Form, function and meaning
Multiple-choice test
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Formal theory focuses on ...
- ... communicating accurately
- ... 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
Functional language analysis lies at the heart of ...
- ... listen-and-repeat approaches to teaching
- ... getting learners to form correct sentences
- ... linguistic competence
- ... a communicative approach to teaching language
The quotation from Widdowson was intended to emphasise that ...
- ... grammar is less important than communication
- ... both formal linguistic and communicative competence is needed
- ... grammar is more important than communicative success
- ... communicative success should be the only criterion to judge successful learning
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 ...
- ... help yourself to a beer.
- ... please put away the cheese.
- ... that's where it is.
- ... I'm not waiting on you - get it yourself.
Knowing who the participants in a conversation are can help learners ...
- ... choose an appropriate style.
- ... get the grammar right.
- ... pronounce things better.
- ... decide how much information to give.
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
- ... medium
- ... participants
- ... setting
Intonation can affect the function of what we say.
- False
- True
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 ...
- ... asking for explanation.
- ... explaining
- ... expressing doubt.
- ... expressing surprise.