Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis-Presupposition and Implicature [GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Linguistics (XH-C3)]: Questions 1 - 2 of 2
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Question 1
Appeared in Year: 2021
Question MCQ▾
Multiple select Question (MSQ) , carry Two mark each (no negative marks) .
For which of the following sentence (s) can the assigned presupposition (P) hold?
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Who discovered the Silverback Slug in 1960? P: Someone discovered the Silverback Slug in 1960 | |
b. | The police ordered the students to stop drinking. P: The students were drunk | |
c. | Ruchi՚s parents returned to Alaska over the summer P: Ruchi՚s parents had been to Alaska sometime before the summer | |
d. | If she had drunk coffee this morning, she would have been more alert. P: She had not drunk coffee |
Question 2
Appeared in Year: 2021
Question MCQ▾
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) , carry Two mark each (for each wrong answer: )
Match the dialogues in (P-S) to the Gricean Maxim (i-v) that has been flouted to create humor.
P | Excuse me, do you know what time it is? Yes | (i) | Maxim of Relation |
Q | -How many surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Fish | (ii) | Maxim of Manner |
R | -Do you believe in clubs for young men? -Only when kindness fails. | (iii) | Maxim of Quantity |
S | Why did the General fly to Panama? Because the fighting is over | (iv) | Maxim of Quality |
(v) | Maxim of cooperation |
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | P- (iv) , Q- (ii) , R- (iii) , S- (i) | |
b. | P- (iii) , Q- (i) , R- (ii) , S- (iv) | |
c. | P- (i) , Q- (iii) , R- (iv) , S- (v) | |
d. | P- (i) , Q- (v) , R- (ii) , S- (v) |