Pragmatics Key Terms

Question 1

Schema?

Answer 1

Cognitive function organising memories stored in long-term memory

Question 2

Pragmatics?

Answer 2

Studies language that is not directly spoken instead implied meanings

Question 3

Idiom?

Answer 3

A type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can’t be deciphered by defining the individual words e.g. raining cats and dogs

Question 4

Allusion?

Answer 4

When we hint at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing

Question 5

Irony?

Answer 5

A style of writing in which there is a noticeable, often humorous, difference between what is said and the intended meaning

Question 6

Inference?

Answer 6

An idea or conclusion that’s drawn from evidence and reasoning

Question 7

Presupposition?

Answer 7

To suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance

Question 8

Deixis?

Answer 8

The use of general words and phrases to refer to a specific time, place, or person in context e.g. ‘I,’ ‘you’, ‘here’