Pragmatics Exercises

(Source: Fromkin & Rodman's 1998 edition of An Introduction to Language (6th ed.))
Task I: The folloin! sentences make certain "resu""ositions. #hat are the$% (The first one has
&een done for $ou')
1. The "olice ordered the minors to sto" drinkin!.
(resu""osition: The minors ere drinkin!.
). (lease take me out to the &all !ame a!ain.
(resu""osition:
*. +alerie re!retted not recei,in! a ne T-&ird for .a&or /a$.
(resu""osition:
0. That her "et turtle ran aa$ made 1mil$ ,er$ sad.
(resu""osition:
2. The administration for!ot that the "rofessors su""ort the students. (3f. 4The administration
&elie,es that the "rofessors su""ort the students54 in hich there is no such "resu""osition.)
(resu""osition:
6. 6t is stran!e that the 7nited States in,aded 3am&odia in 1989.
(resu""osition:
8. 6sn't it stran!e that the 7nited States in,aded 3am&odia in 1989%
(resu""osition:
8. /isa ants more "o"corn.
(resu""osition:
9. #h$ don't "i!s ha,e in!s%
(resu""osition:
19.#ho disco,ered :merica in 109)%
(resu""osition:
Task II: 3ircle an$ deictic e;"ression in the folloin! sentences. (<int: (ro"er names and noun
"hrases containin! 4the4 are not considered deictic e;"ressions. :lso5 all sentences do not include
deictic e;"ressions.)
1. 6 sa her standin! there.
). /o!s are animals.
*. =esterda$5 all m$ trou&les seemed so far aa$.
0. The name of this rock &and is 4The >eatles.4
2. The /eclaration of 6nde"endence as si!ned in 1886.
6. The /eclaration of 6nde"endence as si!ned last $ear.
8. 3o""er conducts electricit$.
8. The treasure chest is on the ri!ht.
9. These are the times that tr$ men's souls.
19.There is a tide in the affairs of men hich taken at the flood leads on to fortune.