Mid Test Introduction to Pragmatics

Mid Test Introduction to Pragmatics

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20 Qs

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Mid Test Introduction to Pragmatics

Mid Test Introduction to Pragmatics

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Quiz

English

University

Hard

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Made Ayu Purnami

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the nature of pragmatics?

Pragmatics is the study of meaning

Pragmatics is the study of how context contributes to meaning

Pragmatics is the study of how sound is produced

Pragmatics is the study of how sentences are structured

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Postulate does not mean suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Implicature is the action of implying a meaning beyond the literal sense of what is explicitly stated.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Postulate 2

Semantics is rule-governed ( grammatical ); general pragmatics is principle-controlled ( rhetorical )

True

False

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The division of labour between rules and principles can be illustrated by the passive in English. "The fly was killed by Martha"

pragmatics explains how the passive is formed, and grammar explains the conditions under which it is likely to be preferred to the corresponding active.

grammar explains how the passive is formed and the conditions under which it is likely to be preferred to the corresponding active.

pragmatics explains how the passive is formed and the conditions under which it is likely to be preferred to the corresponding active.

grammar explains how the passive is formed, pragmatics explains the conditions under which it is likely to be preferred to the corresponding active.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Postulate 1

The semantic representation (or logical form) of an utterance is similar from its pragmatic interpretation

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously" was composed by ..........

Geoffrey Leech

Halliday

Noam Chomsky

Paul Grice

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