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. Semantics is the study of ... 2. .. means what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical world it deals with the relationship !etween the linguistic element and the non"linguistic world of e#perience. $. %he difference !etween and . is that .. is concerned with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form, whereas deals with what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical .. &. . refers to the sameness or close similarity of meaning. '. are words that are close in meaning. (. Dialectal synonyms are synonyms used in different . dialects, such as )autumn* +,ritish -nglish. and )fall* +/merican -nglish.. 0. Stylistic synonyms are synonyms differing in style, such as )start*, )..* and )..*. 1. . means the case that the same one word has more than one meaning. 2. . refers to the phenomenon that words ha3ing different meanings ha3e the same form, i.e., different words are identical in sound or spelling, or in !oth. 14. refer to the two words that are identical in sound +such as )piece* and )peace*.. 11. . refer to the two words that are identical in spelling. 12. . refers to the sense relation !etween a more general, more inclusi3e word and a more specific word +such as )animal* and )cat*.. 1$. . 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 +ali3e5dead male5female., +c. .. opposites 10. %he relation !etween )Did you see my !rother6* and )I ha3e a !rother.* is that of ... 11. %he relation !etween )I want to learn -nglish.* and )I want to learn a foreign language.* is that of . Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins with the letter gi en! 1. 7ragmatics is the study of spea8ers* intended m 9999, that is, how hearers recogni:e what 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 forthcoming segments 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 " 9999 that spea8ers are supposed to follow !ut also a!le to flout. &. /ctions performed 3ia utterances are generally called speech acts, and the 3er!s used to perform actions are called # 99999999 3er!s. '. <hich type of speech act is actually intended !y the spea8er can !e identified !y specifying f_ ____ conditions;circumstances under which it sounds appropriate. True or False Questions 1. =yponymy is a relation of e#clusion of meaning. 2. %he words )ali3e* and )dead* are relational opposites. $. %he words )flat* and )apartment* are stylistic synonyms. &. %he words )politician* and )statesman* are collocational synonyms.

'. %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. 1. %he words )doctor* and )patient* are relational synonyms. 2. )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 Questions Bor each of the following utterances state two purposes that the spea8er may ha3e had in mind when 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! . . . . . . . . . . . . . .