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Pragmatics Test

Authored by Adina Camelia Bleotu

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The term "illocutionary force" refers to:

the speaker's intention

the effect upon the interlocutor

the meaning of a sentence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"I name this ship "Queen Elizabeth'" is an example of a:

constative speech act

performative speech act

fictive speech act

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Go there!" is a(n) ..........................performative:

rude

explicit

primary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Performatives ....................use present continuous.

rarely

often

never

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"I promised I would help him" is:

a constative

an insincere act

a performative

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

   "I dedicate this book to my wife" is:

a performative

a constative

a mixed act

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Can you get me some tea?" is:

a commissive

an assertive

a directive

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