Đề ôn tập môn ngữ nghĩa học

ôn tập học phần ngữ nghĩa học, semantics, một học phần quan trọng trong chương trình giáo dục đại học. bao gồm toàn bộ kiến thức chắt lọc thu gọn, bao quát các dạng bài tập có thể ra tỏng đề thi, kèm theo đáp án

Task 1: T or F? Correct the false The mind-world connection says that using and understanding language is a mental activity and this activity is what meaningful language exists for Connotation arises when words become associated with certain characteristics of the items to which they refer to Sentence meaning is what a speaker means when he makes an utterance in a certain situation Homonym refers to a situation where different words happen accidentally to have the same forms, either phonetic forms or graphic forms Sense relations may be of three types: substitutional, combinational and collocational The relation of co-hyponym is often defines in terms of inclusion Meronymy and hyponymy are similar in hierarchical relationship The terms marking or markedness is informal as it is based on the presence or absence of some particular element of form Words can be grouped either thematically or ideographically 10 A necessarily true sentence is one whose truth value might have been, or might be, different in other circumstances Task 2: Fill into the blank with the best word A semantic field is a system of networks held together by differences, (1) and values The value of a word is determined by defining it in relation to the value of neighbouring or (2) words Predication is the way that individual (3) - carry out, take on, or are linked to- properties,(4) , attributes or states Presupposition is the (5) _ the speaker makes about what the hearer is likely to (6) without challenge (7) is an act of using a linguistic expression to enable the (8) to identify something or somebody In English, modality is commonly (9) by modal verbs like may, might,can or by (10) like perhaps, possibly, adjectives like necessary, imperative,etc Task 3: Decide the relationship between two following units drunken – intoxicated _ heavy – light court – caught _ sight – site _ misfortune – accident _ brave – not cowardly flower – rose _ book – cover key – quay 10 father – dad Task 4: Disambiguate words Chair ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Paper ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 3 Duck ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………… Bark ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Sack ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Key Task 1: T or F? Correct the false F : mind-world  mindlanguage T F: sentence  utterance F: homonym  homonymy F: co-hyponym hyponym T F: informal  formal T 10 F: necessarily  contingetly F: three  two Task 2: Fill into the blank with the best word Oppositions Assumption Contrasting Accept Instantiate Reference Actions Listener Expressed 10.Adverbs Task 3: Decide the relationship between two following units Euphemism Antonymy Homonymy Homonymy Synonymy Litotes Hyponymy Meronymy Homonymy 10 Synonymy Task 4: Disambiguate words Chair This chair is expensive He chairs that meeting Paper He reads daily paper everyday The geography paper was difficult Duck He likes eating roast duck He will try and duck out of it Bark He barked his skin because of falling from the bike The dog barked at the stranger 10.Sack He is carrying a sack of potatoes He is sacked for incompetence