Pragmatics quiz

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What is 'positive face'?
represents an individual's desire to seem worthy and deserving of approval
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What is 'negative face'?
represents an individual's desire to be autonomous
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You threaten someone's positive face by...
disagreeing with them
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You threaten someone's negative face by...
giving orders
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When referring to conversational maxims, what does 'quality' mean?
speakers should be truthful
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What is 'quantity'?
a conversation should be informative enough for the conversation to proceed
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What is 'relevance?'
speaker's contributions should relate clearly to the purpose of the conversation
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What is 'manner'?
speakers contributions should be clear
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