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Speech Acts Theory Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. What does a perlocutionary act focus on?
2. An illocutionary act that brings a change in the external situation
3. You were eating delicious apples. Your friend came and asked you, "Is that sweet?" while looking at your apples. How will you respond appropriately?
4. These are the utterances that express a psychological state.
5. Suppose that a bartender utters the words: "The bar will be closed in 5 min"PERLOCUTIONARY is .....
6. Match the types of acts with their correct meaning:1. Locutionary act 2. Illocutionary act 3. Perlocutionary act A. What is done B. What is said C. The effect on the hearer
7. An illocutionary acts for getting the addressee to do something
8. Which type of speech act expresses the speaker's feelings, such as apologizing or congratulating?
9. "Can you give me a cup of tea?" . What type of illocutionary act is being used?
10. It refers to the result, consequence, or effect of what was said.
11. Which of the following is NOT a type of communicative strategy?
12. What type of speech act has an intended effect through locution and illocution?
13. A type of illocutionary act in which the speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action .....
14. "The actual act of uttering"
15. There are certain expected or appropriate circumstances for the performance of a speech act to be recognized as intended, technically known as .....
16. Perhaps we could streamline the process by implementing a new software solution.
17. A performative utterance simultaneously describes and performs the same act.
18. "Sorry, I can't decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing assignment. Let's talk next time, okay?"
19. The speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action.
20. Who proposed the speech acts?
21. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I bless the two of you. (Said by a priest during the marriage ceremony)."
22. What type of speech according to purpose is used in having audience join a local organization in an anti-pollution campaign?
23. According to Searle, which category of speech act is primarily concerned with expressing the speaker's attitudes, emotions, or psychological states?
24. Saying "I apologize for being late" primarily functions as a(n):
25. A student accidentally says the wrong date and corrects it by saying, "Sorry, I meant next Monday." This is:
26. Which of the following is a performative utterance?
27. A little boy was praying and humbly said the words "Papa Jesus, I am sorry for having offended you."
28. Could you provide more information about the new policies that were mentioned in the memo?
29. "I make the best pancakes there is!"
30. Who is the professor from the University of California, Berkeley that classified illocutionary acts into five distinct categories?
31. What is the illocutionary act for this statement, "I promise to pay you" ?
32. (3:41) "Well, I have something for you ..... with your brother." Speech act type is .....
33. Asking, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising, and begging are examples of ..... ?
34. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given example belong? "Please clean the room before you leave."
35. Which of the following is not a proponent of J.L. Austin's Speech Act Theory?
36. What is the term used for ritual pronouncements that bring about a significant change of status?
37. Alex, in bidding farewell to a friend, said "Have a safe journey, my friend."
38. Which of the following situations shows a perlocutionary act?
39. According to Cohen, which type of speech act involves asking questions?
40. Today is Monday and I am not feeling well
41. A school memo reads "All classes are suspended during the duration of the school intramural."
42. There are 3 main variables in Brown and Levinson's politeness model that can influence interpersonal variables on politeness, what are they?
43. Teacher: "I appreciate your effort in completing your assignments on time." What type of illocutionary act is this?
44. How many types of speech acts?
45. When a student says "Well, that's all for now" to end a conversation, this is:
46. Saying "You're hired!" in a job interview is what type of speech act?
47. Which strategy prevents one person from monopolizing the conversation?
48. Smoothly moving a conversation from one subject to another is called:
49. This is an action performed by means of language.
50. Smoking is not permitted in the lavatories. This sentence is an example of .....
51. It refers to utterances that express the speaker's belief of the truth.
52. He later developed speech acts into 5 classifications.
53. What category of speech act is this?"You are fired!"
54. Which of the following is an example of a directive speech act?
55. When someone asks, "How are you?" and answered with "It's raining today, " the answer violates the Maxim of:
56. Which type of utterance performs an action rather than just describing something?
57. It is the bringing about of effects on the audience by means of uttering the sentence, such effects being specialized to the circumstance of the utterance.
58. You and your sibling were playing in your room. Suddenly, your mother entered the room, and she angrily said, "It's dirty here!" What is the best way to interpret what she said?
59. Friend: "I bet you 100 pesos that it will rain today."
60. Student: "I swear I did not cheat on the exam."
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