Language Proficiency Pragmatics and Language Use 3

Question 1

What does 'register' refer to in linguistics?

Accepted Answer

A variety of language used in a particular social situation

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The volume at which speech is delivered

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A formal record of linguistic data

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The pitch and intonation patterns of a language

Question 2

Which field of study examines how social context, identity, and power affect language use?

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Sociolinguistics

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Morphology

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Etymology

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Phonetics

Question 3

What is an indirect speech act?

Accepted Answer

An utterance whose communicative function differs from its grammatical form

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Speech that is deliberately vague or ambiguous

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Language delivered through an interpreter

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Reported speech using quotation marks

Question 4

Which scenario best illustrates a violation of Grice's Maxim of Relevance?

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A speaker answers a question about weekend plans by discussing their pet's health

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A speaker says 'It's fine' sarcastically when things are not fine

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A speaker provides excessive irrelevant details about a topic

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A speaker gives an overly brief response when more detail is needed

Question 5

What are discourse markers, such as 'firstly,' 'however,' and 'in conclusion'?

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Words or phrases that signal the structure and flow of discourse

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Anaphoric reference words

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Morphemes that carry grammatical meaning

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Particles used to express speaker attitude

Question 6

Which phenomenon describes how the same utterance can mean different things depending on who says it, to whom, and in what situation?

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Contextual interpretation

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Homonymy

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Lexical ambiguity

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Polysemy

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a directive speech act?

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'Please turn off your phone.'

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'I promise to call you tomorrow.'

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'I'm sorry for being late.'

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'The meeting starts at noon.'