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WorksheetsGamification Project G7
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following concepts are part of the semiotic triangle?
referent,sense,denotation
Thought, symbol,referent
symbol,definition,thought
The meaning of linguistic expressions is determined solely by the words used
TRUE
FALSE
Deictic expressions are words that require (a) information to understand their meaning, such as "here" and "there"
Could you recognize which features belong to the non-compositional meaning?
Focuses on the verb
The emphasis is on the expression, not in the verb or the words
Two hypothesis emerge
Idiomatic expressions can be found
Context is required
Which of the following images belongs to the definition by ostension?
The nominal definition of meaning is divided in two, the extensional definition and the (a)
We can divide compositional meaning in two hypothesis. Choose the correct ones.
General meaning hypothesis and multiple meaning hypothesis
Non-compositional meaning hypothesis and contextual modulation meaning hypothesis
The sentence: "A car is a vehicle that has four wheels and is powered by an engine" is a nominal or real definition of the word "car"?
(a)
Which of the following jobs does not fit within the field of office jobs, based on the definition by typical exemplar?
Accountant
Recepcionist
Marketing manager
Construction worker
According to the Principle of Identity and Substitution, if we can substitute the (a) for the definiens in a sentence, the definition is correct.
Select the genus of the word: “lipstick”
Cosmetics
Coloured cosmetic applied to the lips from a small solid stick
Which of the following is the best definiens for the definiendum “orphan”?
A child whose parents have divorced
A child whose parents have died or abandoned them
A child who lives in a foster home
A child whose parents are both in prison
Which of the following concepts best describes the lexical relationship between the words: “big” and “large”
They are unrelated words
They are synonyms
They are antonyms
They are homophones
In a sentence like: “John says that Paul loves his wife”; Can we infer the real/complete meaning of the linguistic expression just by its semantic meaning?
Yes
No
Which of the following words is a hypernym for the other three?
Poodle
Bulldog
Dog
Terrier
