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What type of speech act do speakers use to commit themselves to some future actions?
What type of speech act do speakers use to commit themselves to some future actions?
- Directive
- Interrogative
- Comissive (correct)
- Declarative
What theory states that all people have a universal desire to be treated with politeness?
What theory states that all people have a universal desire to be treated with politeness?
- Speech acts theory
- Cooperative principle theory
- Politeness theory (correct)
- Pragmatics theory
What concept refers to the 'shared understanding' of how people should cooperate in their communications?
What concept refers to the 'shared understanding' of how people should cooperate in their communications?
- Deixis
- Cooperative principle (correct)
- Pragmatics in use
- Face
Which term refers to people's desire for autonomy and freedom from impositions?
Which term refers to people's desire for autonomy and freedom from impositions?
What is the study of meaning in relation to the context in which a person is speaking or writing?
What is the study of meaning in relation to the context in which a person is speaking or writing?
Which term describes the desired self-image that each individual wants to be seen as?
Which term describes the desired self-image that each individual wants to be seen as?
Study Notes
Speech Acts and Pragmatics
- Comissive speech acts are used to commit speakers to some future actions.
Politeness Theory
- The Politeness Theory states that all people have a universal desire to be treated with politeness.
Cooperative Principle
- The Cooperative Principle refers to the shared understanding of how people should cooperate in their communications.
Face Theory
- Positive Face is the desire to be approved of and appreciated by others.
- Negative Face refers to the desire to be free from impositions and to have autonomy to make free choices.
Theoretical Assumptions
- Dialogism refers to a bundle of theoretical and epistemological assumptions about human action, communication, and cognition.
Pragmatics
- Pragmatics is the study of meaning in relation to the context in which a person is speaking or writing.
Implicature
- An Implicature is an inference a hearer makes about a speaker's intended meaning, arising from the literal meaning of what the speaker said, the conversational principle, and its maxims.
Presupposition
- A Presupposition refers to the common ground that is assumed to exist between language users, such as assumed knowledge of a situation and/or of the world.
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Test your knowledge on speech acts and pragmatics with this quiz. Answer questions on declarative, commissive, politeness theory, cooperative principle, and more.
