In a listening activity, students are asked to note down the time and places of events. The aim of this activity is to develop the skill of__________.
A. listening for gist
B. listening for specific information
C. listening for structure
D. listening for vocabulary
Sociolinguists study varieties of language and, accordingly, will be interested in the analysis of all of the following EXCEPT__________.
A. regional dialect
B. register
C. figures of speech
D. social dialect
What maxim is flouted in such extreme examples of tautologies as "Boys are boys", and"Lies are lies"?
A. The maxim of quantity.
B. The maxim of quality.
C. The maxim of relevance.
D. The maxim of manner.
Criticism and self-criticism are necessary __________they may help us to find out and correct our mistakes.
A. by that
B. at that
C. on that
D. in that