1) Discourse analysis considers...  a) the relationship between language and the social and cultural contexts in which it is used. b) the diachronic and synchronic identities of different languages c) the sociocultural aspect of languages. 2) Halliday states that the relationship between discourse and context occurs when a) there's a link with context of situation with real texts and context of culture with potential ones and thus the possibilities for the users of the language to create a text. b) the same discourse could be understood differently by different language users and within different contexts c) the relationship between these aspects is indirect and depends on how language is used 3) Genre can be described as a) the categories of written texts. b) the shared qualities of any kind of text that we use to achieve something. c) a staged, goal-oriented and social process. 4) The main approaches and studies related to genre are... a) Functionalism, Structuralism and Generativism b) English for specific purposes and the School of Sydney c) Genre within a social context, the Dutch School and the Communicative approach d) Rhetorical genre studies and the use of spoken and written genres 5) Words acquire meaning... a) in all situations, even in isolation. b) when are used linearly and coherently c) when language is used pragmatically, in specific contexts 6) In the end, Discourse communities can be described as a "dance" because... a) of the actual rhythm of the language b) language has a broadly agreed set of common public goals; c) discourse communities are groups that have goals and purposes, and use communication to achieve their goals 7) How many characteristics are there to help identify a group of individuals as a discourse community? a) 6 (common public goals, methods of communicating among members, participatory communication methods, genres that define the group, a lexis and a standard of knowledge needed for membership) b) 3 (a lexis, participatory communication methods and previous knowledge) c) 2 (a proper environment and cultural characteristics) 8) According to Bakhtin, there cannot be a text without a genre. a) True b) False

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