Pragmatics Quiz PDF
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This document contains a quiz with questions and answers about pragmatics. It covers topics such as apology strategies, thank-you expressions, complaint strategies, and the cooperative principle.
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🙂: Create open-ended questions 🤖 Smallpdf.com: Questions: 1. What are the five typical strategies for making an apology? 2. How do thank you expressions function in communication? 3. What is the definition of pragmatics according to Crystal? 4. What are the strategies involved in making a comp...
🙂: Create open-ended questions 🤖 Smallpdf.com: Questions: 1. What are the five typical strategies for making an apology? 2. How do thank you expressions function in communication? 3. What is the definition of pragmatics according to Crystal? 4. What are the strategies involved in making a complaint? 5. What are the four sub-principles of the Cooperative principle? Answers: 1. The five typical strategies for making an apology are: 1) An expression of an apology, using words like 'sorry' or 'forgive'; 2) Acknowledgment of responsibility, where the offender recognizes their fault; 3) Explanation of purpose, which clarifies the intent behind the apology; 4) Request for solution, asking for a way to rectify the situation; and 5) Request for non-recurrence, expressing a desire to prevent the issue from happening again. 2. Thank you expressions serve to express appreciation of benefits and enhance rapport between interlocutors. They are used for various purposes, such as conversational openings, compliments, and signaling the conclusion of a conversation. Additionally, they can express dissatisfaction or discomfort indirectly, often using sarcasm. 3. Pragmatics, as defined by Crystal, is 'the study of language from the point of view of users, especially of the choices they make, the constraints they encounter in using language in social interaction, and the effects their use of language has on other participants in the act of communication.' 4. The strategies involved in making a complaint include: 1) Explanation of purpose, such as stating the intent behind the complaint; 2) The complaint itself, where the issue is articulated; 3) Request for solution, asking for a resolution to the problem; and 4) Request for non-recurrence, expressing a desire to avoid similar issues in the future. 5. The four sub-principles of the Cooperative principle are: 1) Maxim of Quantity: providing the right amount of information; 2) Maxim of Quality: being truthful; 3) Maxim of Relation: being relevant; and 4) Maxim of Manner: being clear and orderly in communication.