Pragmatics

What are presuppostions in "That her pet turtle ran away made Emily very sad."

(more than 1 correct answer)

• Emily has a pet turtle.

• Emily doesn't have a pet turtle.

• Emily's pet turtle ran away.

• Emily's turtle is sleeping.

Which is a performative sentence?

(more than 1 correct answer)

• I testify that she met the agent.

• We promise to leave early.

• I swear i didn't do it.

• He bet her $2,500 that Romney would win.

Polonius: What do you read, my lord?

Hamlet: Words, words, words.

According to the dialogue which Maxim did Hamlet violate?

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Manner

Jack: Did you make a doctor’s appointment?

Laura: Their line was busy.

What is the conversational implicature between Jack and Laura?

• Laura is busy.

• The doctor is busy.

• Laura didn't make an appointment.

Jack: Do you have the play tickets?

Laura: Didn’t I give them to you?

What is the conversational implicature between Jack and Laura?

• I (Laura) don't have the tickets.

• I (Laura) do have the tickets.

• Jack bought the tickets.

Situational context means anything non-linguistic,

which context below is this type of context?

• John wrote himself a letter.

• It seems that the man loves the woman.

• Oh no! He went that way! Did you see?

• Shana likes chocolate. She thinks it is the perfect food.

About the restriction on “reflexive pronoun”, which statement is true?

(More than 1 correct answer)

• Requires another NP—an antecedent in the sentence.

• The antecedent must precede the reflexive pronoun.

• There can’t be another NP in between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent.

• The reflexive pronoun must precede the antecedent.

   

“Anything that has been uttered in the discourse prior to or along with the pronoun”, which type of context is it?

• Situational context

• Linguistic context

• Reflexive context

• None of the above