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1._
__ar ecreat
edwhent heconst
it
uentswit
hint
hesent
encedescri
betheroleoft
he
enti
ti
es( Welookatt
heNPi nasentencetoseewho/
whatiscr
eati
ngtheacti
onint
he
VP);foundi
neachsentence

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a)semant
icanal
ysi
s

b)semant
ics

c)semant
icf
eat
ures

d)CORRECT:
Semant
icr
oles

2.
Twowor
dswi
thv
erycl
osel
yrel
atedmeani
ngs

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a)ant
ony
ms

b)homony
ms

c)CORRECT:
synony
ms

d)hy
pony
my

3.Focusonwhatt hewordsconv ent


ional
l
ymean,r atherthanonwhatani ndi
vi
dual
speakermightthi
nktheymean,orwantt hem t
o mean,onapar ti
cul
aroccasi
on;
concernedwit
hobj
ect
iveorgener
almeaningandav oi
dstryi
ngtoaccountf
orsubj
ect
ive
orlocalmeani
ng

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NoAnswer
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a)CORRECT:
semant
icanal
ysi
s

b)semant
icf
eat
ures

c)Semant
icr
oles

d)semant
ics

ty
pical
l
ythef i
rstorprel
iminarymodelofsomethi
ng,especi
all
yfrom whichotherf
orms
aredevel
oped;helpsexpl
ainthemeaningofcer
tai
nwor ds(f
urni
ture-
->desk,
tabl
e)

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NoAnswer
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a)CORRECT:
prot
oty
pe

b)met
ony
my
c)hy
pony
m

d)homony
ms

4.Thest
udyofwhi
chwor
dsoccurt
oget
her
,andt
hei
rfr
equencyofco-
occur
rence

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NoAnswer
)

a)connot
ati
on

b)CORRECT:
col
l
ocat
ion

c)i
mpl
i
cat
ion

d)l
ocat
ion

5.Hi
gherl
evel
ter
msi
nahy
pony
mydi
agr
am (
ani
mal
)

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NoAnswer
)

sy
nony
ms

CORRECT:
super
ordi
nat
eter
ms

exper
iencer

semant
icf
eat
ures

6.Whenonef or
m( wr
it
tenorspoken)hastwoormor eunr
elat
edmeani
ngs,t
heyar
e
cal
l
ed___
.[bank(ofar
iver
)/bank(
financi
ali
nst
it
uti
on)
]

(
NoAnswer
)

hy
pony
m

CORRECT:
homony
ms

met
ony
my

ant
ony
ms

7.Charact
erizi
ngt hemeaningofwor
dsi
nter
msofi
tsr
elat
ionshi
ptoot
herwor
ds;
synony
my ,antony
my ,andhy
ponymy

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
lexi
cal
rel
ati
onshi
ps

semant
icanal
ysi
s

col
l
ocat
ion

gr
adabl
eant
ony
ms
8.Whentwoormor edi
ffer
ent(
writt
en)formshav
ethesamepr
onunci
ati
on,t
heyar
e
cal
l
ed___
.(bear
/bar
e,meat/
meet,
right/
wri
te)

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
homophones

hy
pony
m

co-
hypony
ms

homony
ms

9.I
dent
if
ythesemant
icr
olesoft
he7nounphr
asesi
nthi
ssent
ence.

Wit
hhernewgol
fclub,AnneMarshallwhackedthebal
lfr
om t
hewoodst
othegr
assy
ar
eaneart
hehol
eandshesuddenlyfelti
nvi
ncibl
e.

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:I
nst
rument(hernew golfclub),Agent(
AnneMarshal
l)
,Theme( thebal
l
),
Sour
ce(t
hewoods)
,Goal(t
hegrassyarea),
Locati
on(t
hehol
e),
Experi
encer(
she)

Theprototypeisthechar
act
erist
icinst
anceofacat
egor
y,asint
hecaseof"
robi
n"bei
ng
theclearestexample,orpr
ototype,ofthecat
egor
y"bi
rd"formanyAmeri
canEngli
sh
speakers.

semant
icr
oles(
themat
icr
oles)

Thever
bdri
nkrequi
resasubj
ectwi
tht
hef
eat
ure[
+ani
mat
e]andt
henount
elev
isi
onhas
thef
eat
ure[
-ani
mate].

Thev er
bwrit
erequi
resasubj
ectwi
tht
hef
eat
ure[
+human]andt
henoundoghast
he
feat
ure[-
human]
.

10.Usi
ngacor pus(largecoll
ect
ionoft
exts,spokenorwri
tten,t
ypi
call
ystor
edasa
dat
abasei nacomput er)tofi
ndouthow oft
enspecifi
cwordsorphrasesoccurand
whattypesofcoll
ocationsaremostcommon( Idon'
tknowwhattodo,youknowwhatI
mean,ortheydon'twantt o)

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NoAnswer
)

i
mpl
i
cat
ion

Semant
ics

col
l
ocat
ion

CORRECT:
cor
pusl
i
ngui
sti
cs

11.Di
rectopposi
tes(
mal
e/f
emal
e,mar
ri
ed/
singl
e)
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NoAnswer
)

co-
hypony
ms

ant
ony
ms

gr
adabl
eant
ony
ms

CORRECT:
non-
gradabl
eant
ony
ms

12.Theagentcanuseanotheri
dent
it
yinordertoper
for
mt heact
ion,
alsoknownast
he
rol
eof___.(
Thecarpent
ersmoothedthebookcasewi
th--
>sandpaper
.)

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NoAnswer
)

ant
ony
ms

denot
ati
on

agent

CORRECT:
inst
rument

13.Usi
ngsemant
icf
eat
ures,
howwoul
dyouexpl
aint
heoddnessoft
hesesent
ences?

a)Thet
elev
isi
ondr
ankmywat
er.

b)Hi
sdogwr
it
espoet
ry.

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NoAnswer
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CORRECT:a)Thever
bdrinkrequi
resasubj
ectwi
tht
hef
eat
ure[
+ani
mat
e]andt
henoun
t
elev
isi
onhasthef
eatur
e[ -
ani
mate].

b)Theverbwri
terequi
resasubj
ectwi
tht
hef
eat
ure[
+human]andt
henoundoghast
he
feat
ure[
-human]
.

t
heme(
"pat
ient
")

Semant
icr
oles(
themat
icr
oles)

l
ocat
ion;
sour
ceandgoal

14.Meani
ngwhi
chaspeakerorwr
it
eri
ntendsbuti
tisnotcommuni
cat
eddi
rect
ly

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NoAnswer
)

denot
ati
on

CORRECT:
impl
i
cat
ion

col
l
ocat
ion
l
ocat
ion

15.Whenonef or
m( wri
ttenorspoken)hast
woormor
eunr
elat
edmeani
ngs(
bat
-f
lyi
ng
creat
ure/
bat
-usedinbasebal
l)

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
homony
ms

hy
pony
m

sy
nony
ms

hy
pony
my

16.Wher
eanent
it
yis(
ont
het
abl
e)

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NoAnswer
)

i
mpl
i
cat
ion

denot
ati
on

col
l
ocat
ion

CORRECT:
locat
ion

17.Twoormorewordswi
tht
hesamef or
m andr
elat
edmeani
ngsbyext
ensi
on(
footof
aperson,
ofabed,
ofamount
ain)
;basedonsi
mil
ari
ty

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NoAnswer
)

Met
ony
my

hy
pony
my

CORRECT:
pol
ysemy

hy
pony
m

18.Onewayweor gani
zeourknowl
edgeofwor
dsi
sont
hebasi
sof_
__(
wor
dst
hat
fr
equent
lyoccurt
ogether
).

Wecommonl
yassoci
atecer
tai
nwor
dswi
thot
herwor
ds.(
Fami
l
yFeud-
esque,butwi
th
ONEwor
d)

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
col
l
ocat
ion

homophones

l
ocat
ion
denot
ati
on

19.Howi
sthet
erm"
prot
oty
pe"usedi
nsemant
ics?

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:Theprototypei sthecharact
eri
sticinstanceofacategory,asi
nthecaseof
"
robi
n"being t
he clearestexampl e,orpr ototype,ofthe categor
y" bi
rd"f
ormany
Ameri
canEngl
ishspeaker s.

sy
ntax;
semant
ics;
pragmat
ics

ant
ony
ms;
gradabl
eandnon-
gradabl
e

a)Theverbdr
inkrequi
resasubj
ectwi
tht
hef
eat
ure[
+ani
mat
e]andt
henount
elev
isi
on
hasthef
eatur
e[-ani
mate]
.

b)Theverbwri
terequi
resasubj
ectwi
tht
hef
eat
ure[
+human]andt
henoundoghast
he
feat
ure[
-human]
.

20.Theentit
ythati
sinvol
vedinoraffect
edbytheact
ion,ort
hati
ssi
mpl
ybei
ng
descr
ibed(
Theboyki
cked--
>thebal
l
.)(
--
>Thebal
lwasr
ed.
)

denot
ati
on

I
NCORRECT:
semant
icf
eat
ures

homophones

CORRECT:
theme(
"pat
ient
")

21.Theent
it
ythatper
for
mst
heact
ion;
canbehumanornon-
human(
--
>Theboyki
cked
thebal
l.
)

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
agent

sour
ce

i
nst
rument

hy
pony
m

22.Twof
ormswi
thopposi
temeani
ngs

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NoAnswer
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CORRECT:
ant
ony
ms

sy
nony
ms
Met
ony
my

hy
pony
my

23.Essenti
altot he st
udy oflanguage acqui
sit
ion;import
antf
orunder
standi
ng
l
anguageinsoci
alcont
exts(
vari
eti
esofEngl
ish,ef
fectsonsty
le)

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
semant
ics

l
ocat
ion

Semant
icr
oles

homony
ms

24__
_i sthestudyofhow meaningisconstruct
ed,i
nterpret
ed,cl
ari
fi
ed,obscur
ed,
i
ll
ustr
ated,
simpl
if
ied,
negot
iat
ed,
cont
radi
cted,
andparaphrased.

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NoAnswer
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Semant
icr
oles

homony
ms

CORRECT:
Semant
ics

l
ocat
ion

25.Cover
sthosebasi
c,essent
ialcomponentsofmeaningthatar
econv ey
edbyt
he
l
it
eral
useofaword;t
ypeofmeaningdict
ionar
iesar
edesi
gnedtodescr
ibe

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NoAnswer
)

i
nst
rument

associ
ati
vemeani
ng

CORRECT:
concept
ual
meani
ng

col
l
ocat
ion

26.Therel
atednessofpol
ysemyi
sessent
ial
l
ybasedonsi
mil
ari
ty._
__i
susi
ngonet
o
ref
ertot
heot her
.

(
NoAnswer
)

sy
nony
ms

CORRECT:
Met
ony
my

ant
ony
ms
hy
pony
my

27.Using"+ani
mate"todescr
ibet
henoun"boy"and"-ani
mate"t
odescr
ibet
henoun
"hamburger
"ar
esimpleexampl
esofapr
ocedureforanal
yzi
ngmeani
ngi
ntermsof_
__.

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NoAnswer
)

Semant
icr
oles

semant
ics

CORRECT:
semant
icf
eat
ures

i
mpl
i
cat
ion

28.Twoormor
ewor
dst
hatshar
ethesamesuper
ordi
nat
eter
m(dog)

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NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
co-
hypony
ms

sy
nony
ms

hy
pony
my

hy
pony
m

29.Twofor
mswi t
hoppositemeaningsarecal
led_
__anddi
vi
dedi
nto2mainty
pes:_
__
antony
ms(big/
small
,tal
l
/shor
t)and___antony
ms,or"
compl
ement
arypai
rs"

(
mal
e/f
emal
e,mar
ri
ed/
singl
e).

(
NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
ant
ony
ms;
gradabl
eandnon-
gradabl
e

l
ocat
ion;
sour
ceandgoal

gr
adabl
eant
ony
ms

non-
gradabl
eant
ony
ms

30.Thebasi
cel ementsinvol
vedindif
fer
ent
iat
ingthemeani
ngofeachwor
dina
l
anguagef
rom ev
eryotherwordar
e___
.(use+and-)

(
NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
semant
icf
eat
ures

semant
icanal
ysi
s

Semant
ics
super
ordi
nat
eter
ms

31.Ar
etheseunder
li
nedwor
dsbestdescr
ibedasexampl
esofpol
ysemyormet
ony
my?

a)Thepeni
smi
ght
iert
hant
heswor
d.

b)Ihadt
opar
kont
heshoul
deroft
her
oad.

c)Yes,
Ilov
ethose.Iat
eawhol
eboxonSunday
!

d)Thebookst
orehassomenewt
it
lesi
nli
ngui
sti
cs.

e)Comput
erchi
pscr
eat
edani
mpor
tantnewt
echnol
ogy
.

f
)I'
m goi
ngt
osuey
ourass!

g)It
hinkt
hatki
ndofmusi
cwascal
l
ednewwav
e.

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NoAnswer
)

a)non-
gradabl
e,b)r
ever
siv
e,c)non-
gradabl
e,d)gr
adabl
e,e)r
ever
siv
e,f
)gr
adabl
e

CORRECT:a)metony
my,b)pol
ysemy
,c)met
ony
my,d)met
ony
my,e)pol
ysemyf
)
metony
myg)pol
ysemy

a)antony
my ( r
ever
siv
es),b)sy nonymy,c)antonymy (
gradabl
e),d)hyponymy e)
hypony
my,f)ant
onymy( non-
gradabl
e),
g)hypony
my ,
h)homophony(orhomophones)i
)
homonymy(orhomonyms)

ant
ony
ms;
gradabl
eandnon-
gradabl
e

32.Whenweencount
ert
woormor
ewor
dswi
tht
hesamef
orm andr
elat
edmeani
ngs,
wehavewhati
sknownas__
_.

(
NoAnswer
)

hy
pony
my

CORRECT:
pol
ysemy

homony
ms

sour
ce

33.Usedtoav oi
ddescri
bingonememberofanant ony
mouspai
rast
henegat
iveof
anot
her(ent
er/
exit
,pack/
unpack,
lengt
hen/
shor
ten)

(
NoAnswer
)

semant
ics

CORRECT:
rev
ersi
ves
homophones

exper
iencer

34.Whenanounphr aseisusedtodesi
gnat
eanent
it
yasthepersonwhohasaf eel
i
ng,
percept
ion,
orst
ate,
itfi
l
lsthesemanti
crol
eoft
he__
_.(Di
d--
>youfeel
thatr
aindr
op?)

(
NoAnswer
)

Met
ony
my

super
ordi
nat
e

semant
ics

CORRECT:
exper
iencer

35."
Thewat
erdr
ankt
hedog.
"is_
__oddbut_
__f
ine.

(
NoAnswer
)

semant
icanal
ysi
s

semant
icf
eat
ures

CORRECT:
semant
ical
l
y;sy
ntact
ical
l
y

Semant
icr
oles

36.Maydi
ff
erf
rom oneper
sont
othenextandconnot
ati
oni
ssomewhatev
oked

(
NoAnswer
)

concept
ual
meani
ng

i
nst
rument

semant
icf
eat
ures

CORRECT:
associ
ati
vemeani
ng

37.Economyi
scal
l
eda_
__,
a"hi
gherl
evel
"ter
mforHondaandToy
ota.

(
NoAnswer
)

pr
otot
ype

exper
iencer

super
ordi
nat
eter
ms

CORRECT:
super
ordi
nat
e
38.Ty peofr el
ati
onshi
pbetweenwor dsbasedonacl oseconnect ioninevery
day
exper
ience;canbebasedonacont ai
ner/cont
ent
sr el
ati
on( bot
tle/
wat er)
,awhole-
par
t
rel
ati
on(car/wheel
s),
orarepr
esent
ati
ve-symbolr
elati
onshi
p( ki
ng/crown)

(
NoAnswer
)

homony
ms

sy
nony
ms

CORRECT:
met
ony
my

hy
pony
my

39.Cov
ersbasi
c,essent
ialcomponent
sofmeani
ngt
hatar
econv
eyedbyt
hel
i
ter
aluse
ofaword

(
NoAnswer
)

associ
ati
vemeani
ng

connot
ati
on

CORRECT:
concept
ual
meani
ng

col
l
ocat
ion

40.A r
elati
onshi
pinwhi chthemeaningofonefor
mi sincl
udedint hemeani
ngof
anot
her(ani
mal/hor
se,
insect
/ant
);l
ooksatwor
dsi
nhier
archi
calr
elat
ionshi
ps

(
NoAnswer
)

sy
nony
ms

homony
ms

CORRECT:
hypony
my

met
ony
my

41.Wher
eanent
it
yisandcanbedi
vi
dedi
nto2subcat
egor
ies

(
NoAnswer
)

associ
ati
vemeani
ng

concept
ual
meani
ng

CORRECT:
locat
ion;
sour
ceandgoal

l
ocat
ion

42.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngopposi
tesar
egr
adabl
e,non-
gradabl
e,orr
ever
siv
e?
a)absent
/pr
esentd)f
air
/unf
air

b)appear
/di
sappeare)f
il
li
t/
empt
yit

c)f
ail
/passf
)hi
gh/
low

(
NoAnswer
)

semant
icr
oles(
themat
icr
oles)

a)metony
my,b)pol
ysemy
,c)met
ony
my,d)met
ony
my,e)pol
ysemyf
)met
ony
myg)
pol
ysemy

CORRECT:a)non-
gradabl
e,b)r
ever
siv
e,c)non-
gradabl
e,d)gr
adabl
e,e)r
ever
siv
e,f
)
gr
adabl
e

a)antony
my ( r
ever
siv
es),b)sy nonymy,c)antonymy (
gradabl
e),d)hyponymy e)
hypony
my,f)ant
onymy( non-
gradabl
e),
g)hypony
my ,
h)homophony(orhomophones)i
)
homonymy(orhomonyms)

43.Twoormorewordswithveryclosel
yrelat
edmeani
ngs;canof
ten(
butnotal
way
s)
besubst
it
utedf
oroneanot
herinsentences

(
NoAnswer
)

hy
pony
m

homony
ms

CORRECT:
synony
ms

hy
pony
my

44.anounphr aseused to desi


gnat
eanent it
yast hepersonwho hasaf
eel
i
ng,
per
cept
ionorst
ate(-
->Theboyfeel
ssad.)(
Did-
->youheart
hatnoi
se?
)

(
NoAnswer
)

homophones

met
ony
my

r
ever
siv
es

CORRECT:
exper
iencer

45.Wher
eanent
it
ymov
esf
rom (
from Chi
cago)

(
NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
sour
ce
sy
nony
ms

agent

pol
ysemy

46.Cor
eorcent
ral
meani
ngofawor
d(l
exeme)

(
NoAnswer
)

i
mpl
i
cat
ion

CORRECT:
denot
ati
on

connot
ati
on

pr
otot
ype

47.Wher
eanent
it
ymov
est
o(t
oNewOr
leans)

(
NoAnswer
)

l
ocat
ion

CORRECT:
goal

agent

Met
ony
my

48.Diff
erentassoci
ati
onsattachedt
oawor
dthatdi
ff
erf
rom oneper
sont
othenext
("
blood"associ
atedt
o" needl
e")

(
NoAnswer
)

l
ocat
ion

CORRECT:
associ
ati
vemeani
ng

semant
ics

concept
ual
meani
ng

49.We can say thatToy


ota and Honda ar
e__
_because t
hey shar
ethe same
super
ordi
nat
e"economy.
"

(
NoAnswer
)

hy
pony
my

sy
nony
ms

CORRECT:
co-
hypony
ms
ant
ony
ms

50.Mer
cedesi
sa_
__ofl
uxur
y.

(
NoAnswer
)

homony
ms

hy
pony
my

sy
nony
ms

CORRECT:
hypony
m

51.Anotherent
it
ywhichtheagentusesi
nor
dert
oper
for
mtheact
ion(
Theboycutt
he
ropewit
h- -
>anoldr
azor.
)

(
NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
inst
rument

agent

ant
ony
ms

sour
ce

53.Inst
eadofthi
nkingofwordsascontai
nersofmeani
ng,wel
ookatt
he"
rol
es"t
hey
ful
fi
llwi
thi
nthesi
tuati
ondescr
ibedbyasent
ence

(
NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
semant
icr
oles(
themat
icr
oles)

semant
icf
eat
ures

Semant
icr
oles

semant
ical
l
y;sy
ntact
ical
l
y

54.Whati
sthebasi
clexi
cal
rel
ati
onbet
weeneachpai
rofwor
dsl
i
stedher
e?

a)assembl
e/di
sassembl
e

d)dog/
schnauzer

g)mov
e/r
un

b)damp/
moi
st

e)f
urni
tur
e/t
abl
e

h)peace/
piece
c)deep/
shal
l
ow

f
)mar
ri
ed/
singl
e

i
)pen/
pen

(
NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:a)antonymy(r
ever
siv
es),b)synony
my ,c)antony
my(gradabl
e),d)hy
ponymy
e)hy
ponymy,f)antony
my(non-
gradable)
,g)hyponymy,h)homophony(orhomophones)
i
)homonymy(orhomony ms)

a)metony
my,b)pol
ysemy
,c)met
ony
my,d)met
ony
my,e)pol
ysemyf
)met
ony
myg)
pol
ysemy

semant
icr
oles(
themat
icr
oles)

a)non-
gradabl
e,b)r
ever
siv
e,c)non-
gradabl
e,d)gr
adabl
e,e)r
ever
siv
e,f
)gr
adabl
e

55.Whent
woormor
edi
ff
erent(
wri
tt
en)f
ormshav
ethesamepr
onunci
ati
on(
bar
e/bear
)

(
NoAnswer
)

hy
pony
my

hy
pony
m

homony
ms

CORRECT:
homophones

56.Thest
udyoft
hemeani
ngofwor
ds,
phr
ases,
andsent
ences(
meani
ngi
nal
anguage)

(
NoAnswer
)

Semant
icr
oles

homony
ms

l
ocat
ion

CORRECT:
semant
ics

57.Opposi
tesal
ongascal
e(smal
l
er,
slower
,sadder
)

(
NoAnswer
)

non-
gradabl
eant
ony
ms

ant
ony
ms

CORRECT:
gradabl
eant
ony
ms
sy
nony
ms

58.Theideaof"t
hecharact
eri
sti
cinstance"ofacategor
y;helpsexpl
ainthemeaningof
cert
ainwordsnotint
ermsoftheirfeatur
esbutinresemblancetotheclearestex
ample
(r
obinvs.ost
ri
ch)

(
NoAnswer
)

met
ony
my

sy
nony
ms

CORRECT:
prot
oty
pe

homony
ms

59.Connected wi
th psy
chol
ogy and cul
tur
e because ofper
sonaloremot
ional
associ
ati
onsar
ousedbywords

(
NoAnswer
)

l
ocat
ion

denot
ati
on

CORRECT:
connot
ati
on

col
l
ocat
ion

60._
__and_
__ar
ethemostcommonsemant
icr
oles.

(
NoAnswer
)

CORRECT:
Agent
sandt
hemes

ant
ony
ms

semant
icf
eat
ures

semant
ics

61.Howwecombi
nesent
ences=_
__

wor
dmeani
ngs=_
__

r
elat
ionshi
pbet
weensy
mbol
s+user
s=_
__

(
NoAnswer
)

semant
icanal
ysi
s

semant
icf
eat
ures
CORRECT:
synt
ax;
semant
ics;
pragmat
ics

Semant
icr
oles

62.When t he meani
ng ofone f
orm isincluded i
nthe meaning ofanother
,the
rel
ati
onshi
pisdescri
bedas__
_.(
conceptof"
inclusi
on"
,hi
erar
chi
cal
r el
ati
onshi
p)

(
NoAnswer
)

sy
nony
ms

hy
pony
m

CORRECT:
hypony
my

homony
ms

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