G5_Pragmatics_Chap5

1. Which one is the correct statement?

• A. Implicature refers to the literal meaning of an utterance recognized by the listeners.

• B. Implicature involves the figurative meaning of an utterance.

• C. Implicature involves the speaker's intentions, not the surrounding discourse.

• D. Implicature can be determined by neither sentence meaning nor by conversational context.

2. Which one is not a characteristic of the manner maxim? 

• A. You should try and be as clear as possible.

• B. You should be brief and orderly.

• C. You should only say things you believe to be true.

  
  

• D. You should avoid obscurity or ambiguity.

  
  

3. Which type of maxim does Peter float?

Mommy: Your Highness, how much did you pay for that shirt?

Peter: Com on, mommy! I got it on sale for only $20!

(However, Peter actually paid $200 for the shirt.)

• A. Quality

• B. Quantity    

  
  

•  C. Manner 

•  D. Relation 

  
  

4. Which type of maxim does Hayden float? 

Enny: Excuse me, do you know where the toilet is? 😨

Hayden: Yes, I do. 

• A. Quality

• B. Quantity

• C. Manner

• D. Relation

5. Which type of maxim does speaker B float?

Speaker A: Do you think Max is having an affair?

Speaker B: Well, he took over management of this department last winter.

• A. Quantity

• B. Manner

•  C. Quality

• D. Relation

6. Which type of maxim does speaker B float?

Speaker A: Tell them what happened!

Speaker B: Alex saw an object or entity strongly resembling a giant bug.

• A. Manner

• B. Quantity

• C. Quality

• D. Relation

7. Which type of maxim emphasizes that “You shouldn't say things that you can't back up with evidence.”?

• A. Manner

• B. Quantity

• C. Quality

• D. Relation

8. Which type of maxim does Enny float?

Jennifer: Well, how do I look?

Enny: Your shoes are nice.

• A. Manner

• B. Quantity

• C. Quality

• D. Relation

9. Which type of maxim does speaker B float?

Speaker A: Did you hear about the alien invasion last night?

Speaker B: Oh, absolutely! I saw them landing in my backyard, and we had a tea party with them. Fantastic! 

• A. Manner

• B. Quantity

• C. Quality

• D. Relation

10. Which type of maxim does Enny float?

Hayden: How was your day?

Enny: It was... interesting. Let's just say it involved my husband’s side chick, a pan, and a blind date. Use your imagination.

• A. Manner

• B. Quantity

• C. Quality

• D. Relation