semantics study

1. What is the difference between sense and reference?

• A. Sense refers to the literal meaning of a word, while reference is how it is used in a sentence.
  

• B. Sense is the internal meaning of a word, while reference is the actual entity the word refers to.
  

• C. Sense is used in cognitive semantics, while reference is used in formal semantics.
  

• D. Sense and reference are two unrelated concepts in semantics.

2. Which of the following is a semantic field?

• A. Animal, tree, road, car
  

• B. Eat, sleep, walk, speak
  

• C. Dog, bank, run, mouse
  

• D. Red, blue, green, yellow

3. What is the focus of lexical semantics?

• A. The meaning of individual words.
  

• B. The meaning of sentences.
  

• C. The meaning of discourse across multiple sentences.
  

• D. The logic of language structures.

4. What does prototype theory in cognitive semantics suggest?

• A. Words only have one fixed meaning.
  

• B. Concepts are based on typical or central examples.
  

• C. All words in a semantic field are equally important.
  

• D. Metaphors are irrelevant to meaning.

5. What does formal semantics primarily use to represent meaning?

• A. Metaphors and prototypes.
  

• B. Pragmatic context and discourse.
  

• C. Formal logic and symbols.
  

• D. Semantic roles and cognitive categories.

6.Semantics is only concerned with the meanings of individual words, not sentences or discourse.

• True

• False

7.Sense refers to the internal meaning of a word, while ________ refers to the actual entity or concept the word points to in the real world.