Semantics and Pragmatics: Review

What does componential analysis examine?

• Syntax rules in sentences

• Semantic features of words

• Pragmatic contexts

• Ambiguity in meaning

Which type of noun denotes groups forming a unit?

• Concrete nouns

• Count nouns

• Abstract nouns

• Collective nouns

What is a prototype according to Eleanor Rosch?

• A category member with the best representation of that category

• A category member that shares all attributes

• A category with rigid boundaries

• A type of relational noun

What type of predicate is “It is snowing”?

• Two-place predicate

• One-place predicate

• Three-place predicate

• Zero-place predicate

What is a key characteristic of synaesthesia?

• Binary relationships between features

• Associating a sensory term with another sensory domain

• Ambiguity in meaning

• Combining words with similar sounds

What is the relationship in the phrase “Washington is negotiating with Moscow”?

• Metaphor

• Tautology

• Oxymoron

• Metonymy

What does a predicate represent in propositions?

• A verb or relational term

• A noun

• An adjective

• An auxiliary verb

Metonymy relies on similarity between concepts.

• True

• False

Propositions consist of predicates and arguments.

• True

• False

All members of a category are equally typical in prototype theory.

• True

• False