Postingan

  TASK 2: This task is to be Done and discussed in Group BLOGs. After discussing the discussion questions, each group has to submit a written report, summarizing the results of the group discussions (approximately 3-4 A-4 paper size page long).  1.  What is the object of pragmatics studies? 2.  What is the definition of context in pragmatics studies?   3.  How important is context in understanding meanings?/ or         meaning makings? 4.  What types of context are most relevant in pragmatics        studies? 5. What is the relationship between ‘forms’ and ‘functions’ in        general linguistics studies, i.e. Grammar class, and in pragmatics studies?   Notes:    Always provide examples of relevant language expressions in discussing and responding to each question.   Read the coursebooks attached to help you understand term...

Task 1

  TASK 1: analyze the following texts and identify: deictic expressions in the texts, and group them based on their categories. Explain each expression by QUOTING relevant parts of the original text.  OPERATION GRANGER Detectives investigating a series of serious indecent assaults in Havant and Hayling Island know that at least two were carried out by the same man. And the methods used in the other incidents- between December 1999 and July 2000- suggest that he could also have been responsible for at least three others. A major inquiry team has been set up to investigate the assaults, and DNA evidence has shown there is a positive link between two of the attacks – on a 51-year- old woman between Havant and Emsworth and on a 13- year- old girl in a Hayling Island church yard. Detectives are especially keen to find the perpetrator before he strikes again because his attacks are becoming progressively more violent and showing signs of more planning. In the most recent attack – on...