japanese."This is an example of ..... A) Performative utterance. B) Constative utterance. C) Ethical utterance. D) Phatic utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constative utterance. 25. Which of the following is an example of grammaticalization? A) 'Will' changing from intention to future marker. B) 'Salt' meaning both flavor and mineral. C) 'Run' used metaphorically. D) 'May' used for politeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Will' changing from intention to future marker. 26. The speech is indirect, subtle, and understood basically because of social situation signs A) Low context. B) High context. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High context. 27. Define Language Change A) How language changes over time. B) How people speak in different situations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How language changes over time. 28. Define the term 'speech act' in the context of pragmatics. A) A speech act refers to the physical act of speaking aloud. B) A speech act is an utterance that performs an action in communication, reflecting the speaker's intention. C) A speech act is an expression of a speaker's emotional state. D) A speech act is a type of grammatical structure in a language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A speech act is an utterance that performs an action in communication, reflecting the speaker's intention. 29. The relationship between the verbal expression and state of affair in the outer world as accurate regardless who produces it is concerned of A) Signified. B) Pragmatics. C) Signifier. D) Semantics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semantics. 30. When discussing pragmatics, what does 'physical context' refer to? A) Social relationship between speakers. B) Location, situation, and timing of words. C) Previously spoken phrases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Location, situation, and timing of words. 31. The statement "Indirect speech acts are when there is no coincidence between the type of illocutionary act and the syntactic structure of the message", means that: A) The intention is not explicitly expressed in the message. B) The intention is expressed in the message. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The intention is not explicitly expressed in the message. 32. Causes of language change A) Functionalism and Misapprehension. B) Only functionalism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalism and Misapprehension. 33. What is the Locutionary act of this utterance: "Why don't you try this beautiful dress on?" (A girl to her friend) A) The friend just wants to ask the reasons why she does not try the beautiful dress on. B) A suggestion to try the dress on. C) She will try the dress on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The friend just wants to ask the reasons why she does not try the beautiful dress on. 34. What is implicature? A) The study of pronouns. B) The study of how more gets communicated than is said. C) The study of speech acts. D) The study of maxims of discourse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of how more gets communicated than is said. 35. Explain the difference between literal and non-literal language. A) Literal language uses words in their exact sense; non-literal language uses figures of speech. B) Literal language is always poetic; non-literal language is always factual. C) Literal language is used only in written form; non-literal language is only spoken. D) Literal language is vague; non-literal language is precise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literal language uses words in their exact sense; non-literal language uses figures of speech. 36. Expressed locutionary act statement A) Contains all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved. B) Does not contain all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved. C) Is ambiguous in its meaning. D) Is exaggerated in its meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contains all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved. 37. What are implicatures and how do they function in conversation? A) Implicatures are the literal meanings of words used in conversation. B) Implicatures refer to the grammatical rules of a language. C) Implicatures are always explicit statements in conversation. D) Implicatures are implied meanings in conversation that convey additional information beyond the literal words used. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implicatures are implied meanings in conversation that convey additional information beyond the literal words used. 38. The context of the text itself (enough knowledge in conversation of what is being said to be able to infer on what pronouns to use). A) Ellipsis. B) Communicative situation. C) Reference. D) Co-text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Co-text. 39. Jack:Do you have the play tickets?Laura:Didn't I give them to you?What is the conversational implicature between Jack and Laura? A) I (Laura) don't have the tickets. B) I (Laura) do have the tickets. C) Jack bought the tickets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I (Laura) don't have the tickets. 40. The pragmatic component of an utterance is its A) Objective part. B) Subjective part. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subjective part. 41. "the interaction behind the words uttered" belongs to ..... A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Instructionary. D) Perlocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 42. Utterance meaning is important because A) Failing to assign the right referencebased on context could be a matter oflife and death. B) It can make the hearer confused. C) Well-formed sentences produced bynative speakers are mostly ambiguouswhen taken out of context. D) Sometimes sense and reference can beambiguous that we need context tointerpret meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sometimes sense and reference can beambiguous that we need context tointerpret meaning. 43. How do social norms affect pragmatic understanding? A) Social norms only affect written communication, not spoken. B) Social norms influence pragmatic understanding by providing context for interpreting communication and guiding appropriate responses. C) Pragmatic understanding is solely based on linguistic rules. D) Social norms have no impact on communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social norms influence pragmatic understanding by providing context for interpreting communication and guiding appropriate responses. 44. This act brings about a consequence to the audience. They have an effect on the hearer, in feelings, thoughts or actions for example changing someone's mind A) Perlocutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Performative act. D) Locutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perlocutionary act. 45. Define Etymology A) A core concept in studying semantic change. B) Changes in the sense of a word. C) Changes in word order. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A core concept in studying semantic change. 46. What is the definition of a speech act? A) It is an action performed by means of language. B) It is an action performed by means of transportation. C) The act of causing an effect in an audience by means of language. D) It is the performance of an utterance, and is one of the types of force, in addition to illocutionary act and perlocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an action performed by means of language. 47. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."This is an example of ..... A) Ethical utterance. B) Performative utterance. C) Constative utterance. D) Phatic utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethical utterance. 48. This consists of eye movements used to convey meaning. A) Oculesics. B) Context. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oculesics. 49. Presupposition is an assumption by a speaker/writer about what is true or already known by the listener/reader A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. He is not playing well as usual is a type of presupposition A) Lexical presupposition. B) Factive. C) Both. D) Non of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lexical presupposition. 51. This is defined by Van Valin Jr. (2001) as "how sentences are constructed, and users of human languages employ a striking variety of possible arrangements of the elements in sentences." A) Written Language Syntax. B) Oral Language Pronunciation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Language Syntax. 52. "I'm afraid I can't give you that information." This is an example of ..... A) Jumping ship. B) A violation of the Maxim of Quantity. C) Bailing out. D) Opting out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opting out. 53. "No, no, no; you must have not heard me well:he does not live here anymore!"This is an example of ..... A) Reference. B) Repetition. C) Exclamation. D) Substitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 54. It is the study of meaning which is related to the speech situation. A) Semantics. B) Communication. C) Speech acts. D) Pragmatics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pragmatics. 55. This type of context relates to the social variables that also convey politeness, indirectness, and other cross-cultural topics. A) Political correctness. B) Cultural context. C) Pragmatics. D) Semantics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural context. 56. What is the main function of indirect speech acts in communication? A) To carry out actions like expressing regret or salutation. B) To express personal opinions or facts. C) To convey additional meanings beyond the literal words. D) To emphasize the exact words used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convey additional meanings beyond the literal words. 57. Speech acts are communicative acts that convey an intended language function. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Is it okay if I leave the meeting a bit early today? A) Checking. B) Complaints. C) Offers. D) Requests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Requests. 59. What type of statement:If you don't put your seat belt on, I will not talk to you again. A) Illocutionary Act. B) Nonliteral Locutionary Act. C) Implicature. D) Literal Locutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonliteral Locutionary Act. 60. A speech act can be divided into ..... different smaller acts: A) Two. B) Four. C) One. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 1Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 3Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 4Conversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills QuizImplicature Exercises QuizMaxims Of Conversation QuizPoliteness And Face Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books