This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Pragmatic Markers In Conversation – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Understanding pragmatics depends on A) Spelling. B) Context. C) Grammar. D) Format. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context. 4. 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. 5. Nonliteral Locutionary Act A) When what is said is exactly what is meant. B) When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said. C) When what is said is exaggerated. D) When what is said is ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said. 6. Which answer is not a semantic changes A) Generalization. B) Specialization. C) Amelioration. D) Cognate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognate. 7. (Before leaving the house)Monica:Got the keys?Rachel:Okay.The question in bold can be describe as a ..... A) Request. B) Complaint. C) Invitation. D) Advertising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Request. 8. 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. 9. Which is NOT an area of pragmatics? A) The study of speaker meaning. B) The study of contextual meaning. C) The study of expression of relative distance. D) The study of how words can be combined into sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of how words can be combined into sentences. 10. 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) Failure. B) Error. C) Mistake. D) Infringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infringing. 11. "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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Define the term 'speech act' in the context of pragmatics. A) A speech act is an utterance that performs an action in communication, reflecting the speaker's intention. B) A speech act is a type of grammatical structure in a language. C) A speech act is an expression of a speaker's emotional state. D) A speech act refers to the physical act of speaking aloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A speech act is an utterance that performs an action in communication, reflecting the speaker's intention. 16. The relationship between the verbal expression and state of affair in the outer world as accurate regardless who produces it is concerned of A) Semantics. B) Signified. C) Pragmatics. D) Signifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semantics. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. What is implicature? A) The study of pronouns. B) The study of maxims of discourse. C) The study of how more gets communicated than is said. D) The study of speech acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of how more gets communicated than is said. 22. Explain the difference between literal and non-literal language. A) Literal language is vague; non-literal language is precise. B) Literal language uses words in their exact sense; non-literal language uses figures of speech. C) Literal language is used only in written form; non-literal language is only spoken. D) Literal language is always poetic; non-literal language is always factual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literal language uses words in their exact sense; non-literal language uses figures of speech. 23. 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. 24. What are implicatures and how do they function in conversation? A) Implicatures are the literal meanings of words used in conversation. B) Implicatures are implied meanings in conversation that convey additional information beyond the literal words used. C) Implicatures are always explicit statements in conversation. D) Implicatures refer to the grammatical rules of a language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implicatures are implied meanings in conversation that convey additional information beyond the literal words used. 25. 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) Ellipsis. C) Co-text. D) Communicative situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Co-text. ← 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 7Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 8Pragmatic Markers In Conversation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books