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What is presupposition in pragmatics?
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
Which of the following is an example of a pragmatic violation of Grice's Maxims?
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
Which of the following is not an element studied in pragmatics
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
In pragmatics, what is implicature?
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
Which aspect of language is more concerned with the speaker's intentions?
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
What is the semantic relationship between the words animal-fish, vehicle-car, fruit-watermelon?
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
foot = 1. part of body; 2. lower part of something. This is an example of semantic relationship called:
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
What does semantics primarily focus on?
a) The meaning of words and sentences
c) The background assumption that a speaker expects the listener to share
b) The intended meaning conveyed indirectly
Hyponymy
b) Pragmatics
b) Using sarcasm to convey the opposite of what you mean
Polysemy
polysemic
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