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. an act by which a speaker/writer uses language to enable a listener/reader to identify someone or something
#2. the need to be connected, to belong, to be a member of a group
#3. use of pronouns and noun phrases to refer back to something already mentioned
#4. the set of other words used in the same phrase or sentence, also called co-text
#5. using words such as (here) or (there) as a way of ‘pointing’ to a location with language
#6. using words such as (him) or (them) as a way of ‘pointing’ to a person with language
#7. a person’s public self-image as described in the study of politeness
#8. the situation, time or place in which words are used
#9. additional information used by a listener/reader to create a connection between what is said and what must be meant
#10. an assumption by a speaker/writer about what is true or already known by the listener/reader
#11. using words such as (now) or (tomorrow) as a way of ‘pointing’ to a time with language
#12. showing awareness and consideration of another person’s public self image
#13. an action such as ‘promising’ performed by a speaker with an utterance, either as a direct speech act or an indirect speech act
#14. using words such as (this) or (here) as a way of ‘pointing’ with language
#15. the need to be independent and free from imposition
#16. saying something that reduces a possible threat to another person’s self-image
#17. an action in which (the form) used directly matches (the function) performed by a speaker with an utterance
#18. saying something that represents a threat to another person’s self-image
#19. an action in which (the form) used does not directly match (the function) performed by a speaker with an utterance
#20. the study of speaker meaning and how more is communicated than is said
#21. the first mention of someone or something later referred to via anaphora
