Pragmatic Inference Quiz 5 (9 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. What is the least direct way to ask to borrow a pencil?

Correct Answer: D) "I forgot to bring a pencil.".

2. The time and place in which we encounter a linguistic expression.

Correct Answer: A) Physical context.

3. Using words such as now or tomorrow as a way of "pointing" to a time with language

Correct Answer: C) Temporal deixis.

4. An assumption by a speaker/writer about what is true or already known by the listener/reader

Correct Answer: D) Presupposition.

5. Is pragmatic similar to syntax and semantic?

Correct Answer: B) False.

6. The expression which is used to maintain reference to something or someone already mentioned is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Anaphoric reference.

7. Additional information used by a listener/reader to create a connection between what is said and what must be meant

Correct Answer: A) Inference.

8. What is a misconception we used to think about children's conversations?

Correct Answer: A) They are non-communicative.

9. "I will join you THIS EVENING" . THIS EVENING is:

Correct Answer: B) Temporal deixis.