Spoken Language theories

Who is associated with the concept of Power in linguistics?

• Wareing

• Grice

• Giles

• Brown and Levinson

Which theorist is known for the Maxims of Quantity?

• Irving Goffman

• J.L Austen

• Grice

• Robin Lakoff

What theory is Giles known for?

• Face threatening acts

• Accommodation theory

• Perlocutionary acts

• Avoidance in social interactions

Brown and Levinson expanded on which theorist's work?

• J.L Austen

• Wareing

• Robin Lakoff

• Irving Goffman

Who is associated with Perlocutionary acts?

• J.L Austen

• Grice

• Brown and Levinson

• Giles

Which theorist is known for the concept of Face threatening acts?

• Brown and Levinson

• Grice

• J.L Austen

• Wareing

What is the main focus of Robin Lakoff's work in linguistics?

• Accommodation theory

• Politeness theory

• Speech act theory

• Maxims of conversation

Who introduced the concept of 'Speech Acts'?

• Brown and Levinson

• Grice

• J.L Austen

• Irving Goffman