WorksheetsPragmatics - Social Use of Language
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is NOT a component of “communicative competence”?
Pragmatic Knowledge
Discourse Knowledge
Sociolinguistic Knowledge
Phonetic Knowledge
Which of the following is NOT a part of non-verbal “Pragmatic Knowledge”?
Prosody
Body Language
Gestures
Facial Expressions
What is an example of non-verbal “Pragmatic Knowledge”?
Gricean Maxims
Speech Acts
Eye Contact/Gaze
Prosody
At what age do children typically begin to report stories in reference to themselves?
4-5 Years old
6-7 Years old
8-9 Years old
10-11 Years old
What is the least direct way to ask to borrow a pencil?
“Give me a pencil.”
“I need a pencil.”
“Can I have a pencil?”
“I forgot to bring a pencil.”
What is a “Register”?
The words in your vocabulary
How you comprehend, or “register” what someone said
A type of language used in specific contexts
A type of language used in formal, academic, or professional contexts
What is a misconception we used to think about children’s conversations?
They are non-communicative
They are non-egocentric
They prefer talking to adults
They begin to initiate conversations
When a child learns to adjust their language based on who they are speaking to (using simple words with younger kids versus with friends) what are they showing?
Pragmatic Knowledge
Sociolinguistic Knowledge
Discourse Knowledge
Situational Knowledge
What might be an example of a child who is struggling with non-verbal pragmatic knowledge?
A child who talks at too high of a volume
A child holds eye-contact well in a conversation
A child who constantly stands too close when talking with friends
A child who speaks to their teacher in “too-casual” of a register
One aspect of communicative competence can belong to more than one “knowledge” type (Pragmatic knowledge, Discourse knowledge, or Sociolinguistic knowledge).
True
False
What age do we master the social use of language?
5-7 years old
10-12 years old
15-20 years old
Never, we are always learning!
In general, pragmatic “rules” and social conventions are universal across all of human language.
True
False
The macrostructure of children’s narratives includes big features like syntax.
True
False
Children’s understanding of “conversation” (i.e., norms and expectations) exceeds their understanding of the words said in a conversation.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a “speech-act”
Requests
Complaints
Gestures - (waving “Bye”)
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