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Which of the following is not a feature of Lakoff's defecit theory:
Women use more hesitancy features.
Women use empty adjectives.
Women use more tag questions.
Women interrupt more.
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What does CDS stand for?
Child Directed Speech
Close Detailed Search
Clearly Defined Speech
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Which of the following is a simple sentence?
I ran down the road and I saw a dog.
I ran down the road.
Down the road.
I ran down the road, jumping in puddles.
4
Syntax is...
The placement of words in a text.
The order of words in a sentence.
Words joined together in a paragraph.
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The Dominance Theory suggests:
Women use more politeness.
Women dominate in mixed-sex conversation.
Men dominate in mixed-sex conversation.
Women talk more than men.
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Boosting someone's self esteem is called...
Indirect Politeness
Negative Politeness
Positive Politeness
Pragmatic Implicature
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What is missing...quanitity, quality, relevance and...
Relation
Tone
Manner
Pragmatics
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A suffix is...
A bound morpheme.
A morpheme placed at the end of a word.
The root word.
A morpheme at the beginning of a word.
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In the sentence: 'We are all human.', the pronoun is...
human
all
are
We
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Who is the lead theorist in the Difference Theory?
Tannen
Lakoff
Thannen
Labov
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Which is a preposition?
Some, many, one
Below, on, next to
The, a
Hello, goodbye, yes, no
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A lexical field is...
Words that run alongside the same subject.
Phrases that have complex meaning.
Words that have implied meaning.
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Which of these is a superlative?
Beautiful
Greatest
Better
Lovely
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Voice is...
The person it is written in: 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Who is speaking.
The tone of the story.
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Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?
The, a
Because, therefore
And, but, yet
Firstly, secondly...
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Which of these is not a sentence function:
Imperative
Declarative
Interrogative
Inclusive
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What is a proper noun?
An object
It tells you where something is
A word that takes the place of a noun
The name of a specific place, person or thing.
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A word or phrase used in a sentence, without meaning is...
A false start.
A filled pause.
A hedge.
A filler.
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What does flouting a maxim mean?
Talking too much.
Confusing your listener.
Breaking a conversational rule.
Being Polite.
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FTA stands for...?
Face Threatening Acts
Fun Times Aha?
Face Threatening Aspects
Face Threatening Apes
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What is a topic loop?
Staying on topic
Returning to a previous topic
Going off topic
Changing a topic
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What age does the average child say their first word?
12 months.
6 months.
2 years.
9 months.
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Archaisms or archaic language is...
Words that old people use.
Words that aren't very interesting.
Words that aren't cool.
Words that are considered old and are no longer in use.
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Which of these is not a non-fluency feature?
Hedge
Filled pause
Topic loop
False start
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Which of these is not a synonym of the verb to love?
adore
cherish
bless
treasure
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What is the technical term for small talk?
Non-fluency
Hedging
Phatic Communion
Intonation
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Pronouns are...
Nouns that aren't novices.
Words that refer to someone or something. He, she, I etc
Nouns that are for controversial topics.
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What is a deictic expression?
A confusing idea.
Use of an adjective to praise someone.
An expression that can't be understood without context.
A swear word.
29
Connotations are...
The meaning of the word.
Ideas and symbols that are associated with a specific word.
Influences of a word on the audience.
The obvious meaning.
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What is a determiner?
A word that defines a person's state of mind
A word that introduces a noun.
Signifiers that show assertion and influence
Markers that tell you when something is happening.
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What does the English Language term coinage mean?
The definition of a word.
A collection of money.
The invention of a new word.
Changing the meaning of a word.
32
In the sentence: 'The man sat on the chair.', the verb is...
on
The
sat
man
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A declarative is..
A statement.
Uses an exclamation mark.
A question.
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Which of these sentences contains an adverb?
The girl picked the beautiful flower.
The flower was trampled.
The flower swayed gently in the wind.
The beautiful flower grew taller.
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What is an honorific?
An insult.
A polite address form.
Using a more prestigious accent.
A persuasive technique.
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Bald Politeness is...
Working with the face of the participant
Working against the face of the participant
Removing yourself from an imposition
No effort to minimise the threat
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An exclamation or exclamatory..
A question.
Uses an exclamation mark to show shock or emphasis.
A statement.
A command.
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Which of the following is a compound sentence?
I am scared and I want to go home.
I am scared.
I am scared because there is a ghost.
Because there is a ghost, I am scared.
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An imperative is..
A statement.
Uses an exclamation mark.
A question.
A command.
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What is Upward Convergence?
Using a stronger accent to accommodate others.
Using more politeness forms.
Using a more prestigious accent to accommodate others.
Using more slang to show status within a social group.
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Register is...
A statement.
The formality of a text.
What a text is like.
A command.
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Which of the following is an uncountable noun?
Tables
Pens
Knowledge
A letter
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Pragmatics...
What is suggested in the text, shared knowledge.
A two way conversation.
How a text is structured.
The underlining meaning.
44
What was Howard Giles' Theory called?
The Accommodation Theory
The Politeness Principle
Political Correctness Theory
Face and Politeness Theory
45
Whose theory concerns Synthetic Personalisation?
Brown and Levinson
Norman Fairclough
Deborah Tannen
Robin Lakoff
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Discourse structure is...
Meaning behind sentences.
Simple sentences together.
How the text is structured.
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A complex sentence has...
A Santa clause.
And or but.
A co-ordinating conjunction.
A subordinate clause
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What is the technical term for a two-part exchange?
Duologue.
Question and answer.
Dialogue.
Adjacency pair.
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Modifiers are...
Words that are in sentences.
Words that add extra descriptive value.
Words that sound fun!
Words that join sentences.
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An interrogative is..
A statement.
A question.
A command.
Uses an exclamation mark.
