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Deixis and distance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
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1.

(a)   is a technical term (from Greek) for one of the most basic things we do with utterances, which means 'pointing' via language. 

2.

Any linguistic form used to accomplish this 'pointing' is called a (a)  

3.

there is an (a)   “we” (speaker plus other(s), excluding addressee) 

4.

(a)   : the time of the utterance’s time; the place of the utterance’s place; the person just giving the utterance.

5.

Let’s go to the cinema.

a)

exclusive

b)

inclusive

6.

an (a)   “we” (speaker and addressee included).

7.

Let us go.

a)

INCLUSIVE

b)

EXCLUSIVE

8.

The concept of distance is relevant to (a)   , where the relative location of people and things is indicated.

9.

speakers being able to project themselves into other locations, time or shift person reference. It is called (a)  

10.

Refer to a time (present, past or future) proximal or distal. It is called (a)  

11.

The distal form communicate is not only distance from the current time but also distance from current (a)  

12.

_____ (now, then, …) is used to point to a time. 

a)

Personal deixis

b)

Spatial deixis

c)

Temporal deixis

13.

_____ have to be interpreted according to what the speaker has in mind.

a)

Spatial deixis 

b)

Deictic expressions

c)

Speech acts

14.

Person deixis operates on a basic of _____- part division exemplified by the pronouns.

a)

a.three

b)

b.four

c)

c.two

15.

Deitic projection happens when deictic expressions are used in ways that shift deictic centre to ____.

a)

a.other participants

b)

b.other places

c)

c.listeners

16.

A deictic center is a reference point in relation to which a deictic expression is to be interpreted. The deictic center is most typically the present time, location, participant role, and so forth of the ____.

a)

a.speaker

b)

b.listener

c)

c.participant 

17.

He finished the race in only 10 minutes. ( This) set a new world record.

a)

personal deixis

b)

spatial deixis

c)

temporal deixis

d)

discourse deixis

18.

(a)   are deictic expressions being away from speakers.

19.

expressions which indicate higher social status are (a)  

20.

the speaker's location, which is used to interpret proximal and distal distances is called (a)