TL | Ambiguity and Transformational Rules Quiz

What does a recursive rule enable users to do?

• Produce phrases at any length

• Move elements within a sentence

• Add elements to a sentence

• Delete elements from a sentence

What are the two types of ambiguity mentioned in the text?

• Lexical and pragmatic

• Structural and syntactic

• Lexical and structural

• Syntactic and pragmatic

Which of the following is a strategy mentioned to deal with ambiguity?

• X-bar Schema

• Recursive Rule

• Transformational Rule

• Providing context

What is the difference between deep meaning and surface meaning?

• Deep meaning refers to linguistic structures, while surface meaning refers to intended communication.

• Deep meaning refers to intended communication, while surface meaning refers to linguistic structures.

• Deep meaning refers to grammatical rules, while surface meaning refers to semantic content.

• Deep meaning refers to semantic content, while surface meaning refers to grammatical rules.

Which rule determines the classes of words that can be used as part of a sentence or phrase?

• Recursive rule

• Lexical rule

• Phrase structure rule

• Transformational rule

What does the phrase "Free whales" primarily suggest?

• Whales swimming happily in the ocean

• Buying whales while stock lasts

• Releasing innocent whales

• None of the above

Which rule allows the moving, deleting, and adding of elements in the structure of a sentence?

• Lexical rule

• Recursive rule

• Phrase structure rule

• Transformational rule

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transformational rule?

• Moving a phrase within a sentence

• Adding elements to a sentence

• Deleting elements from a sentence

• Changing the meaning of a word

Which sentence illustrates a cleft sentence structure?

• "I love you."

• "You are loved by me."

• "It is I who love you."

• "You are who I love."

Which of the following illustrates a strategy to invite someone to a party?

• "I would like to invite you to a party with me."

• "Would you mind if I invited you to a party?"

• "There’s a party this Sunday and I heard that you are free."

• All of the above