What is the correct meaning of the 'maxim of quality'

Select the violated conversation maxim:

Student A: Do you like Linguistics?

Student B: Well, let’s just say I don’t jump for joy before class.

Select the violated conversation maxim:

Student: I was absent on Monday - did I miss anything important?

Teacher: Oh no, of course not, we never do anything important in class.

Select the violated conversation maxim:

Student A: Can you tell me where the lecture is?

Student B: It is in room 254, the room in which I had my first university class ever.

Because of the Cooperative Principle, a listener will usually try to interpret a comment:

Which option paraphrases the Cooperative Principle?

What is the maxim of quantity?

Which of Cooperative Maxims has been violated if you purposely tell a lie?

Which of Cooperative Maxims has been violated if you purposely withhold information from someone?

Which maxim states that 'You should try and be as clear as possible.'?

________ in an interaction can be defined to show awareness of another person's face.

Is the need to be connected, to belong, to be a member of the group.

Is the need to be independent and free from imposition.

Whenever you say something that lessens the possible threat to another's face, it can be described as a...

If you say something that represents a threat to another person's self-image, that is called a...

This is the emotional and social sense of self that everyone has and expects everyone else to recognize.

If a speaker says soemthing that represents a threat to another individual's expectations regarding self-image, it is described as ______ .

A person's negative face is the need to be dependent , to have freedom of action,and not to be imposed on by others.

When a person says something that lessen the possible threat, it is called _______ .

A negative face is the need to be ____________ while a positive face is the need to be ___________.

What is Deixis?

____ is the use of general words and phrases to refer to a specific time, place, or person in context.

Deixis is important to study pragmatically because... (check all that apply)

What are the Types of Deixis?

What does Deixis need?

What are the ways to reference something?

Another word for Deixis is ......

What´s the definition of Anaphora?

News reporter from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia reports of the following:

This city has witnessed a flood as a result of the heavy rain.

This city refers to?

"She is going to The Weekend concert, but she is stuck in a traffic."

She refers to?

"My professor Albert is really knowledgeable"

What is My Professor refers to?

They attended the New York Fashion Week last year.

Last Year refers to?

"Whenever I see John, he wears that same coat"

He and That refers to?

"He stared at her for a long time and then turned to the right and continued driving"

The highlighted word refers to?

He started to get angry and curse at her. This made me very angry.

The highlighted word in this sentence refers to?

They tried to hurt me, but he came to the rescue.

The highlighted word refers to

Saturday is deictic word of ?

Now, today, tomorrow, and then are proximal deixis.

Spatial deixis indicates:

"They attended the Met Gala last month."

last month refers to?

Monday is a deictic word of:

"My friend Anne is really gorgeous"

What is My friend refers to?

_______ depends on the time when the utterance is produced.

... depends on the identity of the speaker.

... depends on the location of the speaker.

An anaphoric reference...

Reference is clearly tied to the speaker’s goad and beliefs in the use of language.

Proper nouns like ‘Shakespeare’ can only be used to identify one specific person.

‘Where is Marshall? What is taking him so long?’ What is the referential relationship between “Marshall” and “him”?

‘John was reading. He likes this author.’ Which reference was used here?

So Frank said that he want to have a big, expensive, unique gift for Christmas?

"A big, expensive, unique gift for Christmas" is...

Joey and Rachel were walking to a Gucci store. Joey said to Rachel: “You can buy anything, honey. Just choose a bag that you like. It’s a gift for our anniversary”.

=> We can infer that ....

Germany wins World Cup.

"Germany" is ...

The cheese sandwich left without paying.

"The cheese sandwich" is...

Sarah has a car. She drives really fast.

Which word is the antecedent?

He wants to marry a woman with lots of money.

"a woman with lots of money" is ...

Listeners make inferences about...

What kind of reference do this pronoun have?

"Although I phone HER every week, my mother still complains that I don’t keep in touch often enough."

What kind of reference do these pronouns have?

"Michael went to the bank. HE was annoyed because IT was closed."

What is the inference of the sentence below:

He put on his helmet, raised the kick stand, and began pedaling.

What is the inference of the sentence below:

Since the chicken, potatoes, and peas smelled so good, everyone came running when mom called them.

What is the inference of the sentence below:

She screamed as she slipped and fell.

What is the inference of the sentence below:

Lauren grabbed her backpack and shoes as she ran out the door to chase the bus.

Attributive use is regarding to a specific person who is referred to, although his/her name or some other description is not used.

...... is a linguistic part of the environment in which a referring expression is used.

Which word(s) should we use to replace the word "them" in the example below?

Some famous people usually write about life lessons on Facebook, so people who follow them can learn from them.

___ is additional information used by the listener to create a connection between what is said and what must be meant.

What is INFERENCE?

What inference can the hearer draw from "John likes listening to Mozart."

What would be the reason to use an Anaphora ?

'Spain has some of the best beaches in Europe. It is also one of Europe's largest countries.'

Which is more frequently used?

An act in which a speaker, or writer uses language to enable a listener or reader to identify something is called

What is pragmatic?

An anaphoric reference...

It is the mere act of producing some linguistic sounds or marks with a certain meaning and reference.

This act brings about a consequence to the audience. They have an effect on the hearer, in feelings, thoughts, or actions, for example, changing someone's mind.

In this speech act, speakers try to get their listeners to do something (e.g. begging, commanding, requesting).

In this speech act, speakers express their feelings (e.g. apologizing, welcoming, sympathizing).

In this speech act, speakers commit themselves to a future course of action (e.g. promising, guaranteeing)

In this speech act, the speaker's utterance brings about change in new external situation (e.g. christening, marrying, resigning).

What category of speech act is this?

“The earth is flat”

What category of speech act is this?

"I shall return."

What category of speech act is this?

“Could you lend me a pencil, please?”

What category of speech act is this?

"You are fired!"

Someone shouts 'fire' causing people to exit a building that they believe to be on fire.

What is the perlocutionary act here?

Someone shouts 'fire' causing people to exit a building that is on fire.

The intention of the speaker is to alarm the people that they are in danger. What speech act is this?

Teacher Judy Ann shouted at her students because they were noisy, she says "Keep quiet!" Which of the following speech acts did teacher Judy Ann perform?

Noel was passing by and he unintentionally saw his friend, Ehzer. He went to him to say hi. Which of the following speech acts did Noel perform?

Which of the following would best describe the Locutionary speech act?

What does "perlocutionary act" mean?

Felicity conditions refer to ....... circumstances for the performance of a speech act to be recognized as intended.

A declarative used to make a statement is a(n) ......... speech act, but a declarative used to make a request is a(n) ......... speech act.

Locutionary act describes the propositional meaning of an utterance.

In which of the following statements is the speaker making a commitment (commissive)?

In which of the following statements is the speaker making a declaration?

What type of speech-act is the expression "Congratulations! !?

What type of speech -act is the expression "Don’t touch that."

What type of speech -act is the expression "I am going to Brazil next month"?

What is pragmatic?

Which of these is NOT a feature of pragmatics?

Which is NOT an area of pragmatics?

Which area of pragmatics is illustrated in the example below:

- The book is lying on that table.

The book is lying on the table next to the wall painted red in the lounge.

Which area of pragmatics is illustrated in the example below:

A: Can I get some gas, please?

B: There's a gas station around the corner.

Which area of pragmatics is illustrated in the example below:

(Signs on shop window)

- Baby sale

- Plant sale

Which area of pragmatics is illustrated in the example below:

- The children are ready to eat.

- Sherlock saw the man with binoculars.

In this speech act, speakers express their feelings (e.g. apologizing, welcoming, sympathizing).

It is the mere act of producing some linguistic sounds or marks with a certain meaning and reference.

This act brings about a consequence to the audience. They have an effect on the hearer, in feelings, thoughts, or actions, for example, changing someone's mind.

Someone shouts 'fire' causing people to exit a building that is on fire.

The intention of the speaker is to alarm the people that they are in danger. What speech act is this?

What type of speech-act is the expression "Congratulations! !?

What type of speech -act is the expression "I am going to Brazil next month"?

What is Deixis?

What are the Types of Deixis?

News reporter from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia reports of the following:

This city has witnessed a flood as a result of the heavy rain.

This city refers to?

They attended the New York Fashion Week last year.

Last Year refers to?

"He stared at her for a long time and then turned to the right and continued driving"

The highlighted word refers to?

Saturday is deictic word of ?

_______ depends on the time when the utterance is produced.

... depends on the identity of the speaker.

... depends on the location of the speaker.

Another word for Deixis is ......