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Pragmatics Flashcards

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What is pragmatics?

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Pragmatics is the study of how context contributes to meaning.

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True or False: Pragmatics focuses on the use of language in communication.

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True

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Fill in the blank: Pragmatics deals with the _____ of language.

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Use

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What does pragmatics study in relation to language?

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Pragmatics studies how language is used in context.

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What are the two types of meaning studied in pragmatics?

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Literal meaning and implied meaning.

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True or False: Pragmatics is concerned with language structure and grammar.

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False

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What is an example of pragmatic meaning?

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Sarcasm

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What is an example of a pragmatic failure?

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Misunderstanding a joke

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Fill in the blank: Pragmatics helps us understand how people _____ in different situations.

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Communicate

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What is the role of context in pragmatics?

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Context helps determine the meaning of utterances.

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True or False: Pragmatics only focuses on spoken language.

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False

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What is the relationship between pragmatics and semantics?

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Pragmatics is concerned with how context affects the interpretation of meaning, while semantics focuses on the meaning of words and sentences.

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What is an example of a pragmatic rule?

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Turn-taking in conversation

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Fill in the blank: Pragmatics helps explain how language is used in _____ situations.

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Real-life

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What is the Gricean Maxims in pragmatics?

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A set of conversational rules proposed by philosopher H.P. Grice.

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True or False: Pragmatics only deals with language as a system of rules.

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False

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What is the main focus of pragmatics?

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The study of language use in context.

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Fill in the blank: Pragmatics helps us understand how language is used to achieve _____ goals.

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Communicative

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What is the difference between semantics and pragmatics?

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Semantics focuses on the meaning of words and sentences, while pragmatics deals with how context influences meaning.

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True or False: Pragmatics is only concerned with the literal meaning of words.

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False

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What are implicatures in pragmatics?

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Implicatures are inferences that are made based on what is said, but not explicitly stated.

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Fill in the blank: Pragmatics helps us interpret language based on _____ and context.

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Situations

23
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What is the cooperative principle in pragmatics?

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The principle that speakers and listeners cooperate in conversation to achieve effective communication.

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True or False: Pragmatics deals with the grammatical structure of language.

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False

25
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What is paralanguage?

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Using body gestures when communicating in electronic texts, this is done via emojis

26
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What are hyperboles?

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Exaggerated language, e.g that’s amazing or that’s absolutely horrific

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What are Litotes?

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Understatements, e.g It’s ok when It’s very good

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What are idioms?

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Sayings such as It’s raining cats and dogs

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What is shared knowledge?

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Using language that a social group understands - this can be jargon, but it could also be made up informal words

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