Semantics

Reference is a relationship in which

• a symbol or signsignifies something

• concepts it refers to in the real world

• refers to which person or thing being talked about

• deals with something having linguistic relationship

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Antonyms in which the presence of one quality of state signifies the absense of the other

• complementary pairs

• gradable pairs

• relational opposites

• homographs

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Can you ring the doorbell for me, please!

• A piece of jewerly.

• To sound a bell.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

In the Semantic Triangle, the Sign symbolizes the Thought about the referent

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In the Semantic Triangle, the Referent is the real world thing or phenomenon.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The KEY to the door and the KEY problem are an example of

• polysemy

• metonymy

• reversives

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Lexical semantics is

• The study of word formation

• The study of the meanings of words

• The study of the meanings of sentences

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The component that does NOT belong to the Semantic Triangle is:

• Thought

• Referent

• Sign

• Ambiguity

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Feelings and reactions to words are the element of meaning called

• associative meaning

• referential meaning

• definite meaning

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Semantic features are

• elements of a word's associative meaning

• elements of a word's referential meaning

• elements of context

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D