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Pragmatics is the study of how meaning and syntax are
related in a language.
A. True
B. False
This rule says that you must be relevant in the
conversation.
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Make your contribution as informative as is required.
Do not make your contribution more informative than is
required.
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Do not say what you believe to be false.
Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence.
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Background knowledge shared by the speaker and the hearer.
A. Physical context
B. Epistemic context
C. Linguistic context
D. Social context
The social relationship and setting of the speakers and the
hearers.
A. Physical context
B. Epistemic context
C. Linguistic context
D. Social context
The utterances previous to the utterances under consideration.
A. Physical context
B. Epistemic context
C. Linguistic context
D. Social context
Where the conversation takes place, what objects are
present, and what actions are taking place.
A. Physical context
B. Epistemic context
C. Linguistic context
D. Social context
Please take out the garbage.
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
I don’t know if John married Helen.
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
Did John Marry Helen?
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
I would like to know if John Married Helen.
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
I ask you whether John Married Helen.
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
Do you know if John married Helen?
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
I request you to take out the garbage.
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
The garbage isn’t out yet.
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
Could you take out the garbage?
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
Would you mind taking out the garbage?
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
How many times do I have to tell you to clean the
office?
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
I would like for you to take out the garbage.
A. Direct speech act
B. Indirect speech act
Exercise # 2
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answer.
[Sentence Type] What is the structure and word order of
the following sentence?
How many times do I have to tell you to clean your room?
A). Declarative:
B). Interrogative:
C). Imperative:
[Sentence Type] What is the structure and word order of
the following sentence?
Who is that man over there?
A). Declarative:
B). Interrogative:
C). Imperative:
[Sentence Type] What is the structure and word order of
the following sentence?
Could you lift 200 pounds?
A). Declarative:
B). Interrogative:
C). Imperative:
What type of speech act is the following sentence?
How many times do I have to tell you to clean your room?
A). Assertion
B). Question
C). Directive
What type of speech act is the following sentence?
Who is that man over there?
A). Assertion:
B). Question:
C). Directive:
What type of speech act is the following sentence?
Could you lift 200 pounds?
A). Assertion:
B). Question:
C). Directive:
Classify this sentence: sentence type, speech act, and
direct or indirect (only choose three answers).
That sure looks like a good candy bar. [Tom says to
his friend George during lunch]
A. Declarative:
B. Interrogative:
C. Imperative:
D. Assertion
E. Question
F. Directive
G. Indirect
h. Direct
Classify this sentence: sentence type, speech act, and
direct or indirect (only choose three answers).
The water is too cold in the swimming pool.
[Friend says to friend in a public swimming pool]
A. Declarative:
B. Interrogative:
C. Imperative:
D. Assertion
E. Question
F. Directive
G. Indirect
H. Direct
Classify this sentence: sentence type, speech act, and
direct or indirect (only choose three answers).
It is too cold in this house. [Husband says to wife].
A. Declarative:
B. Interrogative:
C. Imperative:
D. Assertion
E. Question
F. Directive
G. Indirect
H. Direct
Classify this sentence: sentence type, speech act, and
direct or indirect (only choose three answers).
Jane says to her mother: "I wonder why Frank
(her brother) didn't come home today.
A. Declarative:
B. Interrogative:
C. Imperative:
D. Assertion
E. Question
F. Directive
G. Indirect
H. Direct
Classify this sentence: sentence type, speech act, and
direct or indirect (only choose three answers).
Can you pass the salt?
A. Declarative:
B. Interrogative:
C. Imperative:
D. Assertion
E. Question
F. Directive
G. Indirect
H. Direct
Classify this sentence: sentence type, speech act, and
direct or indirect (only choose three answers).
I noticed that the car hasn't been washed yet. [Father says
to son]
A. Declarative:
B. Interrogative:
C. Imperative:
D. Assertion
E. Question
F. Directive
G. Indirect
H. Direct
Classify this sentence: sentence type, speech act, and
direct or indirect (only choose three answers).
It sure is a beautiful day.
A. Declarative:
B. Interrogative:
C. Imperative:
D. Assertion
E. Question
F. Directive
G. Indirect
H. Direct
Which maxim is violated, thus resulting in an implicature?
Woman: Did you bring enough food for the party?
Man: I’d say that you made just the right amount-if a
couple of hundred people show up.
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Which maxim is violated, thus resulting in an implicature?
Sandy: Does Tom work right now?
Tom: Well, he goes to Riverside every weekend.
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Which maxim is violated, thus resulting in an implicature?
Susan: Are you coming to the movies tonight?
Elizabeth: Do I look like I have any free time?
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Which maxim is violated, thus resulting in an implicature?
Corey: Do you think Mary is pretty?
Jeff: Let’s just say that I wouldn’t vote for her in
the local beauty contest.
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Which maxim is violated, thus resulting in an implicature?
Laura: I don’t believe any men are coming to visit today,
Mother.
Amanda: What? Not one? You must be joking! Not one man? It
can’t be true! There must be a flood! There must have been a
tornado!
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Which maxim is violated, thus resulting in an implicature?
A: How are you today?
B: Well, my car is not working too good right now and to
tell you the truth, I don’t have very much money. In fact, I
don’t know how I’m going to pay my bills this month.
A. Maxims of Quality
B. Grice's Maxim of Relation
C. Grice's Maxim of Quantity
Which maxim is violated, thus resulting in an implicature?
James: Do I look fat?
Leslie: Have you thought about working out or joining a
health spa?