Pragmatics Flashcards
What is implicature?
An implied meaning that has to be inferred as a result of a conversational maxim being broken.
What is inference?
The process of deriving implied meanings.
What is irony?
Using language to signal an attitude other than what has been literally expressed.
What is deixis?
Words that are context-bound where meaning depends on who is being referred to, where something is happening or when it is happening.
What are speech acts?
Communicative acts that carry meaning beyond the words and phrases used within them, for example, apologies and promises.
What is politeness?
The awareness of others’ needs to be approved of and liked (positive politeness) and/or given freedom to express their own identity and choices (negative politeness).
What is face in communication?
The concept of how all communication relies on presenting a ‘face’ to listeners and audiences, and how the management of positive and negative face needs to contribute to interaction.
What are cooperative principles in conversation?
How interaction is thought to be based upon various kinds of cooperative behaviour between speakers.
What is pragmatics?
The study of the way that language and meaning rely on contextual information, shared knowledge, implication and inference.
What are the categories of deixis?
The categories of deixis are: Person, Spatial, and Temporal.
What does Person deixis include?
Person deixis includes terms like I, me, and you.
What does Spatial deixis include?
Spatial deixis includes terms like here, there, left, and right.
What does Temporal deixis include?
Temporal deixis includes terms like now, then, today, and tomorrow.
