Pragmatics Flashcards

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What are ‘locution’, ‘illocution’ and ‘perlocution’?

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Locution:
- the literal meaning of something
Illocution:
- the implied of something
Perlocution:
- the perceived meaning of something
I.e. a wife is taking in the washing and a knock is at the door, so the wife shouts to the husband "someone's at the door"
Locution:
- someone is at the door
Illocution:
- can you get the door 
Perlocution:
- *husband* I should answer the door.
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What is ‘pragmatics’?

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The underlying meaning in language.

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Pragmatics can also depend on what?

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‘Cultural assumptions’:

- the understanding of implied meanings based on a shared experience or knowledge of a group/culture of people.

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What are prosodic features in discourse?

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  • fillers
  • pauses
  • intonation
  • utterance length (sentences)
  • speech acts
  • repetition
  • hedges
  • backtracking
  • repairs
  • back channeling
  • minimal responses
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What is the ‘Speech Act Theory’?

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An actor that is performed by making an utterance. This is done by the issuing of a warning, the making of a promise, or the giving of a greeting.

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