Linguistics B: Week 12 Revision!

Set 1

100

State the verb element in:

The man walked his dog 

walked (SVO)

200

In the following example, which of Grice's Maxims in being defied?

Failure to tell the truth and provide accurate facts

Quality

300

Is the following an example of a direct or indirect speech act?

“Stop where you are and put your hands on your head”

Direct speech act (where the clause type matches the function of the speech act)

[Imperative/Command clause construction + function to command]

400

According to the IPA, how would the following word be pronounced? What does the /ˈ/ symbol tell us?

/ɪnˈsʌlt / 

(Dont insult me)

Set 2

100

Which subsystem of language is MOST concerned with conversational rules and social communication?

A. Syntax
B. Pragmatics
C. Morphology
D. Orthography

B- Pragmatics

200

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between oral language and literacy?

A. Literacy develops independently from oral language
B. Oral language provides an important foundation for literacy development
C. Reading primarily depends on visual memory only
D. Pragmatics is unrelated to literacy

B- Oral language provides an important foundation for literacy developmen

300

Draw the syntax tree for the following sentence:

Babies recognise their parents

np     vp

n        v np

              det n 

(Clause elements: SVO)                 

400

Identify the Clause, Phrase and Word LARSP codes in:

Where my mummy?

Clause= QX

Phrase= DN

Word= -

Set 3

100

What are phonemes and allophones?

-Phonemes: the smallest units of sound in a language

-Allophones: the variations of a single phoneme in speech

200

What is the clause structure of the sentence:

The boy is kicking the ball outside

subject-verb-object-adverb (SVOA)

300

Grices' Maxims refers to what?

A. the grammatical rules governing sentence structure in English

B. a theory explaining how speakers cooperate to create meaningful and effective conversation

C. the developmental stages of children’s phonological acquisition

D. the relationship between written language and literacy development

How people cooperate to create meaningful and effective conversational. The conversation principle stipulates 4 specific maxims (rules): Quality, Quantity, Relation, Manner

400

What is the LARSP Clause code for the following sentence, and what stage of the LARSP chart would it be found:

Mummy sleeping

SV; Stage II