LA CARLOTA CITY COLLEGE

LA CARLOTA CITY
LIBERAL ARTS DEPARTMENT

ELS 107
FINAL EXAMINATION

Name:___________________________________________Course&Year_____________________Date:__________
I. TRUE/FALSE

1. Discourse analysis is, thus, not just an understanding of how sentences string together but also the way they
exhibit properties which reflect organization, coherence, rhetorical force, thematic focus etc of a piece of
conversation.
2. According to David Crystal, he contrasts discourse within linguistics to the use of term ‘text’.
3. Spoken Discourse, especially conversation, poses the greatest problems in terms of analysis due to its apparently
unstructured nature.
4. In spoken discourse, the number of interlocutors may not vary.
5. Not verbal expressions do not add difficulty to the analysis of spoken discourse.
6. Backchannels are brief verbal responses that a listener uses.
7. Writing involves an interaction between two or more people in which each contributor builds upon the previous
contributions either directly or indirectly.
8. Discourse centers on the actual operation of language beyond the restriction of grammar, focusing on the devices
which chunk speech (or writing) into functional segments.
9. According to Cazden, the principal focus of discourse analysis in education during 1970s and 1980s has been on
instances of face-to-face talk between care-givers and children as key moments in language socialization.
10. In written discourse, the writer constructs the text and provides it with a more formal and coherent structure, often
through the use of various linguistic, stylistic, and rhetorical devices.
11. One spoken discourse feature is the listener-response-feedback, also known as backchannel.
12. Conversation involve an interaction between two or more people in which each contributor may produce more
than one utterance and each contribution builds(normally) upon the previous contributions either directly or
indirectly.
13. The term 'discourse' became a popular term in the 1960s as a reaction to traditional linguistics.
14. In written discourse, the writer constructs the text and provides it with a more formal and coherent structure, often
through the use of various linguistic, stylistic, and rhetorical devices.The act of writing is the enactment of an
exchange, with the writer taking on the roles of both interlocution.
II. DIRECTIONS: Underline the discourse markers in the sentences below.
1. Well, I’ve decided to quit the softball team.
2. I think we ought to get a pizza. Right.
3. Anyway, Carrie called last night.
4. Mind, I didn’t want to do it; I felt I had no choice.
5. Okay, I guess I will help you out.
6. In general, there are two types of people – cat people and dog people.
7. On top of everything else, I fell in the pond!
8. Second, we need to make a phone call.
9. I mean, we had barely gotten started!
10. You know, I think carrots grow on trees.
11. Frankly, I don’t think I can take any more
12. If you ask me, he hasn’t got a chance
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CRISNA O. TUYOR, MA.Ed

 LA CARLOTA CITY COLLEGE
LA CARLOTA CITY
LIBERAL ARTS DEPARTMENT

ELS 107
FINAL EXAMINATION
III. DIRECTIONS: Study each discourse marker below. Decide if it is more likely to be spoken or written. Write
spoken or written on the line.
___________1. anyway _____________9. in sum
___________2. now _____________10. for a start
___________ 3. firstly _____________11. as I say
___________ 4. in addition _____________12. to begin with
___________ 5. well _____________13. you know
___________6. mind you _____________14. thirdly
___________7. moreover _____________15. good
___________8. on the other hand _____________16. in conclusion
IV. DIRECTIONS: Choose the function of each discourse marker in the sentences below.
___1. Absolutely. A. start a conversation
___2. You see, I don’t like horses. B. end a conversation
___3. The thing is, I don’t like her. C. change a topic
___4. For starters, let’s call Jim. D. order what we say
___5. You know, pizza was a great idea. E. monitor what we say
___6. Wonderful. F. say something in another way
___7. Actually, I got a ticket. G. share knowledge
___8. Anyway, I’ve been wanting to tell you this. H as a response
___9. Lastly, I’m allergic to peanuts.
___10. In other words, forget about it.
___11. I mean, it’s not my fault.
___12. So, we’ll meet again.
___13. Right, let’s get down to it.
___14. Okay, tell me all about it.
V. Some expressions are used to show attitude or point or view when writing or speaking. Some common
expressions of attitude are:
If you ask me sadly of course
to tell you the truth clearly indeed
definitely frankly admittedly
DIRECTIONS: Choose three of the discourse markers above and use it to write an original sentence. Then, for each
sentence, describe the kind of attitude that you think the word or phrase conveys.
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ATTITUDE: _________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
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ATTITUDE: _________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
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ATTITUDE: _________________________________________________
Prepared:

CRISNA O. TUYOR, MA.Ed