What is the nature of pragmatics?

Mid Test Introduction to Pragmatics

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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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