Pragmatics

Which type of deixis refers to words that indicate time-related expressions?

• a) Person deixis
  

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  b) Temporal deixis
  

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  b) Temporal deixis
  

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  b) Temporal deixis
  

Which of the following is an example of place deixis?

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  a) "She will arrive tomorrow."
  

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  b) "I will meet you at the station."
  

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  c) "I am the one who called you."
  

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  d) "This book is amazing."

Which deictic expression refers to the speaker, hearer, or other participants in the conversation?

• a) Discourse deixis
  

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  b) Person deixis
  

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  c) Temporal deixis
  

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  d) Social deixis

What type of deixis deals with the structure of the discourse itself and organizes speech acts?

• a) Temporal deixis
  

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  b) Person deixis
  

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  c) Discourse deixis
  

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  d) Social deixis

Which of the following is an example of social deixis?

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  a) "Could you give me that, please?"
  

• b) "I will be there in an hour."
  

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  c) "The meeting will take place here."
  

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  d) "This is my favorite show."

Discourse deixis helps in organizing the conversation and referring to parts of the discourse.

• True

• False

Temporal deixis refers to expressions like "here", "there", and "over there".

• True

• False

Person deixis involves references to people, often using pronouns such as "I", "you", and "they".

• True

• False

Social deixis includes the use of formal and informal terms like "Sir" or "buddy".

• True

• False

• Place deixis is concerned with the location of objects and people relative to the speaker.

• True

• False