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AS language level revision - pragmatics
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Which of the following is NOT a deictic category?
person
spatial
textual
temporal
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What is schema?
the maxims of quantity, quality, relevance and manner
knowledge gained from physically experiencing something
words that are context bound
knowledge of a concept, person or event triggered by a word
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Which theory was developed by Erving Goffman in 1955?
Face-threatening acts theory
Face theory
Politeness theory
Face need theory
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What is positive face need?
a universal human need to feel valued and appreciated
a universal human need to feel independent
ways in which speakers can choose to speak to avoid FTAs
a universal human need to not be imposed upon
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Your friend is talking but you need to go. Which option is a negative politeness strategy?
Say nothing.
I have to go.
I'm so glad I bumped into you on my way to work.
Sorry to interrupt but I start work in 15 minutes.
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Which of the following is a Face Threatening Act when someone is playing their music too loud?
Can you turn it down just a little please?
Turn that music down!
That's a great song but...
This is a great book I'm reading.
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When did Grice create the conversational maxims?
1987
1975
1957
1875
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What is a speech act that could damage one's self esteem in terms of positive or negative face?
a positive politeness strategy
a face threatening act
a face need
a negative politeness strategy
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What is an implied meaning that must be inferred by a speaker when a maxim is broken?
an implication
a uncooperative
an implied maxim
an implicature
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What is pragmatics?
how texts are laid out
how contextual factors influence meaning
how we act politely
the variety of meanings associated with lexis
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What is co-text used as?
a decoding of the semantic meaning of the word
a filter so we draw on the relevant schematic knowledge
a reminder of a physical experience of something
a highlighter to emphasize the most important information
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What is deixis?
Background knowledge
Context-bound words
Politeness strategies
Reference to events at a distance from the speaker
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What maxim is broken here- A: How was your weekend? B: What's your next lesson?
relevance
quantity
manner
quality
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What is negative face need?
a speech act that damages someone's self esteem
ways in which speakers can choose to speak to avoid FTAs
a universal human need to feel independent and unimposed on
a universal human need to feel valued and appreciated
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What implicature could speaker B make in the last conversation?
Speaker A had a great weekend.
Speaker A is an introvert.
Speaker A doesn't want to talk about their weekend.
Speaker A will talk about their weekend tomorrow.
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What type of knowledge is associated with memories of physically experiencing something?
embodied
co-textual
schematic
semantic
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What do we call other words or phrases surrounding a word in a text?
graphology
maxims
co-text
deixis
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Who created the conversational maxims?
Grimes
Grice
Grey
Grise
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What do we call the principle that people work together to communicate?
The deictic principle
The cooperative principle
The conversational principle
The principle of maxims
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What are the four conversational maxims?
quantity, quality, relevance and manner
quantity, quality, relevance and politeness
quantity, quality, speed, politeness
quality, implicature, relevance and manner
