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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
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Dear Teachers,
1. - Some poeple just have their quirks when it comes to language, I guess.
- Oohh! You said a mouthful.
- What does "you said a mouthful" mean here?
2. - Oh, no! I forgot to put the meat in the fridge.
- Good for you! Now what should we eat?
- What does "good for you!" mean here?
3. - Don't tell me that you ate all the cookies.
- Yes, I couldn't help it. They were so good.
- "I couldn't help it" here means "I couldn't control myself to eat them", right?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
1. - Some poeple just have their quirks when it comes to language, I guess.
- Oohh! You said a mouthful.
- What does "you said a mouthful" mean here?
2. - Oh, no! I forgot to put the meat in the fridge.
- Good for you! Now what should we eat?
- What does "good for you!" mean here?
3. - Don't tell me that you ate all the cookies.
- Yes, I couldn't help it. They were so good.
- "I couldn't help it" here means "I couldn't control myself to eat them", right?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
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1. - Some poeple just have their quirks when it comes to language, I guess. - Oohh!
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- - Some poeple just have their quirks when it comes to language, I guess.
- - Oohh!
- You said a mouthful.
- - What does "you said a mouthful" mean here?
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1. - Some poeple just have their quirks when it comes to language, I guess.
- Oohh! You said a mouthful.
- What does "you said a mouthful" mean here? -- you said a lot; your statement was comprehensive
2. - Oh, no! I forgot to put the meat in the fridge.
- Good for you! Now what should we eat?
- What does "good for you!" mean here?
- Oohh! You said a mouthful.
- What does "you said a mouthful" mean here? -- you said a lot; your statement was comprehensive
2. - Oh, no! I forgot to put the meat in the fridge.
- Good for you! Now what should we eat?
- What does "good for you!" mean here?
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I think #2 was supposed to be sarcasm, don't you?Yup! Otherwise it's pragmatically infelicitous, if not completely anomalous!
CJ
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I'm the one who wrote "You said a mouthful!", and I had a feeling it might generate a question even as I wrote it!
What I was expressing was enthusiastic agreement, as in "That is SOOO true!", or "Isn't THAT the truth?!"
It's more slangy than "Yes, indeed. I quite agree."
CJ
What I was expressing was enthusiastic agreement, as in "That is SOOO true!", or "Isn't THAT the truth?!"
It's more slangy than "Yes, indeed. I quite agree."
CJ
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Wow! I never knew I had a desire for a situation in which "pragmatically infelicitous" would be an appropriate utterance, but now that you're written it, I'm consumed with envy!! (Or at least admiration!)
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Thank you. Thank you. (Icon for bowing)
Actually, it's just a technical term used in pragmatics - the study of the use of language within particular social situations.
Example: "You may leave now," said the peasant to the king.
The social and situational relationships are totally wrong for this sentence to make sense.
Other cases:
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Actually, it's just a technical term used in pragmatics - the study of the use of language within particular social situations.
Example: "You may leave now," said the peasant to the king.
The social and situational relationships are totally wrong for this sentence to make sense.
Other cases:
Speak
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Linguists have been able to list many conditions which must apply for a sentence to make pragmatic sense within a given social or situational context. The technical term for these conditions is "felicity conditions".
Well, many felicitations to you then. Your knowledge of linguistics is so cool! I only scratched the surface with a couple survey classes as an undergraduate. Sometimes I w
Well, many felicitations to you then. Your knowledge of linguistics is so cool! I only scratched the surface with a couple survey classes as an undergraduate. Sometimes I w
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