Pragmatics

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• adjacency pair Automatic sequences in conversation that consist of a first part and a second part producedby different speakers
• Adjacency pair example Anna: How are you ? Bill: Fine
• anaphor the word typically a pronoun used to maintain reference to someone or something already mentioned.
• anaphor example An old man was limning towards us. He slowly came into view
• antecedent The initial expression used to identify someone or something for which an anaphor is used later
• antecedent example An old man was limping towards us. He slowly came into view
• attributable silence The absence of talk when a speaker is given the right to speak in a conversation
• attributive use Using an expression to identify someone or something without being committed to the existence of an actual person or thing
• attributive use example the first person to walk on Mars
• backchannels Vocal indication of attention
• backchannels example hmm
• background entailment Any logical consequence of an utterance
• background entailment example Rover chased three squirrels: Something chased three squirrels
• Bald on record Orders directly addressed to another
• Bald on record example Give me a pen
• cataphora The use of a word typically a pronoun to introduce someone or something that is more fully identified later
• Cataphora example He slowly came into view. An old man was limping towards us
• Coherence the familiar and expected relationships in experience which we use to connect the meanings of utterances, even when those connection are not explicitly made
• coherence example Garage same- means that someone is selling household items from there garage
• commissive A speech act in which the speaker commits himself to some future action
• constancy under negation quality of the presupposition of a statement remaining true when the statement is negated
• constancy under negation example Mary´s dog isn´t cute. Mary has a dog
• content conditions In order to count as a particular type of speech act, an utterance must contain certain features: A promise must be about a future event
• context the physical environment in which a word is used
• Context example the cheese sandwich left without paying. refers to costumer at a restaurant

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