PRAGMATICS 1
PRAGMATICS Name : _________________
WORK SHEET – 1 St. No: _________________
1. Explain the meaning:
a. Pragmatics is the study of speaker meaning
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b. Pragmatics is the study of contextual meaning
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c. Pragmatics is the study of how more gets communicated than is said
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d. Pragmatics is the study of the expression of relative distance
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2. Explain the differences
Syntax _________________________________________________________
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Semantics ______________________________________________________
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Pragmatics ______________________________________________________
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3. What is a proposition?
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4. Explain the similarities
Pragmatics and discourse analysis 1.______________________________________________________
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5. Explain the differences
Pragmatics ______________________________________________________
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Discourse analysis _______________________________________________
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6. Explain the meaning
The situational context ____________________________________________
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The background knowledge context __________________________________
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Cultural context _________________________________________________
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Interpersonal context _____________________________________________
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The co- textual context ____________________________________________
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Discourse communities ___________________________________________
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Intertextuality ____________________________________________________
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