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- 1. Multiple Choice
Tick the components of speech acts.
perlocution
illocution
locution
dislocution
- 2. Multiple Choice
A perlocution is...
the effect on a hearer.
the communicative intention.
the linguistic form.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the illocution of the following statement?
"Kids, the classroom is a mess!"
The speaker asserts that the room is untidy.
The speaker wants the hearer to clean up the room.
The hearer cleans up the room.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Determine the type of speech act of the follwing statement:
"Close the window, please!"
representative
expressive
directive
declaration
- 5. Multiple Choice
If there is a straightforward relation between form and function (locution and illocution), we talk about...
direct speech acts
indirect speech acts
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to the preparatory condition...
the hearer must be able to understand the locution.
there must be prerequisites for a succesful act.
the speaker must be sincere and willing to carry out the act.
- 7. Multiple Choice
According to the Maxim of Quality...
you should only say only what you believe to be true.
you should be sincere and unambiguous.
you should say enough, but not too much.
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