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Study Questions: TEMPORAL DEIXIS Because It Tell Us Time by Say These Words No and Later

The document contains 5 study questions about linguistic concepts such as deixis, anaphora, inference, presupposition, speech acts, and positive/negative face. The questions analyze examples of utterances and identify the linguistic phenomena they illustrate.

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Study Questions: TEMPORAL DEIXIS Because It Tell Us Time by Say These Words No and Later

The document contains 5 study questions about linguistic concepts such as deixis, anaphora, inference, presupposition, speech acts, and positive/negative face. The questions analyze examples of utterances and identify the linguistic phenomena they illustrate.

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Study questions

1 What kinds of deictic expressions are used in this utterance (e.g. I = person deixis)?

I’m busy now so you can’t stay here. Come back later.

TEMPORAL DEIXIS because it tell us time by say these words no and later.

2 What are the anaphoric expressions in this sentence?

Dr. Foster gave Andy some medicine after he told her about his headaches and she advised him to

take the pills three times a day until the pain went away.

3 What kind of inference is involved in interpreting each of these utterances?

(a) Teacher: You can borrow my Shakespeare.

(b) Waiter: The ham sandwich left without paying.

(c) Nurse: The hernia in room 5 wants to talk to the doctor.

(d) Dentist: My eleven-thirty canceled so I had an early lunch.

4 What is one obvious presupposition of a speaker who says:

(a) Your clock isn’t working.

(b) Where did he find the money?

(c) We regret buying that car.

(d) The king of France is bald.

5 Someone stands between you and the TV set you’re watching, so you decide

to say one of the following. Identify which would be direct or indirect

speech acts.

(a) Move! indirect

(b) You’re in the way. direct

(c) Could you please sit down? direct

(d) Please get out of the way. indirect


6 In these examples, is the speaker appealing to positive or negative face?

(a) If you’re free, there’s going to be a party at Yuri’s place on Saturday. negative face

(b) Let’s go to the party at Yuri’s place on Saturday. Everyone’s invited. Positive face

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