yule_10_questions_pragmatics

What kind of inference is involved in interpreting each of these utterances? (b) WAITER: The ham sandwich left without paying.

(b) if X is the name of a meal, then X can be used to refer to the person who orders the meal (in a restaurant setting)

In these examples, is the speaker appealing to positive or negative face? (b) Let's go to the party at Yuri's place on Saturday. Everyone's invited.

(b) positive ("Let's go")

What is one obvious presupposition of a speaker who says: (c) We regret buying that car.

(c) We bought the car

What kind of inference is involved in interpreting each of these utterances? (c) NURSE: The hernia in room 5 wants to talk to the doctor.

(c) if X is the name of a medical condition, then X can be used to refer to the person with that medical condition (in a medical setting)

What is one obvious presupposition of a speaker who says: (d) The king of France is bald.

(d) France has a king

What kind of inference is involved in interpreting each of these utterances? (d) My eleven-thirty canceled so I had an early lunch.

(d) if X is the time of an appointment, X can be used to refer to the person with that appointment (in a business office setting)

What kinds of deictic expressions (e.g. We = persond deixis) are used here? We went there last summer.

(i) We (person deixis), went there (spatial deixis), last summer (temporal deixis)

What kinds of deictic expressions (e.g. We = persond deixis) are used here? (b) Im busy now so you can't stay here. Come back later.

(ii) I, you (person deixis), here, come back (spatial deixis), now, later (temporal deixis)

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.

(a) negative ("If you're free")

What kind of inference is involved in interpreting each of these utterances? (a) TEACHER: You can borrow my Shakespeare.

(a) if X is the name of a writer of a book, then X can be used to identify a copy of a book by that writer (in an educational setting)

What is one obvious presupposition of a speaker who says: (a) Your clock isn't working.

(a) You have a clock

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! (b) You're in the way. (c) Could you please sit down? (d) Please get out of the way.

(a) direct (b) indirect (c) indirect (d) direct

What is one obvious presupposition of a speaker who says: (b) Where did he find the money?

(b) He found the money

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.

he, her, his, she, him, the pills, the pain