ESL101- CHAPTER 14: ANALYSING DISCOURSE

What is pragmatics concerned with in language study?

• Language structure

• Language use in context
  

• Language history

• Language acquisition

How does politeness theory contribute to sociolinguistic analysis?

• It focuses on grammatical rules

• It examines language variation

• It explores how people use language to maintain social harmony

• It studies the origins of languages

Which linguist is associated with the development of politeness theory?

• Noam Chomsky

• William Labov

•  Robin Lakoff

  
  

• Penelope Brown and Stephen Levinson

  
  

In politeness theory, what are the two main strategies for achieving politeness?

• Directness and indirectness

• Formality and informality

• Simplicity and complexity

• Assertion and hedging

How does sociolinguistic research benefit from incorporating politeness theory into discourse analysis?

•  It helps understand how power dynamics shape language use

  
  

•  It primarily focuses on syntax

  
  

• It only focuses on phonetics

  
  

• It disregards social factors in language use

  
  

Politeness strategies in language can be influenced by

• Cultural norms

• Gender differences

• Social status

• All of the above

What are Grice's conversational maxims?

•  Honesty, Humor, Sarcasm, Respect

• Quantity, Quality, Relation, Manner

  
  

• Clarity, Brevity, Relevance, Formality

  
  

Politeness strategies in language can be influenced by:

• Cultural norms

  
  

•  Gender differences

  
  

• Social status

•  All of the above

  
  

1. Which theory of politeness emphasizes the importance of positive and negative face?

• Politeness theory

• Speech acts theory

•  Face-threatening acts

1. The basic cooperative principle proposed by Grice includes all of the following . EXCEPT:

• Sincerity

  
  

• Relevance

  
  

• Clarity

  
  

• Conciseness.