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Final Project - PRAGMATICS-Questions 21LD PT
Final Project - PRAGMATICS-Questions 21LD PT
CLASS: ĐHSANH21-L2-LD
Basing on the maxim of quantity, analyze utterances (b), (c) and (d).
The maxim of quantity is concerned with the amount of information (taken in its
broadest sense) an utterance conveys.
(c) D: Food.
Question 2 (2 points)
Give two utterances and identify the three dimensions (locutionary, illocutionary
and perlocutionary) of the speech act in each utterance.
Question 3 (2 points)
(ii)
B: They are either in the bottom drawer in the kitchen, or they are next to the
bowl on the dining table.
Question 5 (3 points)
The basis of much humour is the violation of our expectations about how people
should behave. Collect three humorous stories and use your pragmatic knowledge
to analyze the elements that make the stories funny.
NOTES:
- Plagiarism
No plagiarism will be allowed in your Final Project. Any detected signs of plagiarism
(even among classmate’s products) will be considered as cheating and the Final Project
will be, therefore, eliminated.
- Citation
Your Final Project may include some ideas/numbers/facts from any reliable sources for
its stronger evidence, so your citation must be done in accordance with APA Standard
and a list of reference should be included.