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    Pragmatics: Final exam - Revision Points

    1. Define and illustrate the concept of implicature.

    2. Define and exemplify: conventional implicatures.

    3. Define and exemplify: generalized conversational implicatures.

    4. Define and exemplify: scalar implicatures

    5. Define and exemplify: particularized conversational implicatures.6. Discuss the difference et!een generalized and particularized conversational implicatures. "llustrate each type

    of implicature !ith one example.

    #. Discuss the follo!ing property of conversational implicatures: calculability. Discuss the steps through !hich

    conversational implicatures are calculated.

    $. Discuss the follo!ing property of conversational implicatures: defeasibility/cancellation.

    %. Discuss the follo!ing property of conversational implicatures: non-detachability

    1&. Define the notion offace

    11. 'hy isfacemutually vulnerale(

    12. 'hat is the difference et!een positive and negative face(

    13. Define linguistic politeness.

    14. 'hy is politeness ased on rationality(

    15. 'hat are the social factors that affect politeness( )o! do they influence politeness(

    16. Define:speech acts that threaten the negative face. *ive 4 examples of different speech acts that threaten thenegative face. "llustrate them !ith utterances.

    1#. Define:speech acts that threaten the positive face . *ive 4 examples of different speech acts that threaten the

    negative face. "llustrate them !ith your o!n utterances.

    1$. Discuss the strategy: doing face threatening acts off-record

    1%. Discuss the strategy: doing face threatening acts on-record without redress

    2&. Define positive politeness. +ention and exemplify 4 positive politeness strategies

    21. Define negative politeness. +ention and exemplify 4 negative politeness strategies

    22. Define the notion of conceptual metaphor.

    23. Define and illustrate:structural metaphors

    24. Define and illustrate: orientational metaphors.

    25. Define and illustrate: ontological metaphors.