Communication Theories Quiz

State and explain Grice's Maxims. Filling in the blank: Grice's Maxims refer to the four principles that govern _________________

• effective communication

• ineffective communication

• random conversation

• unstructured dialogue

Identify the maxims violated in the following statement: "I'm fine" (when the speaker is clearly not fine).

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Manner

What is Hoard Giles' Accommodation Theory? Accommodation Theory suggests that:

• speakers always converge

• speakers always diverge

• speakers adjust their speech patterns

• speakers ignore each other's speech patterns

Explain the concepts of Convergence and Divergence in spoken language and provide examples of each.

• Convergence is when speakers adjust their speech to be more like their interlocutor, while Divergence is when they emphasize differences.

• Convergence is when speakers emphasize differences in their speech, while Divergence is when they adjust their speech to be more like their interlocutor.

• Convergence and Divergence are both about adjusting speech to be more like the interlocutor.

• Convergence and Divergence are both about emphasizing differences in speech.

What are Penelope Brown's Pragmatics, Face, and Politeness Principles? Define the following: A) Positive Face B) Negative Face C) Bald on-record D) Positive Politeness E) Negative Politeness F) Off record

• B) Negative Face

• C) Bald on-record

• A) Positive Face

• D) Positive Politeness

• E) Negative Politeness

Face threatening acts can be verbal, __________, and __________. Provide examples of each.

• non-verbal

• physical

• emotional

• psychological

• visual

Look at the following dismissal phrases and sort them into examples of positive and negative politeness strategies and the reasons why. Which of the following is an example of a positive politeness strategy? A) It was good meeting you. B) I’m going to go. I’ll talk to you later. C) Alright. Anyway. Take it easy. I guess you can’t hang around much longer anyway.

• A) It was good meeting you.

• B) I’m going to go. I’ll talk to you later.

• C) Alright. Anyway. Take it easy. I guess you can’t hang around much longer anyway.

Almut Koester's research highlights the importance of which type of talk?

• Phatic Talk

• Informative Talk

• Persuasive Talk

• Directive Talk

Which of the following is an example of a simple basic exchange between two speakers where phatic talk is used?

• A: Hi, how are you? B: I'm good, thanks!

• A: What is the capital of France? B: Paris.

• A: Can you help me with this math problem? B: Sure, let me see.

• A: What time is it? B: It's 3 PM.

Which of the following defines Pragmatics?

• A) The study of language in use and the contexts in which it is used

• B) The process of coming together or becoming similar

• C) A group of people involved in and communicating about a particular topic

• D) Communication that serves a social function, such as small talk