Linguistics - Semantics

The branches of linguistics that focus on the meaning of a language

• semantics & phonology

• semantics & pragmatics

• morphology & pragmatics

• pragmatics & phonology

What is the term for the study of meaning in language?

• pragmatics

• phonetics

• semantics

• syntax

Lexical ambiguity refers to__________

• words that have the same meaning.

• a word that has more than one meaning.

• a word that contains the meaning of a more general words.

• words that have different meanings.

Select the two words that would be an example of "gradable antonyms".

• hungry

• borrower

• full

• lender

Unlike sentences, utterances must be attached to specific contexts

• True

• False

Sentence meaning includes two main types: lexical meaning and grammatical meaning.

• True

• False

The lexical context means the lexical groups going with the poly semantic or homonymous word.

• True

• False

The word “house” in “I love the house I bought” expresses a reference.

• True

• False

Semantics is the study of meaning in context.

• True

• False

Identify the relationship of the words "true / false"

• Antonymy

• Synonymy

• Polysemy

• Homonymy