The questions in this quiz are from The Study of Language (THIRD EDITION) book written by GEORGE YULE.
This quiz is not only for BSED majoring in English but also for everyone, especially YOU!. . .
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#1. the assumption in conversation that you will “not say that which you believe to be false or for which you lack adequate evidence”
#2. the ties and connections that exist within texts
#3. the assumption in conversation that you will “make your contribution as informative as is required, but not more, or less, than is required”
#4. the assumption in conversation that you will “be clear, brief and orderly”
#5. an underlying assumption of conversation that you will “make your conversational contribution such as is required, at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged”
#6. in conversation, the unit of talk by one speaker, ended by the beginning of the next speaker’s unit of talk
#7. a word or phrase used to indicate that you are not really sure that what you are saying is sufficiently correct or complete
#8. a conventional knowledge structure in memory for specific things
#9. an additional meaning conveyed by a speaker adhering to the cooperative principle
#10. the way in which each speaker takes a turn in conversation
#11. a break in the flow of speech, using sounds such as em and er
#12. the individual connections between words and phrases in a text
#13. the assumption in conversation that you will “be relevant”
#14. a conventional knowledge structure in memory for the series of actions involved in events
#15. the study of language beyond the sentence, in text and conversation
#16. in conversation, the end of a turn, usually marked by a pause at the end of a phrase or sentence
#17. the connections that create a meaningful interpretation of texts
