Lecture 9 - Pragmatics

Question 1

(lecture):

Define the meaning of:

• Semantics
• Syntax
• Pragmatics

Answer 1

(lecture):

LANGUAGE IS INFLUENCED BY:

Semantics –meanings of words/phrases
(see slide 3)

Syntax – order of words
(see slide 4)

Pragmatics – effect of context
(see slide 5-7)

Question 2

(lecture):

What is figurative speech?

Answer 2

(lecture):

Metaphor
- Love is a journey

Sarcasm
- Don’t you just love it when you have ten essays to do in one day?

Indirect speech
- Can you tell me the time?

Question 3

(lecture):

What is the processing problem?

Answer 3

(lecture):

See slide 10-15

Question 4

(lecture):

Describe the 3 stage language model of figurative language process.

Answer 4

(lecture):

see slide 17-42

Question 5

(lecture):

Describe Gibbs 1997 reading time study

Answer 5

(lecture):

see slide 43-44

Question 6

(lecture):

Describe Blasko and Connine (1993) cross-model priming study

Answer 6

(lecture):

see slide 45-50

Question 7

(lecture):

Describe the 1 stage view language model of figurative language process.

Answer 7

(lecture):

see slide 51-59

Question 8

(reading):

Whitney, Chapter 7, end.

Answer 8

(reading):

Question 9

(lecture review questions):

If someone says to you that literal meanings are very different to figurative meanings, what would you say?

Answer 9

(lecture review questions):

don’t have an actual answer.

Question 10

(lecture review questions):

What is the evidence against the 3-stage model of metaphor comprehension?

Answer 10

(lecture review questions):

don’t have an actual answer.

Question 11

(lecture MCQ):

Do the MCQ in lecture 9 folder.

Answer 11

(lecture review questions):

don’t have an actual answer.