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Semantics and Pragmatics Final
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceStudy of meaning in language.MorphologySemanticsPragmaticsSyntax
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe study of how context contributes to meaning in language.MorphologySemanticsPragmaticsSyntax
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe set of other words used in same phrase or sentence.MorphemesPhonemesCo-textPhysical context
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe time and place in which we encounter a linguistic expression.Physical contextCo-textSemantic meaningAssociative meaning
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIt is an act by which a speaker (or writer) uses language to enable a listener (or reader) to identify something.InferenceSpeech actPresupositionReference
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIt is an additional information used by the listeners to connect what is said to what must be meant.InferenceSpeech actPresupositionReference
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe action performed by a speaker.InferenceSpeech actPresupositionReference
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAn assumption made by the speaker or the writer.InferenceSpeech actPresupositionReference
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSemantic meaning presented in dictionaries.ConceptualSpeech actPresupositionReference
- 10. Multiple ChoiceSemantic meaning that involves or is arbitrary.InferenceConceptualAssociativeReference
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is inference?
The process of deriving implied meanings
The process of signaling attitude
The concept of how all communication relies on presenting a 'face'
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What is irony?
Using language to signal attitude other than what has been literally said.
Using words that are context bound.
A mixture of vague language and humour.
The process of deriving implied meanings.
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What is Deixis?
A word that is quite hard to spell
An implied meaning that has to be inferred as a result of a conversational maxim being broken.
Words that are context bound where meaning depends on who is being referred to, where something is happening or when something is happening.
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Speech Acts
Using paralinguistic features when speaking.
Communicative acts that carry meaning beyond the words and phrases used within them, for example, apologies and promises.
The awareness of others' needs to be approved of and liked.
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Define Pragmatics
a subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning. It encompasses speech act theory, conversational implicature, talk in interaction and other approaches to language behavior in philosophy, sociology, linguistics and anthropology.
features that appear when we put sounds together in connected speech. It is as important to teach learners .......... features as successful communication depends as much on intonation, stress and rhythm as on the correct pronunciation of sounds.
Some definitions limit this to verbal communication that is not words. Body language, gestures, facial expressions, tone and pitch of voice are all examples of...........
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Yes or No, You are in the middle of an open field of beautifully colored, pleasantly smelling, edible wildflowers. You've just picked one and are now munching on it. You feel you are being watched. You gesture a universal sign of "I won't hurt you, unless you try to hurt me." while turning around.
Is pragmatics involved in your situation?
Yes
No
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True or False, The relation between a linguistic expression and its expresser is a part of pragmatics.
True
False
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Say you are in line at a store to pay for your purchases. The cashier asks, 'How are you today?' Do you immediately go into an in-depth account of your health issues, varying mood, relationship status, and everything else going on in your life?
Yes - definitely
No - of course not!
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Many times you can see pragmatics working when there is an ambiguous meaning - vague or unclear, idea or sentence. As always, the situation will make the ambiguous wording clear. For example, imagine you are at the airport, and you have already checked in your luggage. Then you approach the escalator and see a sign that reads, 'Luggage must be carried on the escalator.' Does this mean that you must return to the counter and get your luggage back so you can carry it on the escalator?
Yes
No
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Define what is maxims
perform act by using language
verbs denote purely linguistic actions
they perform their functions in a direct and literal manner
principle guiding the conversational interactions of both speakers and hearers
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direct speech acts
underlying assumption that must be satisfied in order for an utterance to make sense or for it to be debatable
the speaker presupposes that that thing or person exists in order to be able to say something about it
probably the opposite of direct speech acts
they perform their functions in a direct and literal manner
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what is the difference between Semantics and Pragmatics?
Is the branch of linguistics concerned with the meaning of words and their meaning within sentences. It looks at the same words and their meaning, but pragmatics also considers context.
Deictic expressions depend on the speaker and hearer sharing the same spatial context, in face-to face spoken interaction.
In contrast to now, the distal expression then applies to both past and future time relative to the speaker’s present time.
The interpretation of any utterance with the word BUT will imply an implicature of CONTRAST and with AND an ADDITION.
- 23. Multiple Choice
The Co-operative Principle is also known as...
Paul's Rules
Grice's Maxims
turn-taking
topic shifting
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What is irony?
rain on your wedding day
a free ride when you've already paid
the good advice that you just didn't take
saying the opposite of what you really mean
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the act of meaning, implying, or suggesting one thing by saying something else.
implicatures
presupposition
politeness
speech act
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