Discourse Analysis Quiz

Discourse analysis primarily focuses on:

• The structure of individual sentences.

• The meaning of words in isolation.

• How language is used in context and interaction, beyond the level of individual sentences.

• The historical development of language.

Cohesion discourse refers to:

• Grammatical and lexical connections between sentences.

• The overall meaning and unity of the text.

• The speaker's intentions.

• The listener's interpretation.

Coherence in discourse refers to:

• Use of cohesive devices.

• Logical connection and flow of ideas.

• Grammatical correctness of sentences.

• Pronunciation of the speaker.

A schema is:

• Grammatical structure.

• Conventional structure of knowledge that exists in memory.

• Type of cohesive device.

• Communication strategy.

Which function in Jakobson's model relates the message to the addresser?

• Conative

• Referential

• Emotive

• Phatic

Which function in Jakobson's model focuses on the message's effect on the addressee?

• Conative

• Referential

• Emotive

• Phatic

Adjacency pairs in conversation are:

• Two grammatically identical sentences.

• Two unrelated utterances produced by the same speaker.

• Two pauses in the conversation.

• Two utterances produced by different speakers that are related and follow each other.

Insertion sequences are:

• Interruptions that disrupt the flow of conversation.

• Words that are inserted into a sentence to clarify meaning.

• Pauses that are inserted into speech to create a dramatic effect.

• Adjacency pairs that are inserted within another adjacency pair.

The Co-operative Principle proposed by H. P. Grice suggests that speakers:

• Try to be as informative as possible.

• Strive to make their contributions relevant, truthful and clear.

• Always agree with each other.

• Use complex language to impress the listeners.

Implicatures are:

• Meanings that are explicitly stated in an utterance.

• Meanings that are suggested or implied but not directly expressed.

• Grammatical rules that govern sentence structure.

• Pronunciation patterns that vary across different regions.