Pragmatics 6A

.........is the study of the relationships between linguistic forms and the users of those forms.

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• Semiotics

• Sociolinguistics

• Syntax

The study of lexical meaning in language is called....

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• Semiotics

• Sociolinguistics

• Syntax

The utterance “This tea is really cold!” was expressed in the winter season can be interpreted as.....

• Compliment

• Apology

• Complaint

• Expressing happy

• promise

Actions performed via utterances are generally called .....

• Locutionary

• speech acts

• speech events

• Implicature

• Anaphora

............................. is performed an action via the communicative force of an utterance.

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

• Speech events

• Felicity condition

............is a basic act of utterance or producing a meaningful linguistic expression.

• Locutionary

• Illocutionary

• Perlocutionary

• Speech events

• Felicity condition

The utterance “I warn you that this bull is dangerous” is an example of...

• Felicity and essential conditions

• The preparatory conditions

• IFID (Illocutionary Force Indicating Device)

• Indirect speech acts

• Declarative speech acts

The classification of speech acts based on Searle’s speech acts are, except.....

• Expressives

• Directives

• Comissives

• Representatives

• Declaratives

The utterance “I think it was a cold rainy day last week” can be classified as...

• Representatives

• Directives

• Commissives

• Expressives

• Request

The utterance “Can you show me your student card, please?” can be classified as...

• Representatives

• Directives

• Commissives

• Declarations

• Expressives