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What is the primary focus of gramarians?
What is the primary focus of gramarians?
- Social and political persuasion
- Correctness of language usage (correct)
- Practical uses of speech and writing
- Formal properties of language systems
Who extended Saussure's original conception of the verbal language system to include other forms of communication?
Who extended Saussure's original conception of the verbal language system to include other forms of communication?
- French structuralists and semioticians (correct)
- The Russian Formalists
- Rhetoricians in ancient times
- Linguists in the 19th and 20th centuries
What is the area of applied linguistics associated with the study of discourse?
What is the area of applied linguistics associated with the study of discourse?
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Pragmatics (correct)
- Phonology
What is the minimum length of a text required to be considered discourse?
What is the minimum length of a text required to be considered discourse?
What do we consider when receiving a linguistic message, besides the language?
What do we consider when receiving a linguistic message, besides the language?
What is the primary focus of discourse analysis?
What is the primary focus of discourse analysis?
What type of data is typically used in discourse analysis?
What type of data is typically used in discourse analysis?
What is the term coined by Zellig Harris in 1952?
What is the term coined by Zellig Harris in 1952?
What is the goal of discourse analysis, according to the concluding remarks?
What is the goal of discourse analysis, according to the concluding remarks?
What is the shift in linguistics that discourse analysis represents?
What is the shift in linguistics that discourse analysis represents?
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