Competing definition
What is pragmatics? A) word history B) grammar rules C) meaning in use (context + intention) D) speech sounds
C) meaning in use (context + intention)
Which of the following is an example of social deixis?
A. “In the next paragraph, we will discuss person deixis.” B. “Excuse me, Professor, could you explain this point again?” C. “Turn it that way.”
B. “Excuse me, Professor, could you explain this point again?”
Which of the following best describes an illocutionary act?
a. The act of producing sounds, words, or sentences with meaning. b. The speaker’s communicative intention behind the utterance. c. The effect that an utterance has on the listener’s feelings or actions.
b. The speaker’s communicative intention behind the utterance.
In Vietnam, saying “Ăn cơm chưa?” (literally: “Have you eaten rice yet?”) is often used as a greeting, not really asking about food. Which area of pragmatics explains this cultural difference?
A. Q-Principle B. R-Principle C. Macro-pragmatics (cross-cultural communication) D. Relevance principle
C. Macro-pragmatics (cross-cultural communication)
Which pair is most accurate?
A. Broad = intention; Narrow = context
B. Broad = context; Narrow = intention + inference
C. Broad = semantics; Narrow = phonology
D. Broad = grammar; Narrow = vocabulary
B. Broad = context; Narrow = intention + inference
What is the key difference between deixis and (ana)phora? A. Deixis depends on the speech situation, while (ana)phora depends on the text itself. B. Deixis and (ana)phora are identical and interchangeable. C. Deixis is about the past, while (ana)phora is about the future.
A → Deixis = context of situation; (Ana)phora = context of text
According to Speech Act Theory (Austin & Searle), what makes a speech act successful?
a. It only needs to be grammatically correct. b. It must meet certain felicity conditions. c. It should be repeated several times for clarity.
b. It must meet certain felicity conditions.
Which property of conversational implicatures allows the speaker to cancel the meaning without contradiction?
A. Calculability B. Non-conventionality C. Cancellability
C. Cancellability