WorksheetsPragmatics (Linguistics)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is pragmatic?
Pragmatic is the science of studying about meaning and interpretation of words, signs, and sentence structure.
Pragmatic is the science of studying about contextual meaning delivered by the speaker (writer) and interpreted by the listener (reader).
Pragmatic is the science of studying about meaning of linguistic expressions.
Is pragmatic similar to syntax and semantic?
True
False
The relation between a linguistic expression and its expresser is a part of pragmatics.
True
False
If you are a customer then the cashier asks, 'How are you today?' Do you immediately go into depth about your health issues, mood swings, relationship status, and everything else that's going on in your life?
Yes - definitely
No - of course not!
Inference is the process of deriving implied meaning
True
False
What is irony?
A mixture of vague language and humour.
The process of deriving implied meanings.
Using language to signal attitude other than what has been literally said.
Using words that are context bound.
What is Deixis?
Deixis is based on the information that is right and combined with experiences.
Deixis is the use of general words and phrases to refer to a specific time, place, or person in context.
Deixis is an act in which a speaker or writer, uses linguistics forms to enable a listener or reader to identify something.
What are examples of spatial deixis?
Here, there, over here, over there.
Me, you, him, they, she.
Now, then, tonight, last week, yesterday.
Deixis is divided into three principles. Except...
Person Deixis
Context Deixis
Spatial Deixis
Temporal Deixis
I am sorry to bother you.
Do you agree that the sentence above is a positive face?
Agree
Disagree
I wish you were here.
the word "here" above is the example of temporal deixis.
True
False
Would you mind stepping aside? I got a purchase to make.
The sentence above is positive politeness.
True
False
The act of affecting
someone is also known as Perlocution.
Agree
Disagree
Illocutionary act is the basic act of utterance or producing a
meaningful expression.
True
False
Can you read this?
The word "can" is used with the function of a question, it is described as?
Direct speech act.
Indirect speech act.
