Intro to Semantics Review

Which of the following speech acts LACKS the felicity condition “A is bad for the hearer”?

• threatening

• apologizing

• assertion

• warning

Which of the following speech acts involves the felicity condition “A past act”?

• command

• assertion

• threat

• apology

Which of the following sentences illustrates a direct speech act?

• Would you like some tea?

• Get out!

• I want you to close the window.

• You do speak English, right?

Which of the following speech acts involves, as part of its felicity conditions (and more specifically, restrictions on propositional content), the restriction “A future act”?

• threat

• promise

• request

• all of the above

If p is F and q is T, what is the truth value of pvq

• T

• F

• we cannot know

If p is F and q is T, what is the truth value of

 $p\leftrightarrow q$  ?

• True

• False

• We cannot know

If

 $p\leftrightarrow q$  is true, can we determine the truth value of  $p\rightarrow q$  ?

• Yes, it is true.

• Yes, it is false.

• No, we cannot determine the truth value.

Which maxim is violated by B's utterance?

A: If I don’t pay the rent for two months, can my landlord kick me out?

B: Do I look like a lawyer?

• quantity

• quality

• relevance

• manner

Which maxim is violated by B's utterance?

A: What do you think of my idea?

B: I’m not crazy about it.

• quantity

• quality

• relevance

• manner

Which maxim is violated by the mother's utterance?

Mother walks into her son’s messy room and says:

Oh, this room is so neat!

• quantity

• quality

• relevance

• manner