21春 北外 语言与应用语言学 作业02(第4-6单元)

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题目
           (1)、

Instructions: Write short answers to the following question with particular reference to Unit 5.



List 5 ways of making requests. Give one example for each type of request.

            
           (2)、

Instructions: Write short answers to the following question with particular reference to Unit 5.

Explain the difference between the following: (a) the locutionary act; (b) the illocutionary act; (c) the perlocutionary act.

            
           (3)、

Instructions: Write short answers to the following question with particular reference to Unit 4.

Explain how different cultures may construct their calendars. Use Western (Gregorian) calendar and Chinese calendar as examples.

            
           (4)、

Instructions: Write short answers to the following question with particular reference to Unit 6.

Explain and compare the Chinese and ‘western’ concept of ‘face’.

            
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Analysis and Application


Instructions: Briefly analyze the question below by using the linguistic knowledge you have learned from Unit 5.

What acts is the guest performing in speaking the sentence in the following situation?

(The guest was offered a slice of cake baked by the hostess.) He said: “I could eat the whole of the cake.”