Pragmatics

Question 1

What is a deixis

Answer 1

If time, place, role of the speaker/reference is not clear

Question 2

Name the three aspects of speech acts

Answer 2

Locutionary: utterance „I want XYZ“
Illocutionary: intention of speaker - What I really want
Perlocutionary: effect on hearer - what you realise I want

Question 3

Name the 5 illocutionary types

Answer 3

Representatives
Directives
Commissives
Expressives
Declaratives

Question 4

What are Representative speech acts? Give an example.

Answer 4

Making statements I believe are the case
Inform, assert
Fact, assertions, conclusions, descriptions

Question 5

What are Directive Speech acts? Give an example

Answer 5

Gettint the other(s) to perform an action
Command, request
Commands, orders, requests, suggestions

Question 6

What are Commissive Speech Acts? Give an example.

Answer 6

Informing others about OWN future actions
Promise, threaten
Promises, threats, refusals, pledges

Question 7

What are Expressive Speech Acts? Give an example.

Answer 7

Expression of feelings and emotions
Condone, congratulate
Pleasure, pain, likes, dislikes, joy, sorrow…

Question 8

What is a Declarative Speech Act? Give an example.

Answer 8

Performing an action that changes the world by saying it
Baptise, appoint
Speaker needs to have: Special institutional roles