Pragmatics

Question 1

Definition of Pragmatics

Answer 1

The study of meaning in context and interaction

Question 2

Deixis. Which ones exist?

Answer 2

• Some words in a language cannot be interpreted at all unless physical context of the speaker is known e.g here, there, then, yesterday, her, them, You´ll have to bring that back tomorrow because they aren´t here now”Deictic Expressions
• Person deixis e.g he, them
• Place deixis e.g there, here
• Time deixis e.g now, then

Question 3

Definition of Locution

Answer 3

1. FORM the actual form of words used by the speaker and the semantic meaning

Question 4

Definition of Illocution

Answer 4

1. FUNCTION what the speaker is doing by uttering those words, e.g commanding, offering, requesting, promising, threatening, etc.

Question 5

Definition of Perlocution

Answer 5

OUTCOME the actual result of the locution/what is caused by the locution

Question 6

What communicative intentions are expressed by the following utterances? What is the illocution and the perlocution in each case?

Customer: Waiter! There’s a fly on my soup!

Waiter: Don’t worry, there’s no extra charge.

Answer 6

Illocution: To receive another bowl

Perlocution: Waiter being cheeky

Question 7

Violating Maxims

A: What‘s your name?

B: I‘m the Queen of Sheba.

Answer 7

Violation of Maxim of Quality

Question 8

A: How are we getting there?

B: Well, We‘re getting there in Dave‘s car.

Answer 8

• Violation of Maxim of Manner

Question 9

A: Do you like ice-cream?

B: Is the Pope Catholic?

Answer 9

• Violation of Maxime of Relation

Question 10

A: Do vegetarians eat hamburgers?

B: Do chicken have lips?

Answer 10

• Violation of Maxime of Relation