Pragmatic Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Positive politeness
A
offering approval, sympathy and compliments
2
Q
Negative politeness
A
offering apologies, showing respect maintaining social distant
3
Q
Meaning
A
the main point of the speech act
4
Q
Presupposition
A
An assumption of initial meaning ex. “I wonder if Pat went in the websitee and checked her grade.” - Pat’s grade is on the website
5
Q
Analysis
A
The analysation of the speech act ex. “The air conditioner should be on” - Requesting by Declarative
6
Q
Maxim
A
the rule of acceptable behavior ex. maxim of quantity = not giving too much of a thing. maxim of quality = must be truthful to the expected quality
