Ling 150 Week 07 Day 2 Reasons for Semantic Change

Choose the reason for semantic change:
bicycle > bike

• clipping

• change in thing named

• errors and misinterpretation

• abbreviation

True or False: "Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is an example of metonymy.

• True

• False

Choose the reason for semantic change:
cab 'kind of horse-drawn carriage' > cab 'car for hire'

• finite word stock

• creative variation

• change in thing named

• metaphor

Which type of semantic change is described as moving within a frame?

• metonymy

• homographs

• metaphor

• abbreviation

Choose the reason for semantic change:
fear 'danger' > fear 'terror'

• creative variation

• reinterpretation

• change in thing named

• finite word stock

Which of these factors leads to polysemy?

• sound change

• spelling change

• semantic change

Choose the reason for semantic change:
remote 'far away' > remote 'handheld device for controlling electronics'

• change in thing named

• finite word stock

• reinterpretation

• creative variation

True or False: "Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is an example of synecdoche.

• True

• False

Which type of semantic change is described as moving to a different frame?

• homophones

• clipping

• metonymy

• metaphor

Choose the reason for semantic change:
sick 'ill' > sick 'admirable'

• creative variation

• finite word stock

• homonymy

• change in thing named