ENG 247 Final, Fall 2003

ER os CNIVERSIT LIBKARY OF BEIRUT English 247; Discourse Analysis Fall 2003-2004 Dr. R. Diab FINAL EXAM (Time: 2 hours) I. DEFINITIONS: Provide an appropriate definition and an example for each of the following expressions. (39 points) lL. 2. Gricean maxim of quality 3. 9 1 0. Commissive speech act Contextualization cue 4. Speech exchange system 5. Paralinguistic sign 6. 7 8 Topic change - Expressive speech act - Utterance incompleter Analogy paradigm for conceptualizing sex/gender Degree of contro! in turn-taking 1. SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS: 1. First, argue why each of the following may be said to fail in some way il. LONG-ANSWER QUESTIONS: as a performative (speech act). Secondly, describe the most plausible function of each (as Opposed to its form). (15 points) a. T order you to finish the lecture now. (Student to professor) b. I congratulate you for your failure to win the cup. What do the S, P, and N in Dell Hymes’ SPEAKING grid stand for? Describe these aspects/criteria and briefly discuss the use of the grid in analyzing discourse. (15 points) ~ each). (20 points) 2. Choose ONE of the two following questions (20 points): a. What is women’s language? What did feminist linguist Robin Lakoff suggest concerning the development and shaping of women’s language? (i.e. how a girl learns how to “speak like a girl”). What is Deborah Tannen’s view concerning this issue? What is your own opinion? . In your opinion, are there any universal systematic differences between men’s and women’s speech? Would cultural background interact with gender in shaping how men and women differ in speech? How? (In answering this question, it might help to think about a hypothetical gender and discourse study set in the Lebanese context as opposed to a typical Lakoff study of “white, relatively privileged Anglophone US suburbanites”). GOOD LUCK!!! ©