The Artist QUESTIONS 1. What is PRAGMATICS?
2. Give two examples of how the Artist's lead male character, George Valentine, relays clear communication using
APPROPRIATE pragmatic skills. Name the PRAGMATIC SKILL used (i. e. body language, eye contact, facial expression, etc).
3. Give 2 examples of FEELINGS conveyed by Peppy (George's protégé) in the movie through the use of PRAGMATIC SKILLS.
Be detailed.
4. Which character's use of PRAGMATICS is MOST effective?
5. WHY?
6. Despite The Artist being a silent film, characters must be clear in receiving the message of another. Understanding another's
communicative intent is called RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE. Name a scene where you felt a character CLEARLY understood the
message another was giving using either pragmatics or words.