WorksheetsUAS Basic Semantics & Pragmatics (044)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is pragmatics?
Meaning in use & meaning in context
The branch of linguistics dealing with
language in use and the contexts in
which it is used
Studies on relationships between forms
and the users of the forms
All of the above
The third level of meaning is _____ concerns with speaker's intention.
Speaker's intention
Meaning in a use
Force of utterance
Diectic Expression
Utterance meaning is important because
failing to assign the right reference
based on context could be a matter of
life and death
It can make the hearer confused
well-formed sentences produced by
native speakers are mostly ambiguous
when taken out of context
sometimes sense and reference can be
ambiguous that we need context to
interpret meaning
Locutionary act is basic act of utterance, or producing a ........ linguistic expression.
communicative
meaningful
meaningless
result
What does "perlocutionary act" mean?
the purpose of producing an utterance
the result produced by an utterance
the propositional meaning if an utterance
the implicated meaning of an utterance
What is performed via the communicative force of an utterance?
locutionary act
illocutionary act
percutionary act
"I hereby declare this meeting open."
Declarative
Commisives
Representatives
Directives
Expressives
"Can you give me a ride to the airport?"
Declarative
Commisives
Representatives
Directives
Expressives
"I'm disappointed that you didn't show up."
Declarative
Commisives
Representatives
Directives
Expressives
"I guarantee that you will be satisfied with our service."
Declarative
Commisives
Representatives
Directives
Expressives
What is Deixis?
Refers to only one linguistic form used to show a reference which are used when we produce utterances.
Refers to the way in which speakers orientate both themselves and their addressees in relation to the context of a conversation.
"My professor Albert is really knowledgeable"
What is My Professor refers to?
Personal Deixis
Textual Deixis
Temporal Deixis
Spatial Deixis
He started to get angry and curse at her. This made me very angry.
The highlighted word in this sentence refers to?
Textual deixis
Temporal deixis
Spatial deixis
Person deixis
"She was sitting over there."
What's the dexis type of the word "there"?
place deixis
discourse deixis
time deixis
social deixis
"It is raining now, but I hope when you read this it will be sunny?"
What's the dexis type of the word "now"?
person deixis
place deixis
time deixis
social deixis
What is the relationship between semantics and pragmatics?
They are completely separate fields with no overlap
Pragmatics is a subfield of semantics
Semantics is a subfield of pragmatics
They are two separate but closely related fields
What is the role of context in pragmatics?
It is not relevant to the study of pragmatics
It is important in understanding meaning and language use
It is only important in the study of semantics
It is important in understanding the sounds of words
"Hey Danno, love the new place!" Is the speaker addressing positive or negative face needs?
Negative face
Positive face
Which of these is not a negative face need?
The need to be respected
The need to be autonom
The need to be independent
The need to not be imposed on by others
What are positive face needs?
The need to be respected, independent and part of a group
The need to be autonomoUs, independent and not be imposed upon by others
The need to be respected, liked, and feel part of a group
The need to be autonomous and part of a group
Which of these is not a positive face need?
The need to be included
The need to be respected
The need to be independent
The need to be liked
According to Brown and Levinson, what factors decide the degree of politeness in interaction?
Ranking, power, and status
Relation, distance and power
Age, status and distance
Which politeness strategy seeks to minimize threat to the hearer's positive face?
Off record
Bald- on record
Positive Politeness
Nagative Politeness
"Do I look fat in these jeans?" "You look very fat." is an example of which politeness strategy? (this technique is very straight up and risky)
Bald- on record
Off record
Nagative Politeness
Positive Politeness
Which politeness strategy uses indirect language to avoid being imposing? (passive- aggressive/indirect)
Off record
Bald-On record
No FTAs
Positive Politeness
Which politeness strategy seeks to minimize threat to hearer's negative face?
Positive Politeness
Bald- on record
Negative Politeness
Off record
Face wants are a person’s expectations regarding their public self-image within their everyday social interactions.
TRUE
FALSE
When a person says something that lessen the possible threat, it is called _______ .
Face wants
Face threatening act
Face saving act
Which statement is bald on record?
Give me some money.
Oh no. I left my umbrella at home.
How about letting me use your pen?
I wonder where I put my pen.
_____________ emphasizes that both speakers want the same thing and have a common goal.
Positive face
Positive politeness
Negative face
Negative politeness
What is the main difference between semantics and pragmatics?
Semantics focuses on language use in context, while pragmatics focuses on word meaning and sentence meaning
Semantics focuses on word meaning and sentence meaning, while pragmatics focuses on language use in context
Semantics focuses on the sounds of language, while pragmatics focuses on the structure of language
Semantics and pragmatics are the same thing
Which of the following is an example of a pragmatic effect of context?
The word "bank" can mean a financial institution or the side of a river.
The word "run" can mean to move quickly or to operate a machine
The sentence "Do you want to come over?" can be a genuine invitation or a polite way of ending a conversation.
The word "apple" can refer to a type of fruit or a type of computer.
What is entailment?
The process of understanding the meaning of a sentence by breaking it down into its constituent parts
The process of inferring one proposition from another, such that if the first proposition is true, then the second must also be true
The process of assigning meaning to words and sentences based on their context
The process of applying grammatical rules to generate sentences
Which of the following is an example of a proposition that does not entail another proposition?
John is taller than Tom
Tom is shorter than John
John and Tom are the same height
None of them
What is an utterance?
A meaningful unit of language, such as a word or phrase
A grammatically correct sequence of words that expresses a complete thought
The act of saying something aloud or in writing
None of them
Which of the following is an example of a complex proposition?
"The sky is blue."
"I am happy and content."
"If it rains, I will stay inside."
"the building is big"
What is the difference between a sentence and a proposition?
A sentence is a grammatically correct sequence of words, while a proposition is a statement that expresses a complete thought.
A sentence and a proposition are the same thing.
A sentence is a collection of words that may or may not express a complete thought, while a proposition is a meaningful unit of language.
none of them
Pragmatics also focuses on conversational _________, which is a method of communication in which the speaker implies and the listener infers. For example, when someone is using pragmatic language, they are suggesting or hinting a meaning towards the listener who supposes the accurate intention.
inference
implication
implicature
evidence
What is presupposition?
The study of extra-truth-conditional meaning
The assumed-to-be-true fact upon which an utterance is delivered
The study of how more gets communicated than is said
The expression of relative distance
What is implicature?
The study of pronouns
The study of maxims of discourse
The study of how more gets communicated than is said
The study of speech acts
Which maxim of discourse refers to the truthfulness of a statement?
Maxim of quality
Maxim of quantity
Maxim of relation
Maxim of manner
What is the main function of indirect speech acts in communication?
To convey additional meanings beyond the literal words
To emphasize the exact words used
To express personal opinions or facts
To carry out actions like expressing regret or salutation
What are the appropriateness conditions on speech acts?
Propositional act, preparatory condition, sincerity condition, essential condition
Spatial condition, temporal condition, personal condition, relative condition
Presupposition condition, implicature condition, deixis condition, speech act condition
Felicity condition, propositional condition, sincerity condition, essential condition
an act by which a speaker/writer uses language to enable a listener/reader to identify someone or something
Inference
Reference
Face
Anaphora
additional information used by a listener/reader to create a connection between what is said and what must be meant
Inference
Refrence
Face
Anaphora
use of pronouns (it) and noun phrases with the (the puppy) to refer back to something already mentioned
Infrence
Refrence
Face
Anaphora
the first mention of someone or something later referred to via anaphora
Infrence
Antecedent
Face
Politeness
an assumption by a speaker/writer about what is true or already known by the listener/reader
Infrence
Antecedent
Cataphora
Presupposition
an action in which the form used (e.g. interrogative) directly matches the function (e.g. question) performed by a speaker with an utterance
Infrence
Antecedent
direct speech act
Presupposition
saying something that represents a threat to another person’s self-image
Infrence
face-threatening act
face-saving act
Face
