Form, function and meaning
Multiple-choice test
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Formal theory focuses on ...
- ... the items and operations of the grammar and forms of the language
- ... only on the grammar of the language
- ... getting the language right in the right style
- ... communicating accurately
Functional language analysis lies at the heart of ...
- ... linguistic competence
- ... getting learners to form correct sentences
- ... listen-and-repeat approaches to teaching
- ... a communicative approach to teaching language
The quotation from Widdowson was intended to emphasise that ...
- ... communicative success should be the only criterion to judge successful learning
- ... grammar is less important than communication
- ... grammar is more important than communicative success
- ... both formal linguistic and communicative competence is needed
We can only decide what He may come means by ...
- ... asking the speaker what he/she meant
- ... guessing from clues around us
- ... understanding it in context
- ... being aware that it means possibility or permission
If I say The fridge is over there. I could mean ...
- ... please put away the cheese.
- ... I'm not waiting on you - get it yourself.
- ... help yourself to a beer.
- ... that's where it is.
Knowing who the participants in a conversation are can help learners ...
- ... pronounce things better.
- ... choose an appropriate style.
- ... decide how much information to give.
- ... get the grammar right.
Which of the following are examples of adjacency pairs?
Select multiple answers.
The meaning of The bank's at the end of the road can be made clear by reference to ...
- ... roles
- ... setting
- ... participants
- ... medium
Intonation can affect the function of what we say.
- True
- False
If we stress should in I don't know where he is, he should be here by now. We are changing the function from making a deduction to ...
- ... explaining
- ... expressing doubt.
- ... expressing surprise.
- ... asking for explanation.