Studying meaning

Studying meaning

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Studying meaning

Studying meaning

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branches of linguistic study meaning?

Sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics
Phonetics and phonology
Semantics and pragmatics
Syntax and morphology

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An expression is...

any meaningful language unit.

an abstract linguistic object.

a sentence based on the context of production.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the key difference between semantics and pragmatics?

Semantics is about meaning; pragmatics is about context.
Semantics is about language structure; pragmatics is about word origins.
Semantics is concerned with syntax; pragmatics deals with grammar.
Semantics focuses on context; pragmatics focuses on meaning.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which are the three stages of interpretation?

sense, reference and denotation

literal meaning, denotation and connotation

literal interpretation,

explicature and implicature

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does explicature mean?

Explicature is the explicit content derived from an utterance.
Explicature is the emotional tone conveyed in a conversation.
Explicature is a synonym for ambiguity in language.
Explicature refers to the implied meaning behind an utterance.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Implicatures and explicatures can be cancelled as they are merely informed guesses.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An entailment can be cancelled as they include a proposition.

True

False

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