Pragmatics Quiz

What is the main focus of pragmatics?

• The study of sentence structure

• The study of language acquisition in children

• The study of how context influences the interpretation of language.

• The study of phonetics and phonology

Which aspect of communication do speech acts contribute to?

• Pragmatics
• Syntax

• Semantics

• Morphology

What is the function of declarations as speech acts?

• They express feelings or attitudes.

• They commit the speaker to a future course of action.

• They change the external world simply by being uttered.

• They convey information or make claims about the world.

Which field of linguistics analyses how context influences the interpretation of language?

• Pragmatics
• Syntax

• Semantics

• Morphology

Which type of speech act involves getting someone to do something?

• Assertives

• Expressives

• Declaratives

• Directives

Which speech act type involves expressing feelings or attitudes?

• Assertives

• Expressives

• Declaratives

• Directives

True or False: Pragmatics only focuses on the literal meaning of words.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a type of speech act?

• Assertives

• Directives

• Interjections

• Expressives

What is the main focus of pragmatics?

• The study of sentence structure

• The study of language acquisition in children

• The study of how context influences the interpretation of language

• The study of phonetics and phonology

Which speech act type commits the speaker to a future course of action?

• Assertives

• Commissives

• Declaratives

• Directives