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Semantics - Chapter 1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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 SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Connotations are associations that speakers have with words. Choose all the words that have positive connotations.

Senior Citizen

Third World

childlike

number 4 (in Chinese culture)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Semantics can be divided into the study of which three categories? (Choose the three that apply)

Sense

Pragmatics

Reference

Truth

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The study of reference can be divided into which two areas..

prototype

linguistic reference

speaker reference

coreference

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

She said "bye" and died.

This is an utterance

This is a sentence

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Maria is cooking pasta, she is a great chef.

Simple

Compound

Complex

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Sense deals with relationship....

inside the language

intralinguistic relationships

outside the language

liguistic boundaries within language

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