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II. Explain the following terms 3. Appropriateness When producing an utterance, a speaker needs to know that it is grammatical, and also that it is suitable (appropriate) for the particular situation. 1. Stylistics (Modern) Stylistics: a discipline that applies concepts and techniques of modern linguistics to the study of styles of language use; simply defined, a discipline that studies the ways in which language is used; a discipline that studies the styles of language in use. 10. Field of discourse The field of discourse refers to what is happening, including what is being talked about. (话语范围) the subject matter; the linguistic reflection of the type of social activity the language user is engaged in 12. Tenor of discourse The tenor of discourse refers to the participants who are taking part in this exchange of meaning, who they are and what kind of relationship they have to one another. (话语基调) the linguistic reflection of the personal Relationships between speaker/writer and hearer/reader 11. Mode of discourse The mode of discourse refers to what part the language is playing in this particular situation, for example, in what way the language is organized to convey the meaning, and what channel is used梬ritten or spoken or a combtination of the two. (话语方式) the linguistic reflection of the relationshipthat the language user has to the medium of communication 4. Speech event speech events—social activities in which language plays an important role 5. Speech act Speech act (言语行为): an utterance (语句) as a functional unit in communication propositional meaning (命题意义 illocutionary meaning (言外意义 6. Language variety It refers to different types of a language subject to a variety of circumstances, 2. Style Style is an integral part of meaning （1. ）“Style” may refer to some or all of the language habits (i.e. speech and writing habits) of one person （2.） The word may refer to some or all of the language habits shared by a group