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LxAn Ph: Semantics
LxAn Ph: Semantics
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A review of semantics for ESL teachers
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1
Linguistic fuzziness means that this will
May be a vase to some people one day, but not the next
Is a fuzzy vase
Always be a vase
May be a vase to some people, but not others
2
Saying "I've got some new wheels" to mean I have a new car is an example of what relationship?
Antonymy
Synonymy
Collocation
Metonymy
3
For Americans, what would be the most likely prototype for the word weapon?
Axe
Nuclear Missile
Sword
Gun
4
Which of these does not belong in this lexical set?
Wood
Looked
Vice
Saw
5
What branch of Linguistics deals with meaning of words and phrases?
Phonology
Morphology
Semantics
Syntax
6
Which of these pairs is non-gradable?
Happy/sad
Pregnant/Not pregnant
Big/small
Old/young
7
What describes the relation between
large
and
big
?
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Metonyms
Antonyms
8
The word
pupil
in school and the word
pupil
in the eye have what relationship?
Homonyms
Polysemy
Semantics
Metonyms
9
Which of these is a hyponym of dog?
Animal
Cat
Pitbull
Wolf
10
What semantic feature does
the word
horse
have
?
human
female
animate
square
11
Which of these is NOT a meronym of
house
?
Bathroom
Foundations
Roof
Apartment
12
What linguistic concept explains why we say "Pretty girl", but rarely say "Pretty man".
Sexism
Antonyms
Irony
Collocation
