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Semantics and Pragmatics Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Study of meaning in language.

Morphology
Semantics
Pragmatics
Syntax

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The study of how context contributes to meaning in language.

Morphology
Semantics
Pragmatics
Syntax

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The set of other words used in same phrase or sentence.

Morphemes
Phonemes
Co-text
Physical context

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The time and place in which we encounter a linguistic expression.

Physical context
Co-text
Semantic meaning
Associative meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

It is an act by which a speaker (or writer) uses language to enable a listener (or reader) to identify something.

Inference
Speech act
Presuposition
Reference

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

It is an additional information used by the listeners to connect what is said to what must be meant.

Inference
Speech act
Presuposition
Reference

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The action performed by a speaker.

Inference
Speech act
Presuposition
Reference

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

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