Use of Language | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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True or False: Language is one of the most sophisticated tools the human being has made.

True.

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The speaker and the adressee should each take the other's intentions and choices into account in order to communicate effectively.

True.

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True or False: Discourse analysis is not a method of studying any text longer than a sentence in relation to its context.

False.

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Explain the indexical resolution in the sentece "It´s 4 pm".

Context, different places

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What do you think is the speaker's intention in the following utterance "Would you like to order anything else, sir?"

It is time to leave.

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fairy

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fairy

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thief

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Why does the sentence "he saw her duck" have structural ambiguity?

Because the word "duck" is a noun but also a verb.

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Identify the double anaphora in the next sentence: "Bill said to Bob that he would join him today"

He - Him

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Give 3 examples of utterances.

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Analyze the next situation: The teacher answered, "I know of no man who is more honored than yourself."

(A, B, φ, ρ, m, d)

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monster

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star

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fairy

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baam

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Analyze the next situation: "You're my most perfect friend in the entire world."

(A, B, φ, ρ, m, d)

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monster

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gold

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gift

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baam

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Give an example of a sentence with double anaphora.

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heart

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seesaw

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shark

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banana

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Why does the sentence "I am going to the bank" have lexical ambiguity?

Because the word "Bank" means: 1. Bank (Financial institution) 2. Bank river.

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