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Pragmatic Inference Quiz 4 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is the role of context in pragmatics?
2. An action in which the form used (e.g. interrogative) does not directly match the function (e.g. request) performed by a speaker with an utterance,
3. ..... express a statement. It is necessary to be an authority in that matter. A builder cannot marry a couple, but a priest can. e.g:I declare you husband and wife.
4. For the following indirect speech acts of utterance"It's obvious that Bill is going to be late for his interview"write out the implicit speech act of the utterance
5. '' A was was looking at us. He then disappeared"the subquent reference is definite or pronoun (he ..... )it is called .....
6. An action such as "promising" performed by a speaker with an utterance, either as a direct speech act or an indirect speech act
7. A woman says to someone next to her at the grocery store, "It's going to be a very windy day." name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance .....
8. The act of affectingsomeone is also known as Perlocution.
9. What is reference?
10. Fill the blank: ..... is where words are omitted because the context makes it clear what is meant.
11. What inference can the hearer draw from "Some of the students passed the exam"
12. I am sorry to bother you.Do you agree that the sentence above is a positive face?
13. Which of the following is an example of a directive?
14. A person's public self-image as described in the study of politeness
15. What does the term 'face' refer to in pragmatics?
16. Never the word or the phrase that has a presupposition. Only speakers can have presuppositions.
17. "Can you open the window, please?"this statement is .....
18. Which of the following is NOT a "speech-act"
19. Which of these is NOT a feature of pragmatics?
20. An act by which a speaker/writer uses language to enable a listener/reader to identify someone or something
21. It is an additional information used by the listeners to connect what is said to what must be meant.
22. Pragmatics also focuses on conversational ..... , which is a method of communication in which the speaker implies and the listener infers. For example, when someone is using pragmatic language, they are suggesting or hinting a meaning towards the listener who supposes the accurate intention.
23. A judge says to a happy couple, "I now pronounce you husband and wife.name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance .....
24. What is an example of non-verbal "Pragmatic Knowledge" ?
25. Children's understanding of "conversation" (i.e., norms and expectations) exceeds their understanding of the words said in a conversation.
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