Pragmatics Test

The term "illocutionary force" refers to:

• the speaker's intention

• the effect upon the interlocutor

• the meaning of a sentence

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

• constative speech act

• performative speech act

• fictive speech act

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

• rude

• explicit

• primary

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

• rarely

• often

• never

"I promised I would help him" is:

• a constative

• an insincere act

• a performative

   "I dedicate this book to my wife" is:

• a performative

• a constative

• a mixed act

"Can you get me some tea?" is:

• a commissive

• an assertive

• a directive

The direction of fit of commissives is:

• world-to-word

• word-to-world

• word-to-word

"I congratulate you on winning the competition" is:

• a directive

• an assertive

• an expressive

The direction of fit of assertives is:

• word-to-word

• word-to-world

• world-to-word