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