Pragmatics and discourse

Choose all types of context:

• background knowledge

• situational

• endoforic

• linguistic

___ is a complex of factors which are additional to the conceptual meaning of the words that are being spoken or written

___ is the use of language to communicate in speech or writing; discussion or debate

Choose all the characteristics of the spoken discourse:

• Dynamic pace of conversation

• Static, permanent

• use of non-verbals

• use of punctuations

If the referring expression points to the referent in the context, it is known as ___

To point to things (it, this, these boxes) and people (him, them, those idiots) refers to ___ deixis

___ is additional information used by a listener/reader to create a connection between what is said and what must be meant

Define a type of reference: Look at the plane. It is coming in to land.

• anaphoric

• cataphoric

___ is dependent on the context outside the text.

Fill in the gap: __________ is the study of “invisible” meaning, or how we recognize

what is meant even when it isn’t actually said or written