MIDTERM TEST OF SEMANTICS

SEMESTER V

Answer the questions below appropriately.

1. Explain the purpose of learning semantics.
2. A sentence is sometimes semantically ambiguous. Please read the sentences below and
analyse their ambiguity.
- “I saw a man on a hill with a telescope”.
- “The cat is chasing the mouse in the barrel”.
3. Explain and give example of the following terms:
- Synonym
- Antonym
- Homonym
- Homophone
4. What will you do if you don’t understand someone’s talking? Why?
5. What is the difference between word translation and meaning translation?