Quiz To Learn Everything About Interactional Sociolinguistics

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1. Match the following

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p. 132 - natural frames are things like the weather. Social frames incorporate the will, aim and control

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2. What is an example of failed contextualization?

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p. 141 -142 - list of contextualization cues - being unaware of formulaic phrases is a failed contextualization

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3. Context is a social construct.

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p. 137 - Most researchers agree that context is a psychological construct.

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4. Contextualization cues are universal.

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p. 143 - different groups/cultures have different contextualization cues

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5. Apologizing is a form of 

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p. 135 - Actional competence - the capacity to choose the right speech act to convey a given illocutionary force, such as apologizing

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6. An overlap is interpreted as

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p. 141 - "overlap is a contextualization cue interpreted not in isolation but in the context of a focus on solidarity or power

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7. A movie preview is an example of what keying?

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p. 133 - cinematic previews can be thought of as demonstrations

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8. The sentence below is an example of which contextual cue:    The fires, which swept through California, have focused attention on climate change.

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p. 141 - An example involving pauses is the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses. --> The contextual cue is the pause - not the grammar.

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9. What is it called when parents talk about their kids in a language that the kids do not understand?

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p. 143 - metaphorical code-switching - a deliberate choice on the part of the speaker to convey a certain meaning

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10. What contextualization cues did ITAs in Pickering's (2001) not show?

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The ITAs in Pickering's study did not show more rising tones as contextualization cues. This means that they did not use an upward inflection in their speech to indicate a question or uncertainty. Instead, they may have used other intonation patterns or cues to convey meaning.

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Match the following
What is an example of failed contextualization?
Context is a social construct.
Contextualization cues are universal.
Apologizing is a form of 
An overlap is interpreted as
A movie preview is an example of what keying?
The sentence below is an example of which contextual cue: ...
What is it called when parents talk about their kids in a language...
What contextualization cues did ITAs in Pickering's (2001) not...
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