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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary focus of semantics?
The study of sounds
The study of meaning
The study of grammar
The study of sentence structure
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does truth refer to in a sentence?
Its grammaticality
Its ability to convey information
Its ability to be true or false
Its length
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is entailment?
A relationship between synonyms
A relationship between sentences where one implies the other
A type of ambiguity
A form of word meaning
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of entailment?
"Jack swims beautifully" entails "Jack swims."
"Jack swims" entails "Jack is a good swimmer."
"Jack swims" and "Jack dives" are equivalent.
"Jack swims" is ambiguous.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is ambiguity in semantics?
When a word has one meaning
When a sentence has more than one meaning
When a sentence is grammatically incorrect
When a speaker is unclear
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does compositional semantics study?
The meanings of individual words
The meanings of phrases and sentences based on their parts
The sounds of language
The grammatical rules of a language
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which semantic rule states how the meanings of NP and VP combine?
Semantic Rule II
Semantic Rule I
Truth Rule
Entailment Rule
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