Pragmatics

For the following indirect speech acts of the utterance

" I would appreciate it if you could do the dishes"

Name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance .

• directive

• expressive

• commissive

• representative

For the following indirect speech acts of utterance

" I would appreciate it if you could do the dishes"

write out the implicit speech act

• I command that you do the dishes

• I request that you do the dishes

• I persuade that you do the dishes

• I refuse that you do the dishes

For the following indirect speech acts of the utterance

"You’re welcome to come to my party next week"

name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance

• representative

• directive

• commisive

• expressive

For the following indirect speech acts of the utterance

"You’re welcome to come to my party next week"

write out the implicit speech act of the utterance

• I promise to welcome to come to my party next week

• I refuse to welcome to come to my party next week

• I order to welcome to come to my party next week

• I commend to welcome to come to my party next week

For the following indirect speech acts of utterance

"It's obvious that Bill is going to be late for his interview"

name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance

• commisive

• declative

• representative

• directive

For the following indirect speech acts of utterance

"It's obvious that Bill is going to be late for his interview"

write out the implicit speech act of the utterance

• I believe that Bill is going to be late for his interview

• I promise that Bill is going to be late for his interview

• I command that Bill is going to be late for his interview

• I refuse that Bill is going to be late for his interview

a. Can I borrow your Shakespeare?

b.Yeah, it 's over there on the table.

the infered reference " Shakespeare" would be...

• book

• person

• a writer

• place

a. Where is the cheese sandwich sitting?

b.He's over there by the window.

The infered referent would be...

• thing

• person

• place

• writer

A woman says to someone next to her at the grocery store, “It’s going to be a very windy day.”

name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance ...

• declarative

• representative

• expressive

• directive

A buyer says to a seller, “I agree with your terms"

name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance ...

• declarative

• directive

• expressive

• commisive