What is Pragmatics?
Which one of the following is NOT studied within the field of Pragmatics? (A) speech acts, (B) presuppositions, (C)politeness, (D) none of the above
(D) none of the above
Which one of the following could be considered a deictic expression? (A) this, (B) you, (C) computer, (D) A & B, (E) B & C.
(D) A & B
Mention the two kind of contexts.
Linguistic context and physical context.
What is an indirect speech act?
When a utterance is used to express an idea in a format that is not usually the one used by the speakers.
Definition of synonym.
They are two words that have similar meaning.
What is the main difference between semantics and pragmatics?
Semantics is concerned with word meaning whereas pragmatics is concerned with meaning in CONTEXT.
Explain temporal deixis.
Those used to point to a time. Examples: now, then , last week
Explain linguistic context.
The words or set of words used in the same sentence.
Definition of antonym
Words that have opposite meaning.
What is mutual knowledge? Explain it and give an example.
It is the information that the speaker and the interlocutor share that can assist in the interpretation of a given message.
What is another word for "deictic" expressions?
Deixis
Explain physical context.
The physical location where a word is written on.
What is the difference between "sentence" and "utterance"?
A sentence is an abstract theoretical entity defined within a theory of grammar, while an utterance is a fragment or sentence within a context.
What is inference? Explain it and give an example.
That which an interlocutor deduces based on grammatical, lexical, and context clues.
What is a presupposition?
An assumption made by the speaker.
Give an example where context can make a difference in understanding an expression.
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Difference between conceptual meaning and associative meaning.
Conceptual meaning is the one you find in a dictionary and associative meaning refers the concepts or ideas that word is usually associated with.
Synonyms, antonyms. homonyms, are considered.......
Lexical Relations
Grice explained that there can be "interesting discrepancies between speaker meaning (meaning-nn) and sentence meaning". Explain what he meant by this.
Surface meaning vs. deeper meaning. "I love Trump!" on the surface seems like the speaker appreciates the U.S. President. But said by someone else (in a given context), it can mean the exact opposite.
Examples of spatial deixis.
Here, there, near that.
What is an inference?
Additional information known by the listener or reader.
Agent, theme, instrument, experiencer, location, source and goal are considered.....
If you are having difficulty distinguishing an homonym from a polysemy, how can you solve your question?
Checking a dictionary.