... tell the truth In the same way, many jokes are funny because they involve ideas that run against our expectations A bear walks intoa bar Animals talk.” And so on But there is more to this theory ... exchanged” or the slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially adjoining a river, lake, or channel” The sentences: I went tothe bank We finally reached the bank I was on my way tothe bank ... clauses are arranged In orderto understand the syntactic ambiguities, EFL learners have to undertake a systematic level of analysis As a result, they are led to develop an awareness of syntactic function...
... facts about the world It is that garages sell petrol and that round the corner is not a great distance away A s utterance not only is a description ofa particular state of affairs, but also as a ... more than it was capable of We laughed at the blind man‟s stupidity, and the image ofa man swinging a dog in the air Thefollowing case in Vietnamese funny stories, the characters tries to tell ... sources of material, are not very good to meet the demand ofthe readers Because my material consists ofa small amount of data, there can be no generalization as to which maxims are most frequently...
... all, we can get different diagrams through the data analysis Thefollowing parts reflect the results ofthe data analysis 2.4.1 The speech act analysis result ofthe set- up The result of analyzing ... interpretation of jokes, we will go intoa non-observance ofthe maxims Any failing to observe a maxim may be referred to as ‘breaking a maxim’ When the speaker breaks a maxim, the hearer looks for the ... to make another further pragmatic research Aims ofthe study The aims of this study are: • To provide whether the theory of speech acts and theory of conversational maxims has explanatory power...
... all, we can get different diagrams through the data analysis Thefollowing parts reflect the results ofthe data analysis 2.4.1 The speech act analysis result ofthe set- up The result of analyzing ... to make another further pragmatic research Aims ofthe study The aims of this study are: To provide whether the theory of speech acts and theory of conversational maxims has explanatory power ... non-observance ofthe maxims Any failing to observe a maxim may be referred to as „breaking a maxim‟ When the speaker breaks a maxim, the hearer looks for the implicature since he assumes the CP to...
... Pham Minh Tuan is a professional _ A photograph B photographer C photography D photogenic 18 If I _ time tonight, I _ the novel I’m reading A have / will finish B will have / finish C have ... Rewite thefollowingsentences without changing their meanings - Mỗi câu trả lời 0,5 điểm 1.He said he would be there again the day after 2She told them he had lived there for years 3.This is the ... part is pronounced different from the others A bread B cheap C tea D season A house B history C help D higher A rubbish B suburb C lunch D consume A deaf B teach C read D seat V Rewrite the following...
... ready to faint, and fly away as fast as I can." No arguments will give courage tothe coward The Bear and the Fox A Bear boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all animals he was ... am no Crane, I am a Stork, a bird of excellent character; and see how I love and slave for my father and mother Look too, at my feathers they are not the least like those ofa Crane." The Farmer ... would eat the dead and not the living." The Swallow and the Crow The Swallow and the Crow had a contention about their plumage The Crow put an end tothe dispute by saying, "Your feathers are all...
... to go away, and leave us as we are." The Kid and the Wolf A Kid standing on the roof ofa house, out of harm's way, saw a Wolf passing by and immediately began to taunt and revile him The Wolf, ... because ofthe beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucked from him his own feathers, leaving the Jackdaw nothing but a Jackdaw The Goatherd and the Wild Goats A Goatherd, ... head and cut off only the end of its tail After some time the Cottager, afraid that the Snake would bite him also, endeavored to make peace, and placed some bread and salt in the hole The Snake,...
... me." The least outlay is not always the greatest gain The Wild Ass and the Lion A Wild Ass and a Lion entered into an alliance so that they might capture the beasts ofthe forest with greater ease ... saying that of all the animals they ought to be the best friends, since the one was the king of beasts on the earth, and the other was the sovereign ruler of all the inhabitants ofthe ocean The Dolphin ... contents ofthe game-bag They quickly agreed to exchange the produce of their day's sport Each was so well pleased with his bargain that they made for some time the same exchange day after day Finally...
... size Pray spare my life, and put me back intothe sea I shall soon become a large fish fit for the tables ofthe rich, and then you can catch me again, and make a handsome profit of me." The Fisherman ... left the Hare to follow him The Hare, scared by the noise, awoke and scudded away The Lion was unable after a long chase to catch the Hart, and returned to feed upon the Hare On finding that the ... the Hare also had run off, he said, "I am rightly served, for having let go ofthe food that I had in my hand for the chance of obtaining more." The Peasant and the Eagle A Peasant found an Eagle...
... in the middle ofthe day Submitted by Motoko Hashimoto Q: "What letterofthe alphabet has got lots of water?" A: "The C" Submitted by Susana P Varona Q: "What letterofthe alphabet is always ... did the tomato blush? A: Beacuse it saw the salad dressing! Submitted by: Dave Williams Q: What are the two strongest days ofthe week? A: They are Saturday and Sunday All the others are weak ... A father and his son were in a car accident The father died The son was taken tothe hospital The doctor came in and said: I can't surgery on him, because he's my son Who was the doctor? A: The...
... my daughter has married an Irishman" B: "Oh, really?" A: "No, O'Reilly" Submitted by: Scalmo (Italy) A man walks intoa bar with a lizard on his shoulder He walks up tothe bar and asks for a pint ... he's had to pay a lot in damages Lynn: No He usually says "sorry" and gets away with it Max: Don't they complain? Lynn: It may be strange, but they don't Max: What are they afraid of? Lynn: They're ... popular People are just dying to get in Submitted by Glen Ash One day a man went to see the Mozart's tomb When he got there, the tomb was open and Mozart was sitting there tearing up pieces of paper...
... crab sandwich." Her roommate ordered a turkey sandwich After a few minuets, their orders were ready They sat at the table and got a bite After a bite, Emiko showed her sandwich and said, "There ... was confused and asked him, "Expensive? Didn't you just say it was FREE?" Emiko went toa sandwich café with her American roommate A waitress asked what they wanted Emiko said, "I have a crab ... Thursday." The first replies, "No thanks, I already had a drink." Submitted by Kevin Ryan Student to teacher," Are 'pants' singular or plural?" Teacher, "They're singular on top and plural on the...
... dollars tothe teacher A snail walks intoa bar and the barman tells him there's a strict policy about having snails in the bar and so kicks him out A year later the same snail re-enters the bar ... Who's there? Banana Banana who? Knock, knock Who's there? Banana Banana who? Knock, knock Who's there? Orange Orange who? Orange you glad I didn't say banana? Submitted by Pat Bacon (For advanced ... Doctor: No, I but I'll be able to see if your neck leaks Submitted by: Rizwana Lahore Pakistan Said toa railroad engineer: What's the use of having a train schedule if the trains are always late...
... i.e the names ofthe parts of human body are transferred to other objects (the nose ofa plane, the head ofthe school, the leg ofthe table) It is clear that the human beings first of all got to ... generally agreed that the words, phrases and sentencesof language have meanings and sentences are make up of words (phrases) and that the meaning ofa sentence is the function ofthe meanings of ... teachers and students are in the class Mentioning about two words teachers, students, all of them are nouns that they have the same grammatical meaning Take another example: E.g.; You are a beautiful...
... altar and the meditation area The altar is at the head ofthe sanctuary and contains the primary statue of Buddha Each temple can be dedicated to one of many Buddhas The side altar will contain ... from a photograph, and in his stall are dozens of paintings, all with the realism ofa photograph and the nuance ofa hand-made illustration I later learned that these photos are often used to ... stood He departed his trip and on the way tothe heaven he was supported and followed by a crab, a bee, a fox, a bear and a tiger At last they all were at the place they wanted to come The toad...