Timothy-U Ridgley - Midterm - ENGL 2300 FALL 2021
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ENGL 2300 FALL 2021
MID TERM EXAM
TAKE-HOME OCT 1-8, 2021
DIRECTIONS: Please read each question carefully and answer it thoroughly to the best of your ability, providing insight and examples wherever possible. Refer to our class notes, slides, discussions, and the handbook. You may consult peers, but write it on your own!
DUE: Before midnight on Friday, Oct 8, 2021 via Moodle (you may use this template to complete the exam or create your own document, but please save it as .doc or .docx so I can grade it in Word.
GRADE: 20% of course total, 82 points possible
PART I: Matching & Multiple choice
Matching - write the number from the right column that corresponds to the term in the left column (next to the term) OR draw lines connecting the term with its definition.
2 points each
1. Discourse (12
2. Qualitative (9
3. Pragmatics (14
4. Frame (13
5. ethnography of speaking (8
6. observer’s paradox (11
7. Prosody (10
8. anthropological linguistic fieldwork
9. holistic 10. rhythm, stress, and intonation 11. the death of objective analysis
12. any form of communication conveying a message
13. boundary of speech acts 14. language in use in interaction
B. Multiple Choice – Circle or highlight the letter of the correct answer
3 points each
15. The following are all discourse markers EXCEPT:
a. eye rolling
b. “well”
c. “y’know”
d. “cap”
e. “I never ever”
16. A Discourse Community must:
a. have a common religion
b. have a common enemy
c. have a common political stance
d. have a common set of norms of interaction
e. have a common love of classical music
17. Turn-taking, sequencing, signaling, and framing are all examples of foci in:
a. conversation analysis
b. convocation analysis
c. convention analysis
d. convection analysis
e. none of the above
18. Which of the following is NOT examined within CDA?
a. Power relations
b. Media
c. Discourse as ideological, historical, and interpretive
d.
Biological variation
e. Racism as discrimination
19. Micro-level organization in social language includes all BUT WHICH of the following?
a. inequality
b. lexicon
c. pragmatic knowledge
d. turn-taking
e. framing
20. Redlining, gerrymandering, and immigration policy are all examples of which of the 7 D’s of discrimination?
a. dominance
b. differentiation
c. distance
d. diffusion
e. diversion
PART II: Short Answer (be as complete yet concise as possible)
10 points each
If you were to teach this course up to this point, which topic would you have spent more time on and why?
I personally would have spent more time going over the specific definitions of key terms,
along with examples of each specific keyword. I would set it up like a vocabulary chart, so that way students could have something to look over and review prior to examination.
Where are boundaries drawn around discourse communities?
Boundaries around discourse communities exist to create a distinction between the in-
group and out-group, what or who belongs, and what or who does not.
Why should we bother with critical discourse analysis at all? Haven’t we historically acquired plenty of frameworks with which to study language in use?
Critical Discourse Analysis remains an important exercise because it allows for a deep, in-depth assessment of what is meant to be conveyed by discourse/language. The need to understand meaning in discourse will never disappear, regardless of how many pre-existing frameworks of examination there already are.
Explain how Language is BOTH social AND individual, OR, explain how it is ONLY social…
Language is both social and personal, but I believe it’s more personal than it is social. To
me, language is just a vessel for thought. We use language in our heads whenever we think, and in general we think to ourselves more often than we speak socially. The way we each use language is individual to who we are, and developed from our experiences in life. When we engage with others, we blend and acquire new pieces of language, but in the end we spend most of our time using language internally. Describe the three main categories of discourse markers, providing original examples we discussed in class (i.e. not from the slides) and justifying how you categorize them as such. Provide at least three examples for each category.
Textual discourse markers have to do with opening and closing statements, topic switches, e. Some examples would be “well, because, right”.
Interpersonal discourse markers have to do with signaling agreement, reaction, and understanding in discourse . Some examples would be “ right, oh yeah, I know”.
Cognitive discourse markers have to do with self-correction, hesitation, and elaboration statements. Some examples would be “ok, I think, in other words.”
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