English Semantics Final

What are the differences between Natural Sign and Conventional Sign?

Paralanguage and Gestures can deliver messages in communication which also known as non verbal communication. Explain one example of non verbal communication and it's meaning.

Explain about the Binary and Non-Binary Antonym and give example.

Jack told Ralph that a visitor was waiting for him.

This sentence creates referential ambiguity. Explain about it. You may use Bahasa Indonesia.

Which of the following pair is the example of Polysemy?

• Bank - alongside of a rive

  Bank - place to deposit money

• The water is hot - The water is cold

• The rock is large -The rock is big

• There are tulips in the vase - There are flowers in the vase

The cat dug a hole.

How many arguments in this sentence?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

We swam in Lake Ontario.

We swam in a lake.

Both are the examples of ......

• Unique and Non-Unique Referents

• Concrete and Abstract Referents

• Countable and Uncountable Referents

• Special and Non-Special Referents

The maxim of .............. is to be orderly and clear and to avoid ambiguity.

• relevance

• manner

• quality

• quantity

Verdictives are speech
 acts in which the speaker makes an
 assessment or judgement about the acts of
 another, usually the addressee. Which of the following is the example of Verdictive utterances?

• "I congratulate you for performing so well."

• “I pronounce you husband

  and wife.”

• "I apologize for having disturbed you."

• "Turn to page 164."

a. She got her ankle sprained.

b. She had a sprained ankle.

c. She had physiotherapy.

d. She got better.

What is the situation type in sentence She has a sprained ankle?

• accomplishment

• activity

• state

• achievement