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Name:.. Group:... stt ID no: .
Test (Semantics & Pragmatics Introduction)
Blank Filling Questions1. Semantics is the study of ...2. ..
means what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical world
it dealswith the relationship !etween the linguistic element and
the non"linguistic world of e#perience.$. %he difference !etween
and . is that .. is concerned with theinherent meaning of the
linguistic form, whereas deals with what a linguistic form refersto
in the real, physical ..&. . refers to the sameness or close
similarity of meaning.'. are words that are close in meaning.(.
Dialectal synonyms are synonyms used in different . dialects, such
as )autumn*+ ritish -nglish and )fall* +/merican -nglish .0.
Stylistic synonyms are synonyms differing in style, such as
)start*, )..* and )..*.
. . means the case that the same one word has more than one
meaning.
. . refers to the phenomenon that words ha3ing different
meanings ha3e the sameform, i.e., different words are identical in
sound or spelling, or in !oth.14. refer to the two words that are
identical in sound +such as )piece* and )peace* .11. . refer to the
two words that are identical in spelling.12. . refers to the sense
relation !etween a more general, more inclusi3e word and a
morespecific word +such as )animal* and )cat* .1$. . refer to the
words which are more specific in meaning of a pair of words.1&.
.. refers to oppositeness of meaning.1'. .. refer to words that are
opposite in meaning.1(. /ntonyms include +a . antonyms +old5young ,
+! antonyms +ali3e5deadmale5female , +c .. opposites10. %he
relation !etween )Did you see my !rother6* and )I ha3e a !rother.*
is that of...1 . %he relation !etween )I want to learn -nglish.*
and )I want to learn a foreign language.* isthat of .
Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins
with the lettergi en!1. 7ragmatics is the study of spea8ers*
intended m 9999, that is, how hearers recogni ewhat is meant e3en
when it isn*t actually said or written.2. Discourse d 9999 co3ers
all e#pressions used to refer to earlier or forthcomingsegments of
the discourse, such as in the previous/next chapter .$. Do not say
what you !elie3e to !e false ; this is the ma#im of " 9999that
spea8ers are supposed to follow !ut also a!le to flout.&.
/ctions performed 3ia utterances are generally called speech acts,
and the 3er!sused to perform actions are called # 99999999
3er!s.'.
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'. %he words )!uy* and )purchase* are dialectal synonyms.(. %he
words )shoc8* and )surprise* are semantically different synonyms.0.
In the sense set >freshman, sophomore, ?unior, senior@, )?unior*
and )senior* are co"hyponyms.
. %he words )doctor* and )patient* are relational synonyms.
. )I ha3e !een to ei?ing.* entails )I ha3e !een to.*14. )=is
friend is coming.* presupposes )=e has a friend.*11. )Aary is
single.* is inconsistent with )Aary is married.*12. )=is dum! !oy
spo8e good -nglish.* is a contradiction.Short $nswer QuestionsBor
each of the following utterances state two purposes that the
spea8er may ha3e had in mindwhen uttering them.
a %here is a wasp in your left ear.
! Someone has !ro8en the space"!ar on my typewriter.
c %his gun is loaded.
d Cou are a fool.
e I lo3e you.
%hat content of the course do ou like best or find useful' i e
some e #lanation!.
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