This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Linguistics > Pragmatics > Pragmatics – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pragmatics Quiz 11 (10 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Be clear and avoid ambiguity A) Maxim of quantity. B) Maxim of quality. C) Maxim of relevance. D) Maxim of manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maxim of manner. 2. For the following indirect speech acts of the utterance"You're welcome to come to my party next week"name the type of the implicit speech act of the utterance A) Representative. B) Directive. C) Commisive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commisive. 3. People who are not considerate of ..... face would sound rude and impolite as they do not feel the need to be included. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Assertive. D) Possessive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 4. The set of words used to interpret the meaning of a specific words is? A) Temporal deixis. B) Co-text or linguistic context. C) Location. D) Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Co-text or linguistic context. 5. ..... is the study of the relationships between linguistic forms and the users of those forms. A) Semantics. B) Regularity. C) Pragmatics. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pragmatics. 6. "When did you steal her money?The presupposition " You stole her money" is ..... A) Lexical presupposition. B) Structural presupposition. C) Non-factive presupposition. D) Counterfactual presupposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural presupposition. 7. Classify this type of politeness strategy when the speaker is making a request: "Would you mind making lasagna tonight?" A) Positive politeness. B) Negative politeness. C) Bald on record. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative politeness. 8. Define Etymology A) A core concept in studying semantic change. B) Changes in the sense of a word. C) Changes in word order. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A core concept in studying semantic change. 9. 'Cool before serving.' A) Co-text. B) Cataphora. C) Anaphora. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ellipsis. 10. Another word for Deixis is ..... A) Deictic. B) Deixtal. C) Deixation. D) Depictic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deictic. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesLinguistics QuizzesPragmatics Quiz 1Pragmatics Quiz 2Pragmatics Quiz 3Pragmatics Quiz 4Pragmatics Quiz 5Pragmatics Quiz 6Pragmatics Quiz 7Pragmatics Quiz 8Pragmatics Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books