Pragmatics_Chapter6-7-8

What does Functional Sentence Perspective (FSP) focus on?

• The emotional tone of a sentence

• Organizing information into known and new parts

• The number of clauses in a sentence

• The speaker’s attitude toward grammar

Which sentence uses marked word order for emphasis?

• I went to the store yesterday.

• The dog chased the cat.

• Only after the storm did the sun come out.

• They studied all night.

Which sentence shows theme–rheme structure?

• She is very talented, and her painting won the contest.

• The contest was hard, but someone won.

• Did she really win that?

• There was a contest.

What does epistemic modality express?

• Command or obligation

• Uncertainty or degrees of certainty

• Tense and aspect

• Speech act intention

Which sentence includes a stance marker?

• She opened the window.

• She definitely opened the window.

• The window was opened.

• Window opening occurred.

Which word shows place deixis?

• Now

• You

• Here

• Doctor

Which is an example of social deixis?

• Tomorrow

• There

• Sir

• Quickly

Which of the following is a pragmatic marker?

• Actually

• Book

• Window

• Strong

What are contextualization cues?

• Words that describe objects in detail

• Cues that guide interpretation like tone or pacing

• Synonyms in a sentence

• Structural grammar rules

Which of the following is NOT a contextualization cue?

• Intonation

• Pausing

• Vocabulary choice

• Pitch