Lingua e traduzione inglese 1- Emma Pasquali

Which of the following is a homophone of "sea"?. see. saz. sheed. she.

When did J. L. Austin develop the speech act theory?. 1961. 1972. 1962. 1971.

What does the Politeness Principle imply?. Be brief and orderly; avoid ambiguity and obscurity. Be relevent. none of the above. Don't impose, Give options, Make your receiver feel good.

Which of the following is a homophone of "knight"?. knot. neat. knit. night.

Which of the following is a homophone of "flour"?. flower. floor. flare. flow.

Which of the following is a hypernym for "car", "bycicle" and "motorcycle"?. transport. machine. vehicle. engine.

Which of the following is a hypernym for "rose", "tulip" and "daisy"?. stem. flower. garden. plant.

Which of the following is a hypernym for "dog", "cat" and "elephant"?. none of the above. predator. animal. pet.

Which word is a synonym for "quick"?. calm. faster / older. still. quiet.

Which word is a synonym for "intelligent"?. weak. smart. slow. lazy.

Which word is a synonym for "happy"?. confused. angry. cheerful. tired.

Choose the converses. robin and bird. win and lose. colour and red. none of the above.

What is an Illocutionary Act?. none of the above. Actual utterance; a sentence with a grammatical structure and a linguistic meaning. The action intended by the speaker. the Speaker's intention; What the speaker intends to accomplish.

The relation between a linguistic expression and things (objects, people, places, ideas, actions etc.) in the world that are associated with that expression is called. sign. reference. sense. none of the above.

The property of having multiple distinct meanings (e.g. bug 'to spy on' and bug 'an insect or other similar small creature') is called: polysemy. antonymy. metonymy. none of the above.

What is it called when two words, phrases or sentences have the same semantic meaning?. none of the above. Contradiction. Synonymy. Antonyms.

Dog / animal is. none of the above. Synonymy. Hyponymy. Antonymy.

True/false is. Antonymy. none of the above. Hyponimy. Synonymy.

Taxi / cab is. Synonymy. none of the above. Hyponymy. Antonymy.

The relation of being a more specific meaning or subtype (e.g. amble to walk). synonymy. none of the above. antonymy. hyponymy.

Pragmatic meaning. is a synonym for semantic meaning. depends on our knowledge of the situation and the world around us. comes from how the parts of the sentence combine to form a complete idea. is strictly bound to compositionality.

Reference is. a synonym for referent. the connection between clauses and real things in the world. the connection between words and real things in the world. none of the above.

Which of the following is a homophone of "right"?. write. root. ride. rate.

The property of having multiple distinct meanings (e.g. bug 'to spy on' and bug 'an insect or other similar small creature') is called: none of the above. antonymy. metonymy. polysemy.

What is an Illocution?. The action intended by the speaker. The effect of the act on the hearer. The Speaker's intention; What the speaker intends to accomplish. none of the above.

What is the goal of a directive speech act?. To declare something official. To get the listener to do something. To express the speaker's emotions. To describe a situation.

Speech Acts. The awareness of others' needs to be approved of and liked. Using paralinguistic features when speaking. none of the above. Communicative acts that carry meaning beyond the words and phrases used within them, for example, apologies and promises.

What does the Maxim of Quality imply?. none of the above. Be relevent. Do not lie; do not make unsupported claims. Don't impose, Give options, Make your receiver feel good.

The quality maxim states that. speakers must be informative, that is, provide just enough information, neither too much nor too little. speakers must only assert truthful and well-supported information. speakers must be brief, clear, nonambiguous and orderly. none of the above.

Consider the interaction below: J: How is your tomato? M: It's a little ripe. J: Yeah, I had to edit it. By using the word "edit," J means that he had to cut out overly ripe parts of the tomato. However, the conventional meaning of "edit" does not fit here. This is a violation of which maxim?. quantity. quality. none of the above. manner.

What does the Maxim of Manner imply?. none of the above. Be relevent. Do not lie; do not make unsupported claims. Be brief and orderly; avoid ambiguity and obscurity.

What are Conversational Maxims?. none of the above. the Actual utterances; sentences with a grammatical structure and a linguistic meaning. General principles on which the pact of cooperation touches. The actions intended by the speaker.

What is the main requirement of the felicity condition in speech acts?. The speech act must be delivered in a polite manner. The speech act must be followed by an action from the listener. The context and participants must be appropriate for the speech act to succeed. The speaker must use the correct grammatical structure.

Which of the following is an example of a direct speech act?. "The door is open, isn't it?". It’s a bit chilly in here.". "Close the door.". "Could you possibly close the door?".

Which of the following is an example of a directive speech act?. Expressing gratitude. Stating a fact. Making a promise. Giving an order.

What does the The Cooperative Principle by H. Paul Grice state?. General principles on which the pact of cooperation touches Make your conversational contribution such as is required, at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged. none of the above. Accomplish an action when they are uttered (to test, insert "hereby" before them). Make your conversational contribution such as is required, at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged.

Which of the following is an expressive speech act?. Giving a statement. Ordering food. Apologizing. Asking for a favor.

Which of the following is an example of a declarative speech act?. Asking a question. Making a suggestion. Apologizing. Pronouncing someone married.

Which of the following best describes a declarative speech act?. It expresses the speaker's feelings. It asks the listener to do something. It commits the speaker to a future action. It changes the reality by the very act of saying something.

What is the main purpose of a representative speech act?. To commit the speaker to a future action. To express emotions or feelings. To change the reality of the situation. To describe the world as the speaker believes it is.

Which of the following is an example of a representative speech act?. Giving a command. Expressing a wish. Stating a fact. Making a promise.

Which of the following is an example of a perlocutionary act in Austin's framework?. Stating a fact. Describing an event. Persuading someone to take action. Making a promise.

According to J.L. Austin's speech act theory, which of the following is NOT one of the primary types of speech acts?. Illocutionaty act. Locutionary act. Performative act. Perlocutionary act.

What is a Perlocution?. none of the above. The effect of the act on the hearer. The study of language in use; the study of meaning in context; the study of intended speaker meaning; the study of utterance meaning. The action intended by the speaker.

What is the primary function of an expressive speech act?. To declare something official. To make a promise. To describe an event. To convey the speaker's feelings or emotions.

Define Pragmatics. none of the above. a subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning. It encompasses speech act theory, conversational implicature, talk in interaction and other approaches to language behavior in philosophy, sociology, linguistics and anthropology. Some definitions limit this to verbal communication that is not words. Body language, gestures, facial expressions, tone and pitch of voice are all examples of pragmatics. features that appear when we put sounds together in connected speech. It is as important to teach learners pragmatic features as successful communication depends as much on intonation, stress and rhythm as on the correct pronunciation of sounds.