This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Pragmatic Markers In Conversation – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What is implicature? A) The study of pronouns. B) The study of speech acts. C) The study of how more gets communicated than is said. D) The study of maxims of discourse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of how more gets communicated than is said. 5. 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 used only in written form; non-literal language is only spoken. C) Literal language is always poetic; non-literal language is always factual. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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) Reference. B) Communicative situation. C) Ellipsis. D) Co-text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Co-text. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. "the interaction behind the words uttered" belongs to ..... A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Instructionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Performative act. D) Perlocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perlocutionary act. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. "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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. "I'm afraid I can't give you that information." This is an example of ..... A) Opting out. B) Jumping ship. C) Bailing out. D) A violation of the Maxim of Quantity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opting out. 23. "No, no, no; you must have not heard me well:he does not live here anymore!"This is an example of ..... A) Reference. B) Exclamation. C) Substitution. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 24. It is the study of meaning which is related to the speech situation. A) Pragmatics. B) Communication. C) Speech acts. D) Semantics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pragmatics. 25. 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) Semantics. D) Pragmatics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural context. 26. What is the main function of indirect speech acts in communication? A) To carry out actions like expressing regret or salutation. B) To convey additional meanings beyond the literal words. C) To express personal opinions or facts. D) To emphasize the exact words used. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To convey additional meanings beyond the literal words. 27. 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. 28. Is it okay if I leave the meeting a bit early today? A) Offers. B) Checking. C) Requests. D) Complaints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Requests. 29. What type of statement:If you don't put your seat belt on, I will not talk to you again. A) Nonliteral Locutionary Act. B) Literal Locutionary act. C) Illocutionary Act. D) Implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonliteral Locutionary Act. 30. A speech act can be divided into ..... different smaller acts: A) Three. B) Two. C) One. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 1Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 2Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 3Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 5Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 6Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 7Conversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books