pragmatics

QUIZ 2

1.      Which of the following represents the best description of pragmatics?

How people communicate and interpret intentions, and react to the way people think.

2.      What guides pragmatics behavior?

Sociocultural norms of the particular group or society.

3.      What are speech acts?

Acts of communication that are intended to convey a given intention.

4.      What is a face-threatening act?

Something said to a listener that could be cause him/her to be embarrassed or ashamed.