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Module 1. Introduction to Lexicology

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
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1.

Lexicology is...

a)

the study of words

b)

the study of origin of language and words

c)

the study of mental processes and language

d)

the study of relations between the word and its referent

2.

The fact that words are composed of component morphemes, which are permanently linked together, reflects ...

a)

the formal unity of the word

b)

the semantic unity of the word

c)

internal structure of the word

d)

external structure of the word

3.

What is the name of the area of Lexicology investigating the meaning of words?

(a)  

4.

What are the two distinguishing features of phraseological units?

a)

stability of structure

b)

transferred meaning

c)

linear relationships between its parts

d)

susceptibility to grammatical employment

5.

If vocabulary is studied at its present stage, it is studied...

(a)  

6.

In your own words, explain what the internal structure of the word is.

4 lines
7.

Which kind of word structure does the example in the picture illustrate?

(a)  

8.

How can you define the word?

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