[quiz] Meeting 4_Principles and Theories of Pragmatics

Who introduced the theory of speech acts?

• Grice

• Austin

• Leech

• Halliday

Which of the following is an illocutionary act?

• Making a sound

• Asking a question

• Hearing noise

• Writing a letter

The locutionary act refers to the actual utterance.

• True

• False

The Cooperative Principle was proposed by…

• Austin

• Searle

• Grice

• Chomsky

What does the maxim of quantity refer to?

• Speak the truth

• Be clear

• Give as much information as needed

• Avoid ambiguity

According to Austin, the three types of speech acts are locutionary, ________, and perlocutionary.

Implicature is the literal meaning of a sentence.

• True

• False

What does the maxim of relevance focus on?

• Saying something polite

• Staying on topic

• Giving detailed info

• Being truthful

Which theory discusses saving face in communication?

• Relevance theory

• Politeness theory

• Speech act theory

• Deixis theory

Saying "It's cold in here" while looking at an open window implies what speech act?

• Assertion

• Question

• Request

• Declaration