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Introduction To English Linguistics ĐT 2020
Introduction To English Linguistics ĐT 2020
FINAL EXAMINATION
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
Time Allotted: 60 minutes
1. 1. Score in figures:
2. 2. Score in words:
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FINAL EXAMINATION
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
Example:
[primary stress]
voiced voiced
voiceless
1 ɪ bilabial alveolar aɪ
bilabial
nasal liquid
plosive
[primary stress]
voiced voiceless voiceless voiceless
2 alveolar iː labiodental e velar alveolar
stop fricative stop stop
[primary stress]
voiced
voiced voiceless voiced voiceless
post-
5 bilabial e dental alveolar ə alveolar
alveolar
stop fricative liquid fricative
liquid
ANSWER:
A C
1. leap 6. profitable
B D 2. cost 7. footwear
3. camera 8. specimens
H 4. hashtag 9. Turkish
F 5. reported 10 marvelous
E G
ANSWERS:
J 1. 6.
L 2. 7.
I K 3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10
SECTION 3. PHONOLOGY
10 points – 2 points/correct answer
• Find another word to finish the minimal pairs.
1. hate
2. tale
3. meal
4. rude
5. tomb
ANSWER:
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
SECTION 5. MORPHOLOGY
10 points – 1 point/correct answer
• Choose the correct option.
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• Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) on the answer sheet.
ANSWER:
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
SECTION 6. SYNTAX
10 points –2.5 points/ correct interpretation. There are totally 4 interpretations for 2 sentences.
• The following sentences are either structurally or semantically ambiguous (i.e. more than one interpretation is possible.)
• Read the sentences carefully and explain the ambiguity by writing complete explaining sentences in the answer sheet.
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1. Call me a cab!
ANSWER:
1. Call me a cab!
Interpretation 1:
Interpretation 2:
Interpretation 1:
Interpretation 2:
SECTION 7. SEMANTICS
10 points – 1 point/correct answer
• Identify the lexical relation between the highlighted words in each of the following sentences.
• Write your answer on the answer sheet.
1 Lotus is a tropical plant with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and Asia.
6 We bought the final tickets and caught the last bus home.
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We're far from the shallow now
ANSWER:
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
SECTION 8. PRAGMATICS
10 points – 2 points/correct answer
• Identify the core presuppositions of the following sentences.
• Write your answers on the answer sheet.
ANSWER:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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