LANGUAGE QUIZ

The sentence “Although the girl studied hard, she failed the exam” is an example of a:

•   Simple sentence

•   Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

•   Compound-complex sentence

    The sentence “I ate lunch” is an example of a:

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

__________________ is defined as the study of meaning.

• Pragmatics

•   Semantics

• Morphology

• Syntax

  Why the relationship between a signifier and the signified is an arbitrary one?

• There is NO real or natural relationship between them.

•   There is a real and natural relationship between them.

  ________________ occurs when two or more words sound the same but hold different meaning.

• Homophony

• Synonymy

• Antonymy

• Polysemy

  ______________ refers to words or phrases that are used in place of other expressions that are considered offensive or unpleasant in the particular contexts or cultures.

•   Homonymy

• Euphemism

• Metonymy

• Metaphor

  The sentence “That athlete is a machine” is an example of:

• Homonymy

• Euphemism

•      Metonymy

• Metaphor

   Speech acts can be categorized into the following categories:

•     Cooperative principle and politeness.

• Declarative, representative, expressive, directive, and commissive acts.

• Locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts.

• Genre and register.

The following sentences are examples of:

-I would like to eat something

-I am hungry

• Different locution but same illocution.

•   Same locution but different illocution.

• Same locution and same illocution.

• Different locution and different illocution.

1.       “Please, close the door” is an example of:

• A commissive speech act.

• A declarative speech act.

• A representative speech act.

• A directive speech act.