theory - chapter 3

Word order in English has a pragmatic function.

• True

• False

English subject pronouns have a grammatical function.

• True

• False

“O chocolate comeu a Maria”.( Chocolate was eaten by Mary)

Which word is the subject of this Spanish sentence?

• O chocolate

• comeu

• a Maria

These two sentences have the same meaning.

• True

• False

The non-linguistic context in pragmatics includes what?

• function, audience, motive, medium, place, and time.

• function, participants, attitude, medium, inference procedures, place, and time.

• participants, the relationships of the participants, attitudes and emotions, inferencing procedures, culture, and word knowledge.

• participants, the relationships of the participants, motive, medium, culture, and word knowledge.

Pragmatics contributes to a better understanding of the role of e__________ in translation.

In most situations, some degree of equivalence will have to be modified in favor of a more important requirement for the target text.

• True

• False

“Your room is such a mess, I can't stand it.”- the mother said to the son.

What is the illocutionary act of the mother’s statement?

• a command

• an inform

• a declaration

• a suggestion

Locutionary act is made up of the linguistic form of the sentence.

• True

• False

Mr A: “The soup is so delicious, why don’t you have some more?”

    Mr B: 

Choose the correct perlocutionary act of Mr B

• Mr B scoops up more soup

• “Because i’m full”