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Discourse Analysis: Self-evaluation Unit 4
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1Functionalism relies on...
- Aa formal view of language
- Ba pragmatic view of language
- Can anthropological view of language
2Communicative dynamism has to do with the extent to which a linguistic element contributes towards...
- Athe development of communication
- Bthe grammaticality of the clause
- Cthe accuracy and truth of a proposition
3A tenet within Functional Sentence Perspective is that...
- Athemes and rhemes are always marked options
- Bthe rhemes caries the lowest degree of communicative dynamism
- Cthe relative order of constituents in a clause serves different functions in discourse
4What is the type of theme in this clause?
Honestly, I don't understand what you say.- Aexperiential
- Bnon-experiential
- Cdetached
5Choose the appropriate combination of themes corresponding to the following clause containing multiple themes:
O.K., then I will do what you want
(O.K.=1 then=2 I=3)- A1) Non-experiential (textual), 2) experiential (object), 3) non-experiential (interpersonal)
- B1) non-experiential (interpersonal), 2) non-experiential (textual), 3) experiential (subject)
- C1) experiential (subject complement), 2) non-experiential (interpersonal), 3) experiential (object)
6What sub-type of detached theme is "your sister" in the following clause?
Does she like music, your sister?- Aleft dislocation
- Babsolute theme
- Cright dislocation
7The theme, subject and topic of a clause...
- Aalways coincide in the same wording
- Bdo not necessarily have to coincide
- Cnever coincide
8The themes in 1, 2, and 3 are, respectively...
1) What I want is to know your secret
2) Under no circumstance will I tell you my secret
3) Can you tell me your secret?- A1) marked, 2) marked, 3) unmarked
- B1) unmarked, 2) marked, 3) unmarked
- C1) unmarked, 2) unmarked, 3) marked
9The information unit is made up of...
- Afour elements: theme, rheme, given and new
- Btwo elements: theme and given
- Ctwo elements: given and new
10The Given is optional from the structural point of view because...
- Athe speaker knows what s/he is talking about
- Bit is marked by tonic prominence
- Cit is referential or phoric
11The focus of a clause...
- Ais always at the end
- Balways coincide with the rheme
- Cdoes not necessarily coincide with any of its grammatical units
12The foci (marked in capitals) in 1, 2 and 3 are respectively:
1) I DO like your new car. It's beautiful.
2) I like your NEW car, not the old one.
3) She came here to ask for a FAvor.- A1) marked, 2) marked, 3) unmarked
- B1) unmarked, 2) unmarked, 3) marked
- C1) marked, 2) unmarked, 3) marked
13In the clause:
She wants to BORROW your car, not just see it.- Aboth Theme and New coincide in the word "borrow"
- Bthe Theme does not coincide with the New element
- Cthe Rheme coincides with the Given element
14Pitch prominence...
- Afulfills the sole function of marking the focus of new information within the tone group
- Bfulfills several discourse/pragmatic functions
- Cfulfills the sole function of marking a speaker's turn
15Information structure...
- Ais only realized by the phonological system
- Bis realized by the syntactic and semantic systems
- Cis realized by the phonological, syntactic and textual systems
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- Quiz on Discourse Analysis: Self-evaluation Unit 4, created by Verónica Katz Zajdel on 03/04/2021.
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