Finals - Expanded Pragmatics Quiz

Which of the following is a speech act with illocutionary force?

• 'I promise to help you tomorrow.'

• 'Tomorrow is Saturday.'

• 'What time is it?'

• 'The book is red.'

True or False: Perlocutionary acts always match the speakers intention.

• True

• False

Which Gricean maxim is being flouted in this sentence: 'Well, someone left the dishes... again'?

• Quantity

• Relevance

• Manner

• Quality

Which example best shows sociopragmatic failure?

• Using 'Could you...' instead of 'Please...'

• Saying 'Shut up' to a professor because it's common in your L1

• Using 'the' when 'a' is needed

• Pronouncing 'think' as 'sink'

Which of these are typical components of Brown & Levinsons politeness theory? (Choose all that apply)

• Social distance

• Grammar complexity

• Power dynamics

• Degree of imposition

Deictic expressions rely on _______ to be understood.

Which of the following is an example of grammaticalization?

• 'Will' changing from intention to future marker

• 'Salt' meaning both flavor and mineral

• 'Run' used metaphorically

• 'May' used for politeness

True or False: A Discourse Completion Task (DCT) asks learners to complete a conversation based on context.

• True

• False

Which concept involves speaker attitude and modality in their utterance?

• Deixis

• Stance

• Presupposition

• Disambiguation

Which are examples of pragmatic markers? (Choose all that apply)

• Well

• You know

• Therefore

• Walked