UNIVERSITY OF CARABOBO

FACULTY OF SCIENCES OF EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: APPLIED LINGUISTICS

STUDENTS NAMES: _____________________________________________ SECC: __________

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SEMANTICS TAKE HOME EXAM
1. Establish the semantic features of the following words. Use four different features for each word and
the spaces provided to write your answers. 3 marks (0.25 each one)
University:

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Shelter:

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Blinds:

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Naive:

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2. Establish synonyms for the following words. Write your answers in the lines next to each word.
2 marks (0.2 each one)
Clumsy

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Swot

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Suitable

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Pep

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Dainty

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Appal

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Elope

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Brach

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Pal

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3. Use the following word to form pairs of antonyms and indicate whether they are complementary,
gradable or relational opposites. 2 marks (0.2 each one)
Sunny

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Lengthen

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Follower

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Hasten

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Imprison

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Loyal

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Mother
Junior
Lender

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Second-hand

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4. A single form can have two or more meanings. This phenomenon involves polysemy, homophony and
homograph. Which of these relations is exemplified by the sentences below? Notice the words in
bold. Write the letter P (for polysemy), Hph (for homophony) or Hgr (for homograph) on the lines
provided next to each pair of sentences. 3 marks (0.3 each one)
a. Hindu people fast to keep themselves pure. / The glue had set and my hand was stuck fast. _____
b. Your muscles will contract if you get cold. / The new export contract is worth $16 millions. ____
c. I had to meet Lucy at 3 oclock. / I dont like meat. __________
d. Mary walked along the bank of the river. / Harbor Bank is the richest bank in the city. ________
e. The housing project will create 5000 new homes. / He is trying to project a more confident
image. __________
f. Just follow the signs and they will lead you to the exit. / Gold is heavier that lead. __________
g. I have to buy the anniversary present. / I saw you by the seashore. __________
h. Wind speeds reached 102 mph last night. / You have to wind the handle to the left. __________
i. The judge asked the defendant to approach the bar. / We went to Dannys bar. __________
j. You have no reasons to deny that proposal. / I dont know what to do. __________
5. Write a hyponym the share the same class features of this sets of words. 1 mark (0.25 each one)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Airplane, Taxi, Ship > ________________________

Christian, Catholic, Buddhism > ________________________
Nose, Cockpit, Hatch > ________________________
Italian, German, Spanish > ________________________
Lion, Giraffe, Zebra > ________________________
Giddy expectations, Hope, and Hubris > ________________________

6. Determine which of the following notions: paraphrasing, implication (entailment), contradiction,

applies to each of the following pairs of sentence. Write the letter P (for paraphrasing), I (for
implication) or C (for contradiction) on the line provided next to the sentence(s). 2 marks (0.2 each
one)
a. I dont like burning CDs on my laptop. / My laptop can burn CDs. ______
b. John Mayer will sing Belief in his concert. / Belief will be interpreted by John Mayer. _____
c. They ate two pancakes last night. / Two pancakes were eaten by them last night. ______
d. I never want to come back to Panama / I have been to Panama. ______
e. She quit going to the gym. / She used to go to the gym. ______
f. Some yellow chairs in my house are orange. ______
g. Charlies wife came to visit us. / Charlie is married. ______
h. The blue square has three sides. ______
i. He is an Englishman, he is, therefore, brave. ______

j. The candies I didnt eat tasted delicious to me. ______

k. This is Marys son. / Mary is a mother. ______
7. In each of the following sentences there is a presupposition (entailment) implied. What is the
presupposition is each sentence? 1.5 marks (0.25 each one)
a. Do you want another piece of cake?
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b. She has not found her handbag yet.
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c. I dont work at this school anymore.
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d. I will quit drinking this way someday.
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e. That apple pie tasted deliciously sweet to me.
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f. The doctor recommended me to stop jogging.
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8. Explain the semantic ambiguity of the following sentences providing two or more sentences that
paraphrase the multiple meaning. 1.5 marks (0.5 each one)
a. Is he really that kind?
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b. She laughed at the colorful ball.
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c. I was crying when I left the bank.
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9. Explain the metaphor in the following sentences. Pay special attention to the comparisons made with
the words in bold. 1 mark (0.33 each one)

a. His temper boiled over.

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b. Listen to this juicy piece of gossip.
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c. She is a butterfly still in her cocoon.

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10. Explain the idiomatic expressions in the following sentences or phrases. Pay special attention to the
phrases in bold. 1 mark (0.25 each one)
a.

She was on the rebound when she met Jack.

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b. Al is under the gun to decide by the end of the month whether to move with his company.
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c. A: What time is the party?

B: Beats me!

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d. Birds of a feather flock together.
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11. Complete the following chart using your knowledge of reference, extension and intension. 2 marks
(0.16 each one)

Reference

Intension

Extension

Vitamin

A word that describe or qualify a

noun or other substantive.

Humerus

Means used to make a pattern of

sounds to form music

Francisco

Currency