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1Pragmatics implies
- Aa functional perspective on language
- Ba formal approach
2The interactional meaning of an utterance can contradict its linguistic, literal meaning.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
3The interactional meaning of an utterance can contradict its linguistic, literal meaning.
- Aa semantic treatment
of presuppositions - Ba pragmatic treatment
- Cboth
- Aa semantic treatment
4In the following advert: The Chesterfield experience the word the is:
- Aan entailment
- Ba presupposition
- Ca trigger of a presupposition
5In the following advert of a car: Isn't space the ultimate luxury? The word luxury is signalling a presupposition
- Ature
- Bfalse
6 In the following advert of a pension plan: Are your financial solutions designed to your specifications? the word your is signalling a presuposición.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
7In the following advert: Sillones & Sofás Stressless, the word Stressless is signalling a presupposition
- Atrue
- Bfalse
8Presuppositions (according to Mey, Grundy, etc.) belong to the field of
- Asemantics
- Bpragmatics
9In Relevance Theory, implicatures are
- Afixed
- Bprobabilistic
10Disambiguation is an operation performed at the level of:
- Aexplicatures
- Bimplicatures
- Cboth
11all contextual implications of a proposition are equally easy to obtain
- Atrue
- Bfalse
12there is no possibility of faceless communication
- Atrue
- Bfalse
13In Chines and Japanese cultures, the division of face into positive and negative is
- Auseful
- Buntenable
- Crelevant
14 Hints as a strategy of politeness imply
- Abald on record
- Bon record with positive redress
- Con record with negative redress
- Dgoing off record
15solidarity can be used to control others
- Atrue
- Bfalse
1616. From Brown & Levinson's model (1978, 1987) categorize the following utterance: I wanted to see you. I know this is a terrible imposition, but I will be really grateful if you could come.
- Abald on record
- Bon record with redress (positive politeness)
- Con record with redress (negatice politeness)
- Doff record
17In the power-solidarity paradigm, the basic meaning of the power dimension is
- Ahierarchy
- Basymmetry
- Cinvolvement
- Dindependence
18Leech's approach to politeness can be useful because
- Ait sets socio-psychological constraints
- Bit helps explain cross-cultural differences
- Cboth
19the context cannot change the meaning of an utterance
- Atrue
- Bfalse
2020. The difference between presuppositions and entailments is that entailment is not a pragmatic concept, but a purely logical one
- Atrue
- Bfalse
2121. In the following advert: Are other companies' web sites attracting all the visitors? The word other is
- Aan entailment
- Ban implicit presupposition
- Ca trigger of a presupposition
2222. In the following advert: When was the last time you hit an elk? the word last is signalling a presupposition.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
2323. In the following advert of Malboro: Come to where the flavor is the word Come is signalling a presupposition
- Atrue
- Bfalse
2424. The property of presuppositon is constancy under negation. This refers to
- Asemantic presuppositions
- Bpragmatic presupposition
- Cboth
- Dnone
2525. Sense assignment is an operation performed at the level of
- Aexplicatures
- Bimplicatures
- Cboth
2626. In Relevance theory, inference is needed in order to recover
- Aexplicatures
- Bimplicatures
- Cboth
2727. The basic unit in discourse pragmatics is
- Athe utterance
- Ba text
- Cthe speech event
- Dthe interaction
28find a synonym for positive politeness
- Arespect
- Binvolvement
- Chierarchy
- Ddeference
29apologies threaten
- Aone¡s positive face
- Bone's negative face
3030. Displaying a common point of view is a strategy of:
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
3131. In the Buldge model of politeness, FTAs towards intimates require:
- Athe most negotiation
- Bthe least negotiation
32power and solidarity are not related
- Atrue
- Bfalse
3333. From Brown & Levinson's model (1978, 1987) categorize the following utterance: Do go there.
- Abald on record
- Bon record with rederess (positive politeness)
- Con record with redress negative politeness
- Doff record
3434. Indirectness is considered more polite in Leech's model in the case of
- Adirectives
- Bcommissives
- Cboth
35communication is putting ideas into words and sending them to a hearer
- Atrue
- Bfalse
3636. In the following advert of Camel boots: Enjoy your life. Every day the word enjoy is a linguistic trigger of a presupposition
- Atrue
- Bfalse
3737. In the following advert of a mobile phone: Be inspired. Siemens the word inspired is signalling a presupposition
- Atrue
- Bfalse
3838. In the following advert of Linde enterprise: Linde. Ideas that create markets the word create is signalling a presupposition
- Atrue
- Bfalse
3939. Find a synonym for negative politeness
- Arapport
- Binvovlvement
- Crespect
- Dsolidarity
4040. Paying attention to the hearer is a strategy
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
4141. Compliments enhance
- Athe S's positive face
- BS's negtive facec
- CH's positive face
- DH's negative face
4242. The importance given to individualism in the West is reflected
- Athe weight given to positive face
- Bthe use of indirectness
- Cthe weight given to negative face
4343. From Brown & Levinson's model (1978, 1987) categorize the following utterance: Hey, boy, why don't you lend me ten pounds!.
- Abald on record
- Bon record with redress (positive politeness)
- Con record with redress (negative politeness
- Doff record
4444. Being interactionally optimistic shows
- Apostive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing bald on record
- Dgoing off record
4545. The expression bad luck follows:
- Athe Tact maxim
- BThe sympathy maxim
- Cthe Pollyanna principle
- Dthe Approbation maxim
4646. Offering optionality is considered more polite in Leech's model in the case of:
- Adirectives
- Bcommisives
- Cboth
4747. In Leech's model, lack of praise implies
- Aapprobation
- Bdispraise
- Cboth
- Dnone
4848. The most important kind of politeness in Britain is covered by
- Athe Tact maxim
- Bthe Generosity maxim
- Cthe Sympathy maxim
- Dthe Approbation maxim
49solidarity can never entail power
- Atrue
- Bfalse
50pragmatics imply
- Aa widening of the area of investigation of theoretical linguistics
- Ban entirely different point of view on language
51communication is accomplished by:
- Adecodifying linguistic meaning
- Bmaking inferences about the intended meaning
- Cboth
5252. In presupposition theory, the property of 'constancy under negation' implies
- Aa semantic treatment of presuppositions
- Ba pragmatic treatment
- Cboth
5353. In Relevance Theory, the context is defined in
- Ain ethnographic terms
- Bin sociological terms
- Cin psychological, cognitive terms
5454. In Relevance theory, the context is constructed:
- Abefore hand
- Bad hoc
5555. In Relevance Theory, the complete proposition expressed by a speaker is:
- Athe implicature
- Bthe utterance
- Cthhe explicature
5656. In Relevance theory, implicatures are recovered in the same way by all interlocutors.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
5757. Inference is needed in order to recover
- Aexplicatures
- Bimpicatures
- Cboth
5858. Sense assignment is an operation performed at the level of
- Aexplicatures
- Bimplicatures
- Cboth
5959. Negative face in politeness theory is
- Athe wish to be appreciated
- Bthe need to have freedom of action
60solidarity can be used to control others
- Atrue
- Bfalse
6161. The idea of a conversational contract refers to
- Ainterlocutors' rights and obligations
- Bface threatening acts
- Chierarchical systems (
6262. Token agreements are considered
- Aoff-record
- Bnegative politeness
- Cpositive politeness
6363. In the power-solidarity paradigm, the power dimension has one of the following meanings:
- Alack of control
- Brapport
- Cinvolvement
- Dasymmetry
6464. Hints as a strategy of politeness imply
- Agoing bald on record
- Bon record with positive redress
- Con record with negative rederess
- Dgoing off record
6565. Using in-group identity markers is a strategy of
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off-record
6666. Stating the FTA as a general rule is:
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off record
67Mediterranean culture emphasizes
- Anegative politeness
- Bpositive politeness
- Cboth
6868. In the power-solidarity paradigm, the solidarity dimension has one of the following meanings
- Ahierarchy
- Bindependence
- Ccontrol
- Ddisrespect
6969. In the Buldge model of politeness, FTAs towards intimates require
- Athe most negotiation
- Bthe least negotiation
70pragmatics studies
- Alingusitic meanigng
- Bcontextual meaning
- Cneutral meaning
7171. Displaying a common point of view is a strategy of
- Apostive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off-record
72nominalizing is
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off record
73the idea of a conversational contract referst to
- Ainterloctutors' rights and obligations
- Bface threatening acts
- Chierarchical systems
7474. Reference assignment is an operation performed at the level of:
- Aexplicatures
- Bimplicatures
- Cboth
75if we don't share the same assumptions, communication fails
- Atrue
- Bfalse
76communication with language implies
- Agenerating grammatically correct sentences
- Bshowing language regularities
- Cmaking inferences about meaning
77the focus of pragamatics is
- Aprocesses of decodifying linguistic meaning
- Brelationships between forms and the users of those forms
7878. A presupposition is a proposition entailed by a sentence and its negation
- Ain the semantic approach
- Bin the pragmatic approach
- Cboth
79in politeness theory is
- Athe wish to be appreciated
- Bthe need to have freedom of action
8080. Seeking agreement is considered a strategy of:
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
81using ellipsis is considered
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off-record
82apologies threaten
- Aone's positive face
- Bone's negative fave
83exaggerate interest in H is
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off-record
84repetition is
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off-record
85irony is
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off-record
8686. In the model developed by Scollon & Scollon, asymmetry is characteristic of
- Asolidarity system
- Bdeference system
- Chierarchical system
87using white lies is a strategy
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cgoing off-record
88in Relevance theory, the contruct of context is
- Asocio-cultural
- Bcognitive
- Csituational
89Relevance theory refers to
- Acontextual assumptions
- Bcognitive effects
- Cthe relation between contextual implications and processing effort
9090. Disambiguation is an operation performed at the level of
- Aexplicatures
- Bimplicatures
91Relevance theory can explains
- Aauthorized inferences
- Bunauthorized inferences
- Cboth
92which definition of pragamtics is not correct
- Athe study of speaker meaning
- Bof contextual meaning
- Cof grammatical meaning
- Dof intended and inferred meaning
93which definition of pragamatics is not correct
- Atextual meaning
- Binvisible meaning
9494. Communication is accomplished by the exchange of linguistic expressions.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
9595. The 'conduit metaphor' is
- Aa correct model of how communication works
- Ba misleading and pernicious model of communication
- Ca neutral model of communication
96pragmatics is concerned with linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge
- Atrue
- Bfalse
9797. The assumption that language provides a vehicle for thoughts is a mistake of major proportions
- Atrue
- Bfalse
9898. According to Relevance Theory, the expectation in utterance interpretation is
- Aof relevance
- Bof optimal relevance
- Cof the least proceding effort
99in Relevance theory, utterance interpretation is not
- Aa process of logical inference
- Ba process of deductive reasoning
- Ca non-demonstrative process
100100. In Relevance Theory, utterance interpretation is not:
- Aa process of logical inference
- Ba process of deductive reasoning
- Ca non-demonstratice process
101contextual premises are chosen following
- Athe cooperative principle
- Ba cognitive principle of relevance
- Cboth
102the principle of Relevance cannot be violated
- Atrue
- Bfalse
103the context can be expanded indefenitely
- Atrue
- Bfalse
104105. The Principle of Relevance is needed to explain the construction of
- Aexplicatures
- Bimplicatures
- Cbioth
105106. Find a synonym for contextual effects
- Acontextual assumptions
- Bimplicatures
- Ccontextual implications
- Dpremises
106contextual effects are the result of
- Aaccessing contextual assumptions
- Bstrengthening existing assumptions
- Ccombining a new piece of information with the context
107find a synonym for negative politeness
- Arapport
- Binvolvement
- Csolidarity
- Ddeference
108disagreements threaten
- Athe hearer's positive face
- Bthe hearer's negative face
109110. Using in-group identity markers is a strategy of:
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
110111. Using a 'we' code is a strategy of
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
111112. In Greece, in-group members use among themselves
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
- Cboth
112113. The pragmatic perspective has been invaluable in explaining
- Athe textual nature of meaning
- Bthe unique nature of meaning
- Cthe multilevel nature of meaning
113114. Intended meaning and inferred meaning is exactly the same thing
- Atrue
- Bfalse
114115. The only dimension of meaning is linguistic
- Atrue
- Bfalse
115116. Are there cross-cultural differences in the use of performatives
- Ayes
- Bno
116117. Can the same locution have different illocutionary forces in different contexts (for example: What's the time?)
- Ayes
- Bno
117118. Can we perform a speech act without a performative verb?
- Ayes
- Bno
118119. According to Relevance Theory, the expectation in utterance interpretation is:
- Aof relevance
- Bof optimal relevance
- Cof the least processing effort
119120. The maxims of the Principle of Cooperation cannot be violated
- Atrue
- Bfalse
120121. All contextual implications of a proposition are equally easy to obtain.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
121122. The need to have self-worth recognized is
- Apostive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
122122. Verbal abuse among male peers is
- Afun
- Bpositive politeness
- Cboth
- Dface-threatening
123123. Which is the key to comprehension
- Ainference
- Bdecoding
124124. Choose the maxim (from Leech's model, 1983) which best categorizes the following utterance:
English is difficult. -Yes, but it is important for our future.- ATact
- BGenerosity
- CApprobation
- DModesty
- EAgreement
125125. Failure to communicate must be due to carelessness or inattention in choosing or construing linguistic expressions.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
126126. Pragmatics and truth-conditional semantics have the same object of study
- Atrue
- Bfalse
127127. The following utterance - 'Where did he leave?' - contains:
- Aa counter-factive presupposition
- Bstructural presupposition
- Clexical presupposition
- Dno presupposition
128128. Relevance in Relevance Theory refers to:
- Acontextual assumptions
- Bcognitive effects
- Cthe relation between contextual implications and processing effort
- Dsuccess in communication
129129. Explicatures are associated with the following operations
- Aaccessing contextual implications
- Bactivating encyclopaedic knowledge
- Cdisambiguation
130apologies threaten
- Aone's positive face
- Bone's negative face
131using hedging is a strategy of
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
132132. Using a 'they' code is a strategy of:
- Apositive politeness
- Bnegative politeness
133133. In Greece, in-group members express requests without redressive action
- Atrue
- Bfalse
134134. Cross-cultural variations in politeness systems regarding the formulas which have become conventionalized belong to the domain of:
- Asocio-pragmatics
- Bpragma-lingusitics
135135. The high frequency of expressions of deference and honorifics in the Japanese culture reflects
- Aits egocentric politeness system
- Bthe use of negative face
- Cits socio-centric politeness system
136136. The pragmatic perspective has been invaluable in explaining
- A: the textual nature of meaning
- Bthe unique nature of meaning
- Ccross-cultural communication
137137. Gumperz's interactional sociolinguistics is not concerned with:
- Acontextualization cues
- Bsocial and interactive dimensions of context
- Cconversational inferences
- Dthe context as fram that surrounds talks
- Emisscommunication in cross-cultural setting
138138. The context in Gumperz's interactional sociolinguistics is
- Astatic
- Bconventional
- Cinteractive
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