Pragmatics

Define Pragmatics

• The study of how language is affected by the context in which it occurs.

• The study of language

• The study of sounds

Define Literal Locutionary act

• When what is said is exactly what is meant. 

• When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said.

Nonliteral Locutionary Act:

• When what is said is exactly what is meant. 

• When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said.

What type of statement:
If you don't put your seat belt on, I will not talk to you again. 

• Nonliteral Locutionary Act

• Literal Locutionary act

Define Implicature

• Implying a meaning beyond the literal purpose of what is explicitly stated.

• literally stating a meaning 

Define Illocutionary Act:

• what is said classified into: representative, directive, question, commisive, expressive and declaration

• what is done classified into: representative, directive, question, commisive, expressive and declaration

Conversational Maxims:

• Speaking in a conversation with maximum enthusiasm 

• A "Cooperative Principle" that states that all participants of the conversation are cooperating, or contributing these conversational maxims: quantity, quality, relation and manner

• Joined in a conversation allowing all participants to contribute

Expressed locutionary act statement ________

• Contains all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved

• Does not contain all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved

Which of these is NOT a feature of pragmatics?

• cultural references

• use of humour and irony

• assumptions about audiences

• implication and inference

• cohesion

The Co-operative Principle is also known as...

• Paul's Rules

• Grice's Maxims

• turn-taking

• topic shifting