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Semantics Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Any word (or sequence of words) which (in a given single sense) can function as the predictor of a sentence. This statement is the definition of .....
2. Which sentence is lexically correct?
3. George Washington is male.
4. Define plesionyms
5. What does the field of a text refer to?
6. 'expand' vs. 'contract' are what kind of antonyms?
7. The role or behavior of a speaker or writer in relation to his or her subject, audience, and persona (or voice).
8. Neologism:'bromance' is an example of .....
9. What is the term we use to describe how people shift between different types of register according to the situation?
10. When Jane say 'I lost my wallet" .The word "I" is a ..... Jane is the .....
11. Identify the relationship of the following pair of antonym.false-true
12. Choose ONE statement that is wrong!
13. ..... is the study of how meaning is constructed, interpreted, clarified, obscured, illustrated, simplified, negotiated, contradicted, and paraphrased.
14. What term does Nation use to refer to the amount of effort required to learn a word?
15. Typically the first or preliminary model of something, especially from which other forms are developed; helps explain the meaning of certain words (furniture$\rightarrow$desk, table)
16. According to Austin, speech acts are direct when
17. Extension involves .....
18. The component that does NOT belong to the Semantic Triangle is:
19. Identify the relationship of the following pair of antonym.legal-illegal
20. Which maxim is violated in the following conversation:Mother: "Now tell me the truth. Who put the ferret in the bathtub?"Son (knows who did it): "Someone put it there."
21. Semiotics, or semiology refers to the theory of
22. This logitian presented the Context Principle, which mentions that you should not pay attention to the meaning of the isolated word, but within the context of a sentence.
23. "wait me a second" she said"it's the second time" I claimedsecond is an .....
24. The water drank the dog." is ..... odd but ..... fine.
25. What is the antonym of "Good" ?
26. What kind of lexical semantics relationship "Thread-Threat" is?
27. What is language?
28. Who proposed the three stages of semantic acquisition?
29. "The part of the meaning of the utterance of a declarative sentence that describes some state of affairs" is the definition of .....
30. Which term is false?
31. What is the definition of antonymy?
32. Direct opposites (male/female, married/single).
33. Identify the relationship of the following pair of antonym.expensive-cheap
34. The Co-operative Principle is also known as .....
35. A rhetorical device that starts an argument with a reference to something general and from this it draws conclusion about something more specific.
36. What maxim discusses about trying to be truthful, does not give information that is false or not supported by evidence?
37. Which one is a homograph?
38. A relationship in which the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another (animal/horse, insect/ant); looks at words in hierarchical relationships
39. Plants need to carbon dioxide to live. The oak tree is a plant. The oak tree needs carbon dioxide to live.
40. My brother is a witch.
41. Neologism:'armchair' is an example of .....
42. In a particular regional accent
43. Word classes can be split into two groups:lexical and .....
44. It is an act by which a speaker (or writer) uses language to enable a listener (or reader) to identify something.
45. What is an example of plesionym?
46. Where an entity is (on the table).
47. These are relational pairs antonym, except
48. Short phrases, or single words, are used by people in communication all the time
49. What is absolute synonymy?
50. The music are producing dopamine, so you will feel happiness in your brain.
51. Is the emotional connotation that is attached to words and utterances
52. Which is TRUE lexical semantics relationships
53. What do we call the limitations on the use of a word with relation to the contexts in which it can be used?
54. "If Jasmine cannot go to the morning appointment, she will go to the afternoon one. (one = appointment)." This is an example of what type of linguistic reference?
55. What's the relation between the has-relation and entailments?
56. What term describes the way in which a word appears frequently along with certain other words?
57. The terms "precede/follow" can be classified as ..... antonyms.
58. The words dress and shirt have the same .....
59. Queens are monarchs.
60. Between what ages does a child typically utter their first word?
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