Multiple choice for lecture no 22

Topic: Deixis

1. Deixis refers to words that could be fully understood without:

a) Conceptual information
b) Thematic information
c) Contextual information
d) None of these.

C is the righ answer.

2. Deixis depends upon:

A) Listener
B) Speaker
C) Writer
D) All of above.

B is the right answer.

3. It is expressed in English as:

A) Personal pronouns
B) Demonstratives
C) Adverbs
D) All of above

D is the right answer.

4. It is a :
A) Listener-centric notion
B) Speaker-centric notion.
C) Writer-centric notion.
D) Reader-centric notion
B is the right answer.
5. The term “Deictic expression” comes from:
A) Latin word
B) English word
C) Greek word
D) None of these

C is the right answer.

6. We faced deictic expressions in everyday language:

A) Consciously
B) Unconsciously
C) Both a and b

D) None of these.

C is the right answer.

7. The context created by the act of utterance and participation is :

A) Person

B) Location

C) Spatiotemporal context

D) All of above.

8. Speaker used deictic elements while:

A) listening language

B) producing language

C) Arranging language

D) All of above.