ABSTRACT
Chapter 5 extends the notion of the traditional judgment task by examining other types of tasks that serve the same or similar function as a more traditional judgment task in which a sentence is presented (with or without context) and a judgment about its acceptability is solicited. The chapter includes a discussion of interpretation tasks in which participants are asked to consider whether an utterance is appropriate in a particular situation. Also included is a discussion of pragmatic tasks in which the focus is on ratings of appropriateness or naturalness of responses to a particular context, in terms of politeness, friendliness, or some other social factor. Preference tasks, in which learners are presented with sentences and asked which is preferable, are also explained. Other formats are also discussed (e.g., error correction, multiple-choice tasks). Numerous examples are provided throughout.
