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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?

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?

Semantics

Syntax

Pragmatics (correct)

Phonology

What is the minimum length of a text required to be considered discourse?

More than a single sentence Signup and view all the answers

What do we consider when receiving a linguistic message, besides the language?

Many other factors such as context Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of discourse analysis?

Examining the actual contexts of language-in-use and social actions Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is typically used in discourse analysis?

Naturally occurring data from audio or video recordings Signup and view all the answers

What is the term coined by Zellig Harris in 1952?

Discourse analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of discourse analysis, according to the concluding remarks?

To understand the meaning of what is said and why the order of sentences proceeds in a certain way Signup and view all the answers

What is the shift in linguistics that discourse analysis represents?

From competence to performance Signup and view all the answers