Ngữ dụng học Chapter 5

Choose the answer that best reflects the intended meaning conveyed through conversational implicature.

Hafne: "Is this movie any good?"

Nhonho: "Well, it won't win any Oscars..."

• Nhonho loved the movie.

• Nhonho thought the movie was just okay.

• Nhonho hated the movie.

• Nhonho wanted the movie to win Oscars.

What maxim requirement did hnant32’s sentence violate?

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hnant32: I did English homework.

• quality

• manner

• quantity

• relation

What is the purpose of using hedges in conversation?

• To express complete certainty

• To assert dominance in conversation

• To indicate potential uncertainty or hesitation

• To confuse the listener

Hafne: "I guess we could possibly go to the beach tomorrow, if the weather holds up."

Which maxim is this hedge for?

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Manner

• Maxim of Relation

Which word has scalar implicatures in this sentence: “John bought some of the books.”

• A. John

• B. some

• C. books

• D. the

Occasionally, Seldomly, Never are values from the scale of _________.

• quality

• quantity

• frequency

• certainty

“I have already submitted all my assignments —wait, I've only finished most of them”.

By saying “most”, which word with scalar implicatures is canceled?

• assignments

• already

• them

•  all

What conversational implicatures we can infer from the sentence: “ She gave him the key and he opened the door.”

• 1. She gave him the key and she opened the door.

• 1. He opened the door without a key.

• 1. She gave him the key and then he used the key to open the door.

• He opened the door before she gave him a key.

What does the expression of the sentence imply: “ John walked into a house yesterday and saw a tortoise.”

• 1. John walked into a house and saw his tortoise.

• 1. John saw a tortoise in his house

• The house and the tortoise are not John’s.

• John saw his tortoise when he walked into his house.