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1. 1A presupposition is a proposition entailed by a sentence and its negation:

   1. AIn the semantic approach
   2. BIn the pragmatic approach
   3. CIn both
2. 2According to Relevance Theory, the expectation in utterance interpretation is:

   1. Aof relevance
   2. Bof optimal relevance
   3. Cof the least processing effort
3. 3All contextual implications of a proposition are equally easy to obtain.

   1. Atrue
   2. Bfalse
4. 4Another possible definition of pragmatics is: 'Pragmatics is the science of the unsaid.'

   1. Atrue
   2. Bfalse
5. 5Apologies threaten:

   1. AOne's negative face
   2. BOne's positive face
6. 6Are there cross-cultural differences in the use of performatives?

   1. Ayes
   2. Bno
7. 7Being interactionally optimistic shows:

   1. Apositive politeness
   2. Bnegative politeness
   3. Cgoing bald on record
   4. Dgoing off record
8. 8Can the same locution have different illocutionary forces in different contexts (for example: What's the time?)

   1. Ayes
   2. Bno
9. 9Can we perform a speech act without a performative verb?

   1. Ayes
   2. Bno
10. 10Choose the maxim (from Leech's model, 1983) which best categorizes the following utterance: Hang on a second .

    1. ATact
    2. BGenerosity
    3. CApprobation
    4. DModesty
    5. EAgreement

11. 11Choose the maxim (from Leech's model, 1983) which best categorizes the following utterance: It is hot in here (intending that the hearer opens the window).

    1. ATact
    2. BApprobation
    3. CGenerosity
    4. DModesty
    5. EAgreement
12. 12Choose the maxim (from Leech's model, 1983) which best categorizes the following utterance: English is difficult. -Yes, but it is important for our future.

    1. ATact
    2. BAgreement
    3. CGenerosity
    4. DApprobation
    5. EModesty
13. 13Communication is accomplished by the exchange of linguistic expressions.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
14. 14Communication is accomplished by:

    1. ADecodifying linguistic meaning
    2. BMaking inferences about the intended meaning
    3. CBoth processes
15. 15Communication is putting ideas into words and sending them to a hearer.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
16. 16Communication with language implies:

    1. Agenerating grammatically correct sentences
    2. Bshowing language regularities
    3. Cmaking inferences about meaning
17. 17Compliments enhance:

    1. Athe S's positive face
    2. Bthe S's negative face
    3. Cthe H's positive face
    4. Dthe H's negative face
18. 18Contextual effects are the result of:

    1. Aaccessing contextual assumptions
    2. Bstregthening existing assumptions
    3. Ccombining a new piece of information with the context
19. 19Contextual premises are chosen following:

    1. Athe cooperative principle
    2. Ba cognitive principle of relevance
    3. Cboth
20. 20Cross-cultural variations in politeness systems regarding the formulas which have become conventionalized belong to the domain of:

    1. Asocio-pragmatics
    2. Bpragma-linguistics
21. 21Decide whether the illocutionary force of an utterance should be measured

    1. Ain absolute terms
    2. Bin scalar terms
22. 22Disagreements threaten:

    1. Athe hearer's positive face
    2. Bthe hearer's negative face
23. 23Disambiguation is an operation performed at the level of:

    1. Aexplicatures
    2. Bimplicatures
    3. Cboth
24. 24Displaying a common point of view is a strategy of:

    1. Apositive politeness
    2. Bnegative politeness
    3. Cgoing off-record
25. 25Exaggerate interest in H is:

    1. Apositive politeness
    2. Bnegative politeness
    3. Cgoing off-record
26. 26Explicatures are associated with the following operations:

    1. Aaccessing contextual implications
    2. Bactivating encyclopaedic knowledge
    3. Cdisambiguation
27. 27Failure to communicate must be due to carelessness or inattention in choosing or construing linguistic expressions.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
28. 28Find a synonym for contextual effects:

    1. Acontextual assumptions
    2. Bimplicatures
    3. Ccontextual implications
    4. Dpremises
29. 29Find a synonym for negative politeness:

    1. Arapport
    2. Binvolvement
    3. Crespect
    4. Dsolidarity
30. 30Find a synonym for negative politeness:

    1. Arapport
    2. Binvolvement
    3. Csolidarity
    4. Ddeference
31. 31Find a synonym for positive politeness:

    1. Arespect
    2. Binvolvement
    3. Chierarchy
    4. Ddeference
32. 32From a pragmatic point of view, presuppositions are potential and can be become actual in an utterance if they are not contradicted in the context.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
33. 33From Brown & Levinson's model (1978, 1987) categorize the following utterance: Do not smoke.

    1. Abald on record
    2. Bon record with redress (positive politeness)
    3. Con record with redress (negative politeness)
    4. Doff-record
34. 34From 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.

    1. Abald on record
    2. Bon record with redress (positive politeness)
    3. Con record with redress (negative politeness)
    4. Doff-record
35. 35From Brown & Levinson's model (1978, 1987) categorize the following utterance: Hey, boy, why don't you lend me ten pounds!

    1. Abald on record
    2. Bon record with redress (positive politeness)
    3. Con record with redress (negative politeness)
    4. Doff-record
36. 36From Brown & Levinson's model (1978, 1987) categorize the following utterance: Do go there.

    1. Abald on record
    2. Bon record with redress (positive politeness)
    3. Con record with redress (negative politeness)
    4. Doff-record
37. 37Gumperz's interactional sociolinguistics is NOT concerned with:

    1. Acontextualization cues
    2. Bsocial and interactive dimensions of context
    3. Cconversational inferences
    4. Dthe context as a frame that sorrounds talk
    5. Emiscummunication in cross-cultural setting
38. 38Hints as a strategy of politeness imply:

    1. Agoing bald on record
    2. Bon record with positive redress
    3. Con record with negative redress
    4. Dgoing off-record
39. 39If I say, ‘John turned thirty before he finished his degree,’ no presupposition is implied.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
40. 40If I say, 'John turned thirty before he died', no presupposition is implied.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
41. 41If we don't share the same assumptions, communication fails.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
42. 42In Chinese and Japanese cultures, the division of face into positive and negative is:

    1. Auseful
    2. Buntenable
    3. Crelevant
43. 43In Greece, in-group members express requests without redressive action.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
44. 44In Greece, in-group members use among themselves:

    1. Apositive politeness
    2. Bnegative politeness
    3. Cboth
45. 45In Leech's model, lack of praise implies:

    1. Aapprobation
    2. Bdispraise
    3. Cboth
    4. Dnone
46. 46In presupposition theory, the property of 'constancy under negation' implies:

    1. Aa semantic treatment of presuppositions
    2. Ba pragmatic treatment
    3. Cboth
47. 47In Relevance Theory, context is defined in:

    1. Aethnographic terms
    2. Bsociological terms
    3. Cpsychological, cognitive terms
48. 48In Relevance theory, implicatures are recovered in the same way by all interlocutors.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
49. 49In Relevance Theory, implicatures are:

    1. Afixed
    2. Bprobabilistic
50. 50In Relevance theory, inference is needed in order to recover:

    1. Aexplicatures
    2. Bimplicatures
    3. Cboth
51. 51In Relevance Theory, the complete proposition expressed by a speaker is:

    1. Athe implicature
    2. Bthe utterance
    3. Cthe explicature
52. 52In Relevance theory, the construct of context is:

    1. Asocio-cultural
    2. Bcognitive
    3. Csituational
53. 53In Relevance theory, the context is constructed:

    1. Abeforehand
    2. Bad hoc
54. 54In Relevance Theory, utterance interpretation is NOT:

    1. Aa process of logical inference
    2. Ba process of deductive reasoning
    3. Ca non-demonstrative process
55. 55In the Buldge model of politeness, FTAs towards intimates require:

    1. Athe most negotiation
    2. Bthe least negotiation
56. 56In the following advert of a car: Isn't space the ultimate luxury? the word luxury is signalling a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
57. 57In the following advert of a mobile phone: Be inspired. Siemens the word inspired is signalling a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
58. 58In the following advert of a pension plan: Are your financial solutions designed to your specifications? the word your is signalling a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
59. 59In the following advert of Camel boots: Enjoy your life. Every day the word enjoy is a linguistic trigger of a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
60. 60In the following advert of Linde enterprise: Linde. Ideas that create markets the word create is signalling a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
61. 61In the following advert of Malboro: Come to where the flavor is the word Come is signalling a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
62. 62In the following advert: Sillones & Sofás Stressless, the word Stressless is signalling a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
63. 63In the following advert: Are other companies' web sites attracting all the visitors? the word other is:

    1. Aan entailment
    2. Ban implicit presupposition
    3. Ca trigger of a presupposition
64. 64In the following advert: The Chesterfield experience the word The is:

    1. Aan entailment
    2. Ban implicit presupposition
    3. Ca trigger of a presupposition
65. 65In the following advert: When was the last time you hit an elk? the word last is signalling a presupposition.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
66. 66In the model developed by Scollon & Scollon, asymmetry is characteristic of:

    1. Athe solidarity system
    2. Bthe deference system
    3. Cthe hierarchical system
67. 67In the power-solidarity paradigm, the basic meaning of the power dimension is:

    1. Ahierarchy
    2. Basymmetry
    3. Cinvolvement
    4. Dindependence
68. 68In the power-solidarity paradigm, the power dimension has one of the following meanings:

    1. Alack of control
    2. Brapport
    3. Cinvolvement
    4. Dasymmetry
69. 69In the power-solidarity paradigm, the solidarity dimension has one of the following meanings:

    1. Ahierarchy
    2. Bindependence
    3. Ccontrol
    4. Ddisrespect
70. 70Indirectness is considered more polite in Leech's model in the case of:

    1. Adirectives
    2. Bcommissives
    3. Cboth
71. 71Inference is needed in order to recover:

    1. Aexplicatures
    2. Bimplicatures
    3. Cboth
72. 72Intended meaning and inferred meaning is exactly the same thing.

    1. Afalse
    2. Btrue
73. 73Interactional meaning is associated with assigning sense and reference to the speaker's utterance.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
74. 74Irony is:

    1. Apositive politeness
    2. Bnegative politeness
    3. Cgoing off-record
75. 75It is possible to understand the force of an utterance but not its meaning.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
76. 76It is possible to understand the meaning of an utterance, but not its force.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
77. 77Language obeys the rules of logic.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
78. 78Learning a language for communicative purposes is not associated with learning to be pragmatically appropriate in sociocultural contexts.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
79. 79Leech's approach to politeness can be useful because:

    1. Ait sets socio-psychological constraints
    2. Bit helps explain cross-cultural differences
    3. Cboth
80. 80Mediterranean cultures emphasize:

    1. Anegative politeness
    2. Bpositive politeness
    3. Cboth
81. 81Negative face in politeness theory is:

    1. Athe wish to be appreciated
    2. Bthe need to have freedom of action
82. 82Nominalizing is:

    1. Apositive politeness
    2. Bnegative politeness
    3. Cgoing off-record
83. 83Offering optionality is considered more polite in Leech's model in the case of:

    1. Adirectives
    2. Bcommissives
    3. Cboth
84. 84One of many definitions is: Pragmatics is the study of how more gets communicated that is said.”

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
85. 85One of many definitions of pragmatics is: "Pragmatics is the study of the expression of relative distance."

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
86. 86One of many definitions of pragmatics is: "Pragmatics is the study of contextual meaning."

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
87. 87Paying attention to the hearer is a strategy:

    1. Aof positive politeness
    2. Bof negative politeness
88. 88Politeness theories are concerned with:

    1. Amoral or psychological dispositions to be polite
    2. Bstrategies to discourse goals
    3. Ccourtesy formulas
    4. Dformality registers
89. 89Positive face in politeness theory is:

    1. Athe wish to be appreciated
    2. Bthe need to have freedom of action
90. 90Power and solidarity are not related.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
91. 91Pragmatics and truth-conditional semantics have the same object of study.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
92. 92Pragmatics implies:

    1. Aa functional perspective on language
    2. Ba formal approach
93. 93Pragmatics imply:

    1. Aa widening of the area of investigation of theoretical linguistics
    2. Ban entirely different point of view on language
94. 94Pragmatics is concerned with linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
95. 95Pragmatics is the same as truth-conditional semantics.

    1. Atrue
    2. Bfalse
96. 96Pragmatics studies:

    1. Alinguistic meaning
    2. Bcontextual meaning
    3. Cneutral meaning
97. 97Presuppositions (according to Mey, Grundy, etc.) belong to the field of:

    1. Asemantics
    2. Bpragmatics
98. 98Reference assignment is an operation performed at the level of:

    1. Aexplicatures
    2. Bimplicatures
    3. Cboth
99. 99Relevance in Relevance Theory refers to:

    1. Acontextual assumptions
    2. Bthe cognitive effects
    3. Cthe relation between contextual implications and processing effort
    4. Dsuccess in communication
100. 100Relevance theory can explain:

     1. Aauthorized inferences
     2. Bunauthorized inferences
     3. Cboth
101. 101Repetition is:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
     3. Cgoing off-record
102. 102Say if there is any social pragmatic presupposition in the following utterance: ‘Moving out of the country.
     Everything must go. Husband, dog, microwave, TV, personal word processor. Great deals, Call Ori. 321-404-2391.’

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
103. 103Say which definition of pragmatics is not correct. Pragmatics is:

     1. Athe study of speaker meaning
     2. Bthe study of textual meaning
     3. Cthe study of invisible meaning
     4. Dthe study of intended and inferred meaning
104. 104Say which definition of pragmatics is NOT correct. Pragmatics is:

     1. Athe study of speaker meaning
     2. Bthe study of contextual meaning
     3. Cthe study of grammatical meaning
     4. Dthe study of intended and inferred meaning
105. 105Say which of the following factors is not related to a pragmatic choice of indirectness:

     1. Aunintentionality
     2. Bobtaining some communicative advantage
     3. Cavoiding some negative consequence
     4. Dcultural constraints
106. 106Seeking agreement is considered a strategy of:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
107. 107Sense assignment is an operation performed at the level of:

     1. Aexplicatures
     2. Bimplicatures
     3. Cboth
108. 108Solidarity can be used to control others.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
109. 109Solidariy can never entail power.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
110. 110Some metaphors and animal imagery which have women as their referents reflect the unequal distribution of power.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
111. 111Stating the FTA as a general rule is:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
     3. Cgoing off-record
112. 112Studying language via pragmatics is not related to people's intended meaning, their assumptions, their purposes or goals, and the actions they perform when they speak.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
113. 113The "container view of meaning", which is reflected in everyday ways of speaking such as The meaning is right there in the words, implies a partial understanding of human communication and hide other aspects.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
114. 114The assumption that language provides a vehicle for thoughts is a mistake of major proportions.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
115. 115The basic unit in discourse pragmatics is:

     1. Athe utterance
     2. Ba text
     3. Cthe speech event
     4. Dthe interaction
116. 116The 'conduit metaphor' is

     1. Aa correct model of how communication works
     2. Ba misleading and pernicious model of communication
     3. Ca neutral model of communication
117. 117The context can be expanded indefinitely.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
118. 118The context cannot change the meaning of an utterance.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
119. 119The context in Gumperz's interactional sociolinguistics is:

     1. Astatic
     2. Bconventional
     3. Cinteractive
120. 120The context of use only includes the context of utterance, not the larger context of society.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
121. 121The difference between presuppositions and entailments is that entailment is not a pragmatic concept, but a purely logical one.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
122. 122The expression "bad luck" follows:

     1. Athe Tact maxim
     2. Bthe Sympathy maxim
     3. Cthe Pollyanna principle
     4. Dthe Approbaiton maxim
123. 123The focus of pragmatics is:

     1. Aprocesses of decodifying linguistic meaning
     2. Brelationships between forms and the users of those forms
124. 124The following utterance - 'Where did he leave?' - contains:

     1. Aa counter-factive presupposition
     2. Bstructural presupposition
     3. Clexical presupposition
     4. Dno presupposition
125. 125The high frequency of expressions of deference and honorifics in the Japanese culture reflects:

     1. Aits egocentric politeness system
     2. Bthe use of negative face
     3. Cits socio-centric politeness system
126. 126The idea of a conversational contract refers to:

     1. Ainterlocutors' rights and obligations
     2. Bface threatening acts
     3. Chierarchical systems
127. 127The illocutionary force of an utterance is a pragmatic level of meaning.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
128. 128The importance given to individualism in the West is reflected in:

     1. Athe weight given to positive face
     2. Bthe use of indirectness
     3. Cthe weight given to negative face
129. 129The interactional meaning of an utterance can contradict its linguistic, literal meaning.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
130. 130The maxims of the Principle of Cooperation cannot be violated.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
131. 131The most important kind of politeness in Britain is covered by:

     1. Athe Tact maxim
     2. Bthe Generosity maxim
     3. Cthe Sympathy maxim
     4. Dthe Approbation maxim
132. 132The need to have self-worth recognized is:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
133. 133The only dimension of meaning is interactional.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
134. 134The pragmatic perspective has been invaluable in explaining:

     1. Athe textual nature of meaning
     2. Bthe unique nature of meaning
     3. Cthe multilevel nature of meaning
135. 135The pragmatic perspective has been invaluable in explaining:

     1. Athe textual nature of meaning
     2. Bthe unique nature of meaning
     3. Ccross-cultural communication
136. 136The Principle of Relevance cannot be violated.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
137. 137The Principle of Relevance is needed to explain the construction of:

     1. Aimplicatures
     2. Bexplicatures
     3. Cboth
138. 138The property of presuppositon is constancy under negation. This refers to:

     1. Asemantic presupposition
     2. Bpragmatic presupposition
     3. Cboth
     4. Dnone
139. 139There is no possibility of faceless communication.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
140. 140Token agreements are considered:

     1. Aoff-record
     2. Bnegative politeness
     3. Cpositive politeness
141. 141Using a 'they' code is a strategy of:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
142. 142Using a 'we' code is a strategy of:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
143. 143Using ellipsis is considered:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
     3. Cgoing off-record
144. 144Using hedging is a strategy of:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
145. 145Using in-group identity markers is a strategy of:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
     3. Cgoing off-record
146. 146Using white lies is a strategy of:

     1. Apositive politeness
     2. Bnegative politeness
     3. Cgoing off-record
147. 147Verbal abuse among male peers is:

     1. Afun
     2. Bpositive politeness
     3. Cboth
     4. Dface-threatening
148. 148When we speak we only transmit information:

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
149. 149Which is the key to comprehension:

     1. Ainference
     2. Bdecoding
150. 150Which type of pragmatic strategy is more efficient from a cognitive point of view:

     1. Adirectness
     2. Bindirectness
151. 151The only dimension of meaning is lingustic.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
152. 152Presuppositions refer to beliefs, values, world-views.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
153. 153The context is always expanded indifinitely.

     1. Atrue
     2. Bfalse
154. 154The container view of meaning is:

     1. Acorrect model of communicative works
     2. Bmisleading model of communicative works
     3. Cneutral model of communicative works
155. 155Find a synonym for contextual effect

     1. Acontextual assumptions
     2. Bimplicatures
     3. Ccontextual implications

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