LLP_W7

Pragmatics is:

• the study of doing things in a sensible and practical way

• the study of the sound system of language

• the study of language use in context

The indefinite article “a” refers to a singular count noun:

• that is new and not yet shared

• that refers to an entity whose specific identity doesn’t matter

• that has already been introduced

• a and b

• b and c

The definite article “the” refers to a singular count noun:

• that is new and not yet shared

• that has only one possible referent

• that has already been introduced

• a and b

• b and c

The term for the specifying function of words whose denotation changes with discourse context is:

• pragmatics

• deixis

• reference

"She told him to be nice to these children” illustrates deixis relating to:

• person

• time

• place

"The linguistics test is next week” illustrates deixis relating to:

• person

• time

• place

Choosing between “The baby slept”, “This one slept”, and “She slept” requires knowledge of:

• constituency

• inflection and derivation

• information structure

Which of the following is an accessibility feature?

• prior mention (new vs. given)

• joint attention (unattended vs. attended)

• physical presence (absent vs. present)

• all of the above

• none of the above

Which of the following is NOT a conversational maxim?

• maxim of matter

• maxim of quantity

• maxim of quality

• maxim of relevance

Q: “What’s your favorite subject in school?” A: “Sleep!” is an violation of the:

• maxim of matter

• maxim of quantity

• maxim of quality

• maxim of relevance