TB6 D&L Lecture 4; How do we use language?
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2. Tanenhaus et al (1995) "put the apple on the towel into..." Which condition has the least ambiguity?
- Neither condition, they are equally ambiguous
- One referent condition; abides by quantity maxim
- Two referent condition; abides by quantity maxim
- Both conditions
3. What was the hypothesis in Richardson & Matlock (2007)?
- If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with hard terrain should have a shorter LT
- If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with hard terrain should have a longer LT
- If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with easy terrain should have a longer LT
- If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with hard terrain should have a shorter LT
4. What is the difference between indirect and direct speech acts?
- Direct speech acts (approx 90% of lang) intend the literal meaning. Indirect speech acts (approx 10% lang) move beyond the literal meaning
- Direct speech acts (approx 10% lang) move beyond the literal meaning, Indirect speech acts (approx 90% of lang) intend the literal meaning.
- Direct speech acts (approx 10% of lang) intend the literal meaning. Indirect speech acts (approx 90% lang) move beyond the literal meaning
- Direct speech acts (approx 90% lang) move beyond the literal meaning, Indirect speech acts (approx 10% of lang) intend the literal meaning.
5. In a study by Wu & Keysar (2007), which cultural group found it easier to suppress the egocentric POV and make fewer fixations towards wrong objects?
- Collectivist (American)
- Collectivist (Chinese)
- Individualistic (American)
- Individualistic (Chinese)
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