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MID-TERM 2
A. THEORY (2 POINTS)

1. Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? (Write T or F in the spaces provided) (1 point)
1. …………………….Synonyms are words belonging to different parts of speech, which have
different meanings.
2. …………………….Broadening and narrowing of meaning are two ways of denotational change.
3. …………………….Two sentences are synonymous when they express the same proposition.
4. ……………………Utterance meaning is what a speaker means when he makes an utterance in a
certain situation and is highly context-independent.
5. ……………………Empty words belong to a variety of so-called content classes, which are
defined in terms of their syntactic function rather than lexical meaning.
2. Fill in each blank below with ONE or TWO suitable words (1 point)
1. A sentence is, conceived abstractly, a string of words put together by the ………….…………
rules of a language
2. Words which are of different regional use but have quite the same meaning, such as ‘autumn’
(British English) and ‘fall’ (American English), are called as ……………… synonyms
3. The …………………… ……...………….. of a sentence is the kind of meaning that results
from a particular arrangement of the parts of the sentence, like what you can see in the example
“The mantte wernnted a yob.”
4. …………………….…………. is a relationship that applies between two propostions, where the
truth of one implies the truth of the other because of the meanings of the words involved.
5. “WC” and “the restroom/ bathroom” are ……………….. synonyms
B. EXERCISES (8 POINTS)

1. Identify the sense relations (indicate the type as well) that exist between (2.5 points)
1. ……………………………… made - maid
2. ……………………………… increase - decrease
3. ……………………………… natural - artifical
4. ……………………………… man - guy
5. ……………………………… house - slum
6. ……………………………… know - no
7. ……………………………… pointer, thumb, hand
8. ……………………………… beginning – debut
9. ……………………………….face – nose
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 10. ………………………………This story is completely awesome – This story is quite awesome.

2. Identify the meaning transference in the following sentences (1.5 points)

1. …………………………………. Success is a bastard as it has many fathers, and failure
is an orphan, with no takers.
2. …………………………………. If we do not fill out the forms properly, the suits will be
after us shortly.
3. ………………………………... The food is not bad.
4. …………………………………. You are becoming a little thin at top.
5. …………………………………. “I’ve told you a million times”

3. Analyze the following sentences in terms of its representational meaning (1 point)

1. If I were you, I would tell the truth.
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2. The World Cup happens every your years.
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3. They send their children aboard for schooling.
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4. I see what you mean clearly.
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4. Represent notationally the following propositions (1 point)

1. Not only children but also adults are interested in cartoon.
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2. She asked me to finish homework before going to bed.
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3. I hope that student will find it easy to fulfill this test.
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4. That wonderful holiday pleased me much.
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5. Under what circumstances are the following sentences TRUE? (1 point)

1. She married and became pregnant.

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2. Either Pete or Richard is her husband.
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6. Identify the semantic roles of underlined words in the following sentences. (1 point)
1. ………………………………… She is out for lunch
2. ………………………………… I went to the library for the book
3. …………………………………Today is my son’s birthday
4. ………………………………… That surprising party was wonderful.

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