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What is the main focus of pragmatics?
What is the main focus of pragmatics?
- Analyzing the expression of relative distance
- Studying relationships between linguistic forms and the world
- Examining how words are arranged in sequence
- Investigating relationships between linguistic forms and the users of those forms (correct)
Which area of language analysis includes considerations about people's intended meanings and goals?
Which area of language analysis includes considerations about people's intended meanings and goals?
- Phonetics
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Pragmatics (correct)
What distinguishes pragmatics from syntax and semantics?
What distinguishes pragmatics from syntax and semantics?
- Syntax focuses on relationships between linguistic forms and users.
- Semantics studies the arrangement of words in a sentence.
- Semantics considers linguistic forms in connection to entities in the world.
- Pragmatics takes into account the users of linguistic forms. (correct)
In analyzing language, which aspect does semantics primarily focus on?
In analyzing language, which aspect does semantics primarily focus on?
What does syntax mainly involve studying?
What does syntax mainly involve studying?
Which linguistic analysis area excludes considerations about users of language?
Which linguistic analysis area excludes considerations about users of language?
What area of linguistics investigates aspects of ordinary language use?
What area of linguistics investigates aspects of ordinary language use?
Why have many notes on everyday language use been pushed to the edges by linguists and philosophers?
Why have many notes on everyday language use been pushed to the edges by linguists and philosophers?
What has pragmatics been left to investigate due to the historical focus on formal systems of analysis?
What has pragmatics been left to investigate due to the historical focus on formal systems of analysis?
What is a key reason why incorrect pragmatics might be offensive even if the linguistic forms used are accurate?
What is a key reason why incorrect pragmatics might be offensive even if the linguistic forms used are accurate?
Where have many notes on ordinary language in use ended up according to the text?
Where have many notes on ordinary language in use ended up according to the text?
What does the overflowing wastebasket symbolize in relation to the study of language?
What does the overflowing wastebasket symbolize in relation to the study of language?
What is the main focus of pragmatics in language use?
What is the main focus of pragmatics in language use?
What does pragmatics involve in terms of interpretation?
What does pragmatics involve in terms of interpretation?
Why is the study of pragmatics often referred to as the investigation of invisible meaning?
Why is the study of pragmatics often referred to as the investigation of invisible meaning?
How do speakers determine how much needs to be said based on the listener's proximity?
How do speakers determine how much needs to be said based on the listener's proximity?
In pragmatics, what role do listeners play in interpreting the speaker's intended meaning?
In pragmatics, what role do listeners play in interpreting the speaker's intended meaning?
Why does pragmatics raise the question of what determines the choice between the said and the unsaid?
Why does pragmatics raise the question of what determines the choice between the said and the unsaid?
