HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF TEXT LINGUISTIC

Is text linguistics known as discourse analysis?

• T

• F

Which one focuses on investigating the use of language in larger communication units, including conversations, written texts, and spoken discourse?

• Structuralism

• Functional linguistics

• Transformational Generative Grammar

• Discourse Analysis

Is linguistics a branch of linguistics that focuses on the study of written texts, spoken or signed texts?

• T

• F

How does text linguistics aid in the field of translation?

• By teaching translators new languages.

• By providing a framework for understanding and analyzing texts.

• By offering guidelines for writing source texts.

• By automating the translation process.

In what ways does text linguistics help with text analysis in translation?

• By providing a list of new vocabulary words.

• By teaching translators grammar rules.

• By helping translators analyze text structure, coherence, and cohesion.

• By creating linguistic puzzles for translators to solve.

The study of the text linguistics has given a great contribution to:

• The study of texts and also to variety of texts.

• The analysis of utterances as social interaction.

• The study of how language is used in context.

• The study of language as a structure.

What are the primary components of the division in three directions presented by Viehweger in text linguistics?

• Semantic and thematic units of text.

• Phonetics, syntax, and semantics.

• Verbs, nouns, and adjectives.

• Punctuation, grammar, and style.

What is the primary focus of a text grammar, as mentioned in the text?

• It focuses on the grammatical structures of individual words.

• It is primarily concerned with phonetic elements.

• It covers the grammatical structures of texts.

• It is related to Chomsky's approach to linguistics.

How does text linguistics differ from text grammar?

• Text linguistics emphasizes word-level analysis, while text grammar focuses on discourse.

• Text linguistics involves the properties of textuality and describes how texts can be understood, while text grammar covers grammatical structures of texts.

• Text linguistics only concerns written texts, while text grammar covers both written and spoken language.

• Text linguistics is entirely unrelated to Chomsky's linguistic approach.

What is the primary focus of discourse analysis, as mentioned in the text?

• Analyzing individual words and their meanings in a text.

• Exploring the phonological features of speech.

• Conducting a deep analysis of the grammatical structures of written texts.

• Analyzing utterances as a form of social interaction, and written text.