Historical Pragmatics

Question 1

Definition

Answer 1

Study of language in context (spoken data)

Question 2

Pragmaphilology

Answer 2

Historical texts from pragmatic perspective (one period)

Question 3

Diachronic pragmatics

Answer 3

Various texts from pragmatic perspective (form/ function, function/ form)

Question 4

Direct vs. indirect speech acts

Answer 4

Locutonary, illocutionary, perlocutionary

Question 5

Speech act classification

Answer 5

Representatives, commissions, assertives, directives, declaratives, expressives

Question 6

Possible communicative intentions

Answer 6

Asking for/ giving information, making requests, complimenting, describing, apologising

Question 7

Address terms

Answer 7

Old English: du, ge
Middle English: thou (Sg)/ ye (Pl)
Early Modern English: ye- you, thou in religious contexts,
Modern English: thou in religious contexts
Quakers: thou is flattery

Question 8

Insults definition

Answer 8

Violation of personal space

Question 9

Insult development

Answer 9

Flyting, saints/ tyrants, name calling, sounding

Question 10

Wills

Answer 10

Anglo-Saxon orality, Anglo-Saxon wills (church contract, witness, curse), video wills