A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics (Studies in Linguistic ...
A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics (Studies in Linguistic ...
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ACTIVITIES AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 175<br />
2. How would a 17-year-old say hello to the follow<strong>in</strong>g today?<br />
(a) apeer<br />
(b) ateacher<br />
(c) his or her mother or father<br />
3. What k<strong>in</strong>d of social function or effect would the follow<strong>in</strong>g utterances<br />
have?<br />
(a) Bequiet!<br />
(b) Wait here!<br />
(c) Where are you go<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
(d) Who’s that person?<br />
(e) Hi,Paul!<br />
(f) Here are Laurie, Paul, Kate, and Mary!<br />
(g)<br />
4. Provide a script for carry<strong>in</strong>g out the follow<strong>in</strong>g functions.<br />
(a) Ask<strong>in</strong>g a policeman directions to f<strong>in</strong>d a street<br />
(b) Answer<strong>in</strong>g the phone<br />
(c) Mak<strong>in</strong>g an appo<strong>in</strong>tment with a doctor<br />
(d) Ask<strong>in</strong>g a bank teller to make a deposit<br />
5. Identify the communicative function(s) of each utterance. Use Jakobson’s<br />
tYPOlogY*<br />
(a) Hi, Claudia. How are you?<br />
(b) I’ve got a headache!<br />
(c) See you tomorrow!<br />
(d) Good morn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
(e) Good night.<br />
(f) I don’t like opera.<br />
6. Rewrite the follow<strong>in</strong>g passage us<strong>in</strong>g appropriate anaphoric, cataphoric,<br />
and other k<strong>in</strong>ds of conversational devices that would render it more<br />
cohesive and stylistically appropriate.<br />
Mack loves Julie. Yesterday Mack saw Julie, as Julie was walk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on the street. Mack has known Julie for four years, and now<br />
Mack is <strong>in</strong> love with Julie. Mack called out to Julie, and then<br />
Mack gave Julie a kiss. Mack gave Julie a kiss because Mack<br />
loves Julie. But Julie doesn’t love Mack, so Julie did not appreciate<br />
the kiss.
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