Tasks in Cultural Linguistics Task 1

Mrs. Forestier was American and Captain Forestier was English- realia


Forestier was born in Portland, Oregon, and had never been to Europe till the war - realia


carbuncles- realias

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  stylistic devices, images and symbols
  

I admire you for carrying of such a stupendous bluff starting as
a page boy then being a trooper, a valet and a car-washer? And there
you are! A fine gentleman, with a grand house, entertaining all the big bugs of the Rivera, winning golf tournaments, vice-president of the
Sailing club, and I don’t know what all.
Antithesis- a page boy- a trooper, a valet, a car washer
Irony- the speaker emphasizes the turn of the listener from a page boy to car washer.

“Oh, don’t be so damned gentlemanly with me, Bob”

Oxymoron- damned gentlemen


Those dainty muslins and spring-like organdies- imagery
You are a strong Lion, Mr Forestier- imagery


Task 5.


Designing a seminar in Modern Linguistics
(Cognitive, Cultural, Pragmatics)
Lesson plan for seminar


Theme: Speech act theory and the principle of Politeness
The aim of the lesson: to introduce a new topic and use well in oral and written contexts
The objectives of the lesson: to know about speech acts and types of acts in English and learn to analyze. SS will also learn mode and rule of politeness and usage of strategies in communication


Learning outcomes: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify the theory of speech action and politeness as well as understand when and how to use them
Activities


Activity 1. Warm up exercise

How do you perform the following actions?

1. 
   Congratulate someone
   
2. 
   Call someone’s attention to the board
   
3. 
   Forbid someone to enter the room
   

It is possible to use special vocabulary and gestures!