10 Questions
When did the American tourists visit the Scottish town?
In the 1960s
What did the American tourists initially think the small boy was referring to when he mentioned 'the war'?
The Second World War
Why did the American tourists think the ruins had been in a dilapidated state for much longer than 20 years?
The appearance of the ruins
When did the war with the English, mentioned by the small boy, formally end?
In the late 1740s
What aspect of meaning depends more on context and the communicative intentions of speakers?
Pragmatics
What did the American tourists ask the small boy when they saw him in the ruins of the cathedral?
When the cathedral had been so badly damaged?
What was the small boy's reply when the American tourists asked him when the cathedral had been damaged?
In the war.
What did the American tourists think the small boy was referring to when he mentioned 'the war'?
The Second World War.
When did the American tourists eventually discover that the war mentioned by the small boy had formally ended?
What did the ruins of the cathedral look like to the American tourists?
Dilapidated.
Test your knowledge of pragmatics with this quiz on the invisible meaning behind a simple interaction. Explore how context, culture, and interpretation shape our understanding of language. Discover the surprising insights hidden within everyday conversations.
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