Language Philosophy

Which one is not the definition of speech act theory?

• an act of oral communication from a grunt to a very long conversation

• indicate that an utterance can have the same impact as an action

• actions performed by utterances

• an idea we get when we exclude lies, distortion, concealment, and errors

According to Austin and Searle established that whenever we say something three simultaneous acts are performed. Which one is it?

• Illocutionary Act

• Locutionary Act

• Perlocutionary Act

• All correct

What is meant by the theory of truth?

• The theory of truth is a philosophical framework that aims to provide an understanding of the concept of truth. These theories attempt to explain what it means for a statement or proposition to be true and explore the nature of truth itself.

• The theory of truth is a philosophical framework that aims to provide ambiguity to the concept of truth. These theories attempt to confuse what it means for a statement or proposition to be true and explore the nature of truth itself.

• The theory of truth is a philosophical framework that aims not to provide an understanding of the concept of truth. These theories attempt to explain what it means for a statement or proposition to be true and explore the nature of truth itself.

Which of the following are characteristics of a theory of truth?

• universal

• eternal

• according to true reality

• everything is correct

“Rita fell off her bicycle. with the fact that Rita hit the sidewalk.”

Based on the sentence below, what theory of truth does this sentence belong to?

• Correspondence

• Coherence

• Pragmatic

• Deflationary

According to Halliday's SFG, what is the role of language in communication?

• To convey information

• To express emotions

• To negotiate social relationships

• All of them

What is the primary focus of Systemic-Functional Grammar (SFG) developed by Michael Halliday?

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Function and meaning

Which metafunction in Michael Halliday's Systemic-Functional Grammar (SFG) is utilized to discuss events, states, and entities in the world, and involves the analysis of processes, participants, and circumstances?

• Textual metafunction

• Interpersonal metafunction

• Ideational metafunction

• Register metafunction

Which was lingustic in its outset and all the time concerned at some level with linguistic meaning?

• Phonology

• European Structuralism

• American Structuralism

Which did tend to ignore meaning and focus linguistic form, while also in general maintaining so-called linguistic relativity?

• Structuralism

• American Structuralism

• European Structuralism

• Phonology