The predication analysis is proposed by the British linguist Firth.

Influenced by Malinowski, Firth regards language as a （ ） process, as a means of social life. Learning language is means of participating in ( ) activities. In essence, Firth holds that meaning is ( ). <br/>______

Firth’s main approach to developing a linguistic theory based on the notion of function in context was by means of the concept of ______.

Firth attempted to define the meaning of linguistic form as the “situation in which the speaker utters it and the response it calls forth in the hearer.”

Firth insisted that the object of linguistics is (). A: language itself B: language in actual use C: language variation D: language skills

中国大学MOOC: J.R. Firth and the anthropologist B. Malinnowski, and M.A.K. Halliday all stressed the importance of context of situation and the system aspect of language.

The SF Grammar is developed by ______ on the basis of Firth’s theories. A: Saussure B: B. Leonard Bloomfield C: Halliday D: D. Noam Chomsky

Bill Firth’s garden is larger than Joe’s. It’s______. A: larger garden B: a large garden C: large garden D: largest garden

In the study of language and culture, ___________ held that language, in its primitive use, functions as a link in human social activities. A: Malinowesky B: Firth C: Sapir D: Whorf

__________ is NOT included in Firth’s famous Context of Situation theory. A: The non-verbal action of the participants B: The properties of the phonematic units C: The relevant objects D: The effects of the verbal action