week 1

4 main concerns of Pragmatics:

Phân biệt Syntax, Semantics và Pragmatics

What is the primary focus of pragmatics?

• The analysis of individual word meanings

• The study of speaker meaning and interpretation in context

  
  

• The exploration of phonetics and phonology

• The study of linguistic syntax

Which term best describes pragmatics' concern with what is implied but not explicitly stated in communication?

• Linguistic semantics

• Contextual linguistics

• Pragmatics of distance

• Investigation of invisible meaning

  
  

In what way does pragmatics examine the influence of context on communication?

• It focuses on the grammatical structure of sentences.

• It investigates how context shapes the interpretation of utterances.

• It studies the meaning of individual words in isolation

• It analyzes the pronunciation of words.

What does "closeness" in communication imply?

• Shared experiences and relative distance

  
  

• Linguistic complexity

• Physical proximity only

• Social relationships only

What does pragmatics study in terms of relative distance in communication?

• The emotional connection between speakers

• Conceptual distances within a conversation

• Geographical distances between speakers

• The physical proximity of speakers