WorksheetsSemantics / Reading check for week 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
A group of words that share the same semantic properties constitute:
a mental image
a semantic domain
marked terms
The words dress and shirt have the same _____________.
symbolic representation
referential meaning
semantic domain
If we apply the concept of markedness in semantics, we can say that ____________________.
unmarked words are more frequently used than the marked ones
marked words are more frequently used than the unmarked words
both marked and unmarked terms have the same frequency of use
The word waitress is _____________ and the word waiter is ____________.
altered /marked
marked / unmarked
unmarked / marked
In the domain of colors, _____________ is more marked than _____________.
olive green / green
green / mint
emerald / pale yellow
The domain of ________________ includes the words ________________.
pets / birds and cat food
colors / sunflower and blue cypress
trees / oak and pine
Which of the following terms is unmarked?
dog
bulldog
poodle
In the domain of fast food, ______________ is more marked than _____________.
hamburger / chicken burger
sandwich / fish burger
cheeseburger / hamburger
The word prince is used for male and princess for female, this demonstrates that __________
the unmarked version of a word has the semantic property of maleness.
in English both male and female terms have similar markedness.
the unmarked version of a word has the semantic property of femaleness.
___________ is the concept that some members of a _____________are more common or usual than others.
A referent / semantic group
Markedness / semantic domain
Semantic property analysis / lexicon
