4.

In pragmatic stylistics, what are speech

acts?
True or False
A) Verbal actions that accomplish
True 1. Intellectual information is a kind of something*
exchange that agree/disagree, B) Literary devices used in poetry
remember/forget, certain/uncertain. C) Stylistic choices made by authors
False 2. Moral attitude is an exchange that D) Historical artifacts related to language
shows surprise, hope, fear, worry,
preference, gratitude, want, or desire. 5. Which of the following is an example of a
True 3. Socializing is an exchange that speech act?
greet, take, leave, introduce, propose, etc.
True 4. Commisives are statement that A) Writing a poem
functions as promises, oaths, pledges, and B) Painting a landscape
vows. C) Greeting someone*
False 5. Declarations are statement that D) Crafting a sculpture
shows assertions, claims, hypotheses,
descriptions, and suggestions. 6. What kind of exchange is exemplified by
the following statement: "The plane
departs at 7:10"?
Multiple Choice
a) Emotional attitudes
1. It deals with how certain features of the b) Intellectual information
texts are used in context to express c) Factual information*
particular aesthetic values and to create d) Moral attitudes
certain stylistic effects.
7. What kind of exchange is demonstrated
A)Interpretative Stylistics by the sentence: "These arguments are
B)Literary Stylistics correct"?
C)Pragmatic Stylistics*
D)Textualist Stylistics a) Representative expressive
b) Directive
2. What does pragmatic stylistics study? c) Expressive
d) Intellectual information*
A) The evolution of languages.
B) The structure of sentences. 8. What kind of exchange is represented by
C) The effectiveness of language and its the phrase: "I’m worried about my term
style.* papers"?
D) The geography of language distribution.
a) Intellectual information
3. Which aspect of literature does b) Suasion
pragmatic stylistics focus on? c) Emotional attitudes*
d) Moral attitudes
A) Character development
B) Plot structure
C) Author's style choices* 9. What kind of exchange is illustrated by
D) Setting description the statement: "I appreciate your help"?

a) Suasion
b) Socializing
c) Moral attitudes*
d) Factual information d) Factual information

10. What kind of exchange is reperesented 16. Greetings, apologies, congratulations,

by the sentence: "The doctor suggests that condolences, and thanksgivings are
Ana lessen her sugar intake"? examples of which category of speech acts?

a) Suasion* a) Representatives
b) Representative expressive b) Commissives
c) Emotional attitudes c) Directives
d) Intellectual information d) Expressives*

11. What kind of exchange is represented 17. What type of speech act includes
by the phrase: "See you tomorrow!"? rankings, assessments, appraising, and
condoning?
a) Intellectual information
b) Suasion a) Representatives
c) Factual information b) Commissives
d) Socializing* c) Directives
d) Verdictives*
12. Identify the kind of exchange
represented by the sentence: "You made it! 18. Commands, requests, challenges,
I’m happy for you". invitations, and orders are examples of
which type of speech act?
a) Suasion
b) Intellectual information a) Representatives
c) Socializing* b) Commissives
d) Emotional attitudes c) Directives*
d) Declarations
13. What kind of exchange is exemplified by
the following statement: "Is Sunshine
Corazon a threat to Lea Michelle"? 19. Promises, oaths, pledges, threats, and
vows belong to which category of speech
a) Suasion acts?
b) Emotional attitudes
c) Factual information* a) Representatives
d) Intellectual information b) Commissives*
c) Directives
14. What kind of exchange is depicted by d) Verdictives
the statement: "Watch out for falling
debris!"? 20. Assertions, statements, claims,
a) Suasion* hypotheses, descriptions, and suggestions
b) Socializing fall under which category of speech acts?
c) Factual information
d) Emotional attitudes a) Representatives*
b) Commissives
15. What kind of exchange is depicted by c) Directives
the sentence: "Hi, Larry, how are you?" d) Declarations

a) Intellectual information
b) Suasion
c) Socializing*
21. Blessings, firings, baptisms, and arrests
belong to which category of speech acts?

a) Representatives
b) Commissives
c) Directives
d) Declarations*

22. “You're out!" is an example of which

type of speech act?

a) Representatives
b) Commissives
c) Verdictives*
d) Expressives

23. “I promise to help you with your

project" is an example of which category of
speech acts?

a) Representatives
b) Commissives*
c) Directives
d) Declarations

24. “Please pass me the salt" is an example

of which type of speech act?

a) Representatives
b) Commissives
c) Directives*
d) Expressives

25. I’m sorry for your loss" is an example of

which category of speech acts?

a) Representatives
b) Commissives
c) Directives
d) Expressives*