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- 1. Multiple Choice
Semantics is...
the study of word formation.
the study of the sound system of language.
the study of meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.
- 2. Multiple Choice
"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?
Anaphora
Coreference
Deixis
- 3. Multiple Choice
The study of reference can be divided into which two areas..
prototype
speaker reference
linguistic reference
coreference
- 4. Multiple Choice
Truth conditions are the study of conditions under which a statement can be judged as true or false. Truth conditions can exist in individual sentences or between sentences.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
"A triangle has four sides" is an example of a _______________ sentence.
synthetic
analytic
contradictory
- 6. Multiple Choice
This is a proposition (expressed in a sentence) that must be assumed to be true in order to judge the truth or falsity of another sentence. Example: "Rosa bombed anatomy."
Analytic sentence
Entailment
WH questions
Presupposition
- 7. Multiple Choice
Lexical ambiguity refers to...
words that have the same meaning.
a word that contains the meaning of a more general words.
a word that has more than one meaning.
words that have different meanings.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Select the two words that would be an example of "gradable antonyms".
hungry
borrower
lender
full
- 9. Multiple Choice
Connotations are associations that speakers have with words. Choose all the words that have positive connotations.
Veteran
Geezer
Senior Citizen
Old Coot
- 10. Multiple Choice
Semantics can be divided into the study of which three categories? (Choose the three that apply)
Sense
Reference
Pragmatics
Truth
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