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1Long ~ short is a pair of what type of antonyms.
- ARelational
- BConverse
- CGradable
2What is this rule: "meaning of a sentence is determined by the meaning of its components and parts and the manner in which they are arranged in the syntactic structure. "
- AThe Principle of Compositionality
- BEvidentiality
- CGrammaticalization
3Two words, different meaning, same pronunciation (not spelling!)
- APolysemy
- BHomophony
- CSynonymy
4What type of words require crucial use of information from the context to refer.
- AIntension
- BTitles
- CDiectic
5Intension is a sense, it is extension plus your knowledge
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Check all examples of synonyms.
- ACompletely ~ Totally
- BAbsent ~ Present
- CWife ~ Aunt
- DHappy ~ Funny
- EWrong ~ Incorrect
7[blank_start]Denotation:[blank_end] reference, things to which an expression refers
- ADenotation
8a. [blank_start]Connotation:[blank_end] set of associations that a words use can evoke
- AConnotation
9 A-> ~ B / ~A -> B is an example of Complementary Antonyms
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Which of the following are types of antonyms?
- ARelational
- BReverse
- CContradiction
- DConverse
11[blank_start]Entailment[blank_end]: If P is true Q is true (P->Q)
- AEntailment
12 [blank_start]Contradiction[blank_end]: if P is true, Q is false (P -> ~Q//P is not Q) non-entailment
- AContradiction
13[blank_start]Paraphrase[blank_end]: P can have the same meaning as Q (P=Q)
- AParaphrase
14What are the two types of theories for word meaning and conceptual systems?
- AChecklist theory: word meaning as semantic features
- BFuzzy/prototype concept theories
- CSufficient Condition theory
- DTheta Roles
15The following examples represent what?
- the head of a company
- Juliet is the sun
- Time is money
- I'm really under the weather today- APolysmey
- BMetaphors
- CLiterary/Special Metaphors
16[blank_start]English[blank_end] = motion + manner
Spanish = motion + path
Atsugewi = motion + moving object- AEnglish
- BFrench
- CRussian
17Different concepts are [blank_start]grammaticalized[blank_end] to express grammatical contrasts, encoded in domains like pronouns, tense, auxiliary verbs etc.
- Agrammaticalized
18Idioms are the exception to the principle of compositionality.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19Which of the following are examples of thematic roles (theta roles): convenient labels for sematic rules displayed by arguments?
- AAgent= willful doer of an action
- BSpatial Diectics= here+there, near + far
- CTheme= just is, something acted upon, something that moves
- DSource= where something starts
- ETitles= caries depending on who is there
- FGoal= where something ends up
- GLocation= when agent/theme isn’t moving
- HExperiencer= entities that feel/perceive/think in some way -> mental or emotional state (hearing, thinking, feeling)
20Semantics is the study of sentences
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- Linguistics Quiz on Semantics Quiz, created by Ella Hall on 16/11/2016.
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