Học phần này giúp sinh viên nắm được khái niệm cơ bản về nghĩa, phương pháp phân tích thành tố nghĩa, các cách nhìn truyền thống về ý nghĩa từ vựng và ý nghĩa ngữ pháp, cũng như các kiến giải truyền thống về hiện tượng đa nghĩa, đồng nghĩa, đồng âm… và các quan hệ ý (sense relations)
Trang 1Ho Chi Minh Open University
Major: English Semantics Test 1 to Test 8
Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)
1 Which of the following is not correct?
a Semantics is the study of language meaning b Pragmatics is the study of language use
c Linguistics is the study of all dialects d Linguistics is the study of language
2 Which of the following does not belong to linguistics?
a English pronunciation b phonology c morphology d pragmatics
3 Which of the following is correct about semantics?
a Semantics is the study of the relation between language and user
b Semantics is the study of how a speaker uses the language
c Semantics is the study of the literal meaning of language
d Semantics is an independent subject
4 Which of the following is not correct about pragmatics?
a Pragmatics is the study of the speaker’s meaning
b Pragmatics is the study of the linguistic meaning of language
c Pragmatics is the study of how a speaker uses the language
d Pragmatics is the study of the meaning of language in a particular situation
5 Which of the following statements is not true?
a The objective of semantics is the non-literal meaning of language
b The objective of linguistics is the language
c The means to convey the meaning in semantics is the sentence
d The means to convey the meaning in pragmatics is the utterance
6 Which of the following statements is not true?
a Pragmatics studies the relationship between language and objects
b Pragmatics studies the relationship between language and the user
c Pragmatics studies the speaker’s meaning
d Pragmatics studies how and what for the speaker uses the language
7 Which of the following statements is not true?
a A sentence is a group of words linked by grammar to convey a complete meaning
b A sentence must contain at least one finite verb
c A sentence is a group of words out of context
d An utterance is a group of words context dependent
8 Which of the following statements is not true about utterance?
a The meaning of an utterance is the meanings of the constituent words
b An utterance is context bound / dependent
c The meaning of an utterance depends on the situation in which it is uttered
d An utterance is a sentence said in a particular situation
9 Which of the following statements is not true?
Trang 2a It makes sense to talk of the time and place of a proposition.
b It is meaningless to talk of the time and place of a sentence
c A proposition must be meaningful
d It makes sense to talk of the truth of a sentence or an utterance
10 Which of the following statements is not true?
a The pragmatic meaning is the meaning of the words in the sentence
b The meaning of an utterance varies with the situation in which it is said
c The semantic meaning is the meaning of the words in the sentence
d The meaning of a sentence is the semantic meaning
11 The following pair: Dr Findlay killed Janet
Dr Findlay caused Janet to die consists of _
a 2 utterances; 2 propositions b 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c 2 sentences; 2 propositions d 2 utterances; 1 proposition
12 The following pair “Paul opened the door”
“The door was opened by Paul” consists of _
a 2 utterances; 1 proposition b 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c 2 utterances; 2 propositions d 2 sentences; 2 propositions
13 The following pair “Paul loves Mary”
“Paul & Mary love each other” consists of _
a 2 utterances; 2 propositions b 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c 2 sentences; 2 propositions d 2 utterances; 1 proposition
14 The following pair They loaded hay onto the truck
The truck was loaded with hay consists of _
a 2 utterances; 1 proposition b 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c 2 sentences; 2 propositions d 2 utterances; 2 propositions
15 Which of the following statements is true?
a The pragmatic meaning cannot be defined by the sum of semantic features
b The semantic meaning of a word cannot be analyzed into semantic components
c A semantic property can exist in the meanings of different words of the same part of speech
d Semantic features are the meaningful units of a word
16 Which of the following statements is not true?
a A lexical field is a group of words sharing the same part of speech
b A semantic field is a family of words that share the same semantic feature
c There are different ways to organize semantically related words into lexical fields
d A lexical field is a group of semantically related words
17 Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “horse”?
a [+domestic] b [+animal] c [+male] d [+having a tail]
18 Which of the following semantic properties does not belong to “mouse”?
a [+domestic] b [+having legs] c [+having a tail] d [+animal]
19 The relationship between ‘bachelor’ and ‘spinster’ is _
a hyponym b hypernym c hyponymy d incompatibility
20 The relationship between ‘cock’ and ‘stallion’ is _
a hyponym b hypernym c hyponymy d incompatibility
Trang 3Semantics Test 2
Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)
1 Which of the following is not a type of reference?
a referent b variable reference c constant reference d same reference
2 The type of reference in which the referent varies with speaker is _
a constant reference b same reference c variable reference d no reference
3 The type of reference in which different expressions are used to refer to the same object is _
a constant reference b variable reference c same reference d no reference
4 The type of reference in which the same expression always refers to the same object is _
a same reference b variable reference c constant reference d no reference
5 When an expression is meaningful but does not refer to anything, it is said to have _
a constant reference b variable reference c no reference d same reference
6 Which of the following statements is true?
a All words in a language are used to refer but only some have sense
b If two expressions have the same referent, they always have the same sense
c Sense is the relationship between expressions of the same meaning
d Reference is the set of all objects which can potentially be referred to by an expression
7 An expression used to refer to someone or something general is
a not a referring expression b variable reference c referring expression d same reference
8 The underlined part in ‘the boy standing at the bus stop’ has / is
a variable reference b same reference c referring expression d a&c
9 The underlined parts in ‘John is the boy standing at a bus stop’ is / has
a same reference b referring expression c constant reference d no reference
10 The underlined part in ‘He would have survived from the air crash with a parachute’ is
a referring expression b not a referring expression
11 The underlined part in ‘My friend is a math teacher’ is _
a a referring expression b not a referring expression
12 The underlined part in ‘Silk Black is a famous singer from Tay Nguyen’ is / has
a co-reference b constant reference c same reference d variable reference
13 The underlined part in ‘I’ll buy a car to go to work’ is
a not a referring expression b a referring expression
14 The underlined part in ‘Yesterday, I sent my friend a gif on his birthday’ is
a not a referring expression b a referring expression
15 The underlined part in ‘The boys wandering in the street at night may be street children’ is
a a referring expression b not a referring expression
16 The underlined part in ‘He fell off the horse, wounded by an arrow’ is / has
a variable reference b same reference c referring expression d a&c
17 The underlined part in ‘You cannot kill a tiger with an arrow’ is _
a not a referring expression b a referring expression
Trang 418 The underlined part in ‘You can go abroad if you have friends overseas’ is _.
a referring expression b not a referring expression
19 The underlined part in ‘John is so rich Oh, he’s just got a windfall ’ is _
a referring expression b not a referring expression
20 The underlined parts in ‘He is an English teacher at the O.U’ is / has
a same reference b referring expression c constant reference d no reference
Semantics Test 3
Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)
1 Which of the following statements is true?
a The denotative meaning of a word is the meaning that the speaker wants to convey
b The denotative meaning of a word cannot be described in terms of a set of semantic features
c The denotative meaning of a word describes the speaker’s feeling, attitudes
d The denotative meaning of a word is the central meaning of that word found in a dictionary
2 Which of the following statements is true?
a The connotative meaning of a word cannot be described in terms of a set of semantic features
b The connotative meaning of a word describes an object, a state of affairs…
c The connotative meaning of a word is the semantic meaning
d The connotative meaning of a word is the meaning listed in the dictionary
3 Which of the following is not a term used to describe denotative meaning?
a literal meaning b referential meaning c affective meaning d descriptive meaning
4 Which of the following is not a term used to describe connotative meaning?
a referential meaning b social meaning c affective meaning d additional meaning
5 Which of the following belongs to the connotative meaning of ‘woman’?
6 Which of the following belongs to the denotative meaning of ‘woman’?
7 Which of the following does not belong to the denotative meaning of ‘pig’?
8 Which of the following belongs to the denotative meaning of ‘pig’?
9 Which of the following statements is not true?
a The semantic role of a word is the syntactic function of that word in the sentence
b The semantic role of a word is the role of that word towards the verb
Trang 5c The syntactic function is the grammatical function of a unit in a sentence
10 Which of the following is not a type of semantic role?
11 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in “Covered with mud, Robert went playing
‘treat or trick’ is:
12 The semantic role performed by the underlined NP in ‘This pill can make you sleep deeply’ is
13 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘Water makes you feel refreshed’ is
14 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The door unlocked helped the thief enter the house easily’ is
15 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The door opened suddenly at the first
blow of wind’ is _
16 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘They loaded the truck with hay’ is
17 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘Peter regretted telling her the truth’ is
18 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘My brother is proud of his results’ is _
19 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The snow buried the car completely’ is
20 The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The snow melts in the afernoon’ is
Semantics Test 4
Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
Trang 6Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)
1 The figure of speech used in “She has a tongue of king” is _
a metonymy b metaphor c synecdoche d personification
2 The figure of speech used in “A disease has cut his breath” is _
3 The figure of speech used in “The audience besieged the speaker with counterarguments” is _
a personification b metonymy c synecdoche d metaphor
4 The figure of speech used in “Hearing the news, he rooted at place” is _
a metaphor b euphemism c metonymy d personification
5 The figure of speech used in “He washed his hands out of the matter” is _
a personification b metonymy c synecdoche d metaphor
6 The figure of speech used in “If you don’t agree, you can talk to the Department ” is _
a metonymy b euphemism c personification d synecdoche
7 The figure of speech used in “I have to work all day long to feed four mouths ” is _
a metaphor b metonymy c synecdoche d personification
8 The figure of speech used in “The stream serpents in the plain” is _
a metaphor b euphemism c metonymy d personification
9 The figure of speech used in “He was let down by his sweetheart” is _
a synecdoche b metonymy c metaphor d personification
10 The figure of speech used in “This paper proved that he was right” is _
11 The figure of speech used in “On the stage of life, everyone is an actor” is _
12 The figure of speech used in “He is trying his best to win her heart” is _
13 The figure of speech used in “His words pierced her heart” is _
14 The figure of speech used in “The Princess captured the hearts of the nation” is _
15 The figure of speech used in “I can’t hold your icy hands” is _
16 The figure of speech used in “The breeze caresses her long black wavy hair” is _
a metonymy b euphemism c personification d synecdoche
17 Figuratively, the sentence ‘Life is a dream’ may mean _
a Life is fragile b Life is vulnerable c Life is beautiful d Life is not true
18 Figuratively, the sentence ‘Spare the rod, spoil the child’ may mean _
a You shouldn’t use the rod with children
b You should punish children severely
c If you don’t punish the child when he does something wrong, you’ll spoil his character
d You should beat children when they make mistakes
19 Figuratively, the sentence ‘He is so hardheaded that he won’t listen to anyone’ may mean _
a he is very courageous b he has a very hard head
c he is very intelligent d he is very obstinate
20 Figuratively, the sentence ‘It is amazing what a great mind he is’ may mean _
a I’m amazed by his intellectual power b he is open-minded
Trang 7c he has a very big head d he is not intelligent at all
Trang 8Semantics Test 5
Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)
1 Which of the following is correct?
a An anomalous sentence is grammatically correct but breaks the semantic rules
b An anomalous sentence is semantically meaningless because it is ungrammatical
c An anomalous sentence follows semantic rules
d An anomalous sentence violates grammatical rules
2 Which of the following is correct?
a An anomalous sentence may be figuratively meaningful but semantically nonsensical
b An anomalous sentence is literally nonsensical but figuratively meaningful
c An anomalous sentence has more than one meaning
d An anomalous sentence is literally and figuratively nonsensical
3 A sentence that has more than one meaning is:
a ungrammatical b anomalous c ambiguous d meaningful
4 A sentence that breaks the semantic rules and creates non sense is:
a ungrammatical b anomalous c ambiguous d meaningful
5 A sentence that is semantically meaningless but may be meaningful figuratively is:
a ungrammatical b anomalous c ambiguous d meaningful
6 A sentence that contains words with contradictory semantic features and creates nonsense is:
a ungrammatical b anomalous c ambiguous d meaningful
7 Semantically, the sentence ‘Christopher is killing phonemes’ is:
a ungrammatical b anomalous c ambiguous d meaningful
8 Semantically, the sentence ‘This pen is empty’ is:
9 Semantically, the sentence ‘Babies are teenagers’ is:
10 Semantically, the sentence ‘My brother is a spinster’ is:
11 Figuratively, the sentence ‘James sliced ideas’ is:
a metaphoric b ambiguous c anomalous d personified
12 Semantically, the sentence ‘My brother is a bachelor’ is:
13 Semantically, the sentence ‘Puppies are human’ is:
14 Semantically, the sentence ‘Bachelors are female’ is:
15 Semantically, the sentence ‘That robot is shining’ is:
Trang 9a ironic b ambiguous c anomalous d metaphoric
16 Figuratively, the sentence ‘The sorrow is chewing my bones’ is:
a contradictory b ambiguous c anomalous d personified
17 Figuratively, the sentence ‘Ly Duc is so strong that he can lif two tons’ contains a:
a personification b hyperbole c metaphor d personification
18 Figuratively, the sentence ‘Oh, my back is killing me!’ contains a:
a personification b ambiguous c metaphor d anomalous
19 The type of ambiguity in ‘Are the chickens ready to eat?’ is:
a functional b grouping c lexical
20 The type of ambiguity in ‘Do you want to try on the dress in the window?’ is:
Semantics Test 6
Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)
1 The relationship between ‘too & two’ is _
a homophony b homography c homonymy d polysemy
2 The relationship between ‘to flourish & to thrive’ is _
3 The relationship between ‘beautiful & ugly’ is _ antonymy
a relational b non-gradable c complementary d gradable
4 The relationship between ‘grandpa & grandchild’ is _ antonymy
a gradable b non-gradable c complementary d relational
5 The relationship between ‘asleep & awake’ is _ antonymy
a relational b gradable c binary d converse
6 The relationship between ‘buy & sell’ is _ antonymy
a relational b non-gradable c gradable d complementary
7 The relationship between ‘lesser & lessee’ is _ antonymy
a non-gradable b gradable c relational d complementary
8 The relationship between ‘to tear & a tear’ is _
a homography b homophony c synonymy d polysemy
9 The relationship between ‘too & too’ is _
a homonymy b homography c homophony d polysemy
10 The relationship between ‘the desert & to desert’ is _
Trang 10a homonymy b homography c homophony d polysemy
11 The relationship between the sentences in the following pair is / has _
i Paul flew to Hanoi yesterday
ii Paul went to Hanoi yesterday
a entailment b paraphrase c contradiction d no relation
12 The relation between (A):”David took a pound of beef” & (B):“David bought a pound of beef” is / has _
a A entails B b B entails A c paraphrase d no relation
13 The relation between (A):“I came here in a vehicle” & (B): “I came here in a small car” is / has _
a B entails A b paraphrase c A entails B d no relation
14 The relationship between ‘I saw a big cat & I saw a big animal’ is / has _
a no relation b entailment c contradiction d paraphrase
15 The relationship between ‘John is a bachelor & Peter is John’s son’ is / has _
a paraphrase b entailment c contradiction d no relation
16 The relation between ‘Paul teaches English for a living & Paul is an English teacher’ is / has _
a entailment b paraphrase c contradiction d no relation
17 The relation between (A): ‘He took all the money in my safe’ & (B): ‘He took everything in my safe’ is _
a A entails B b B entails A c paraphrase d no relation
18 The relationship between (A): “Paul is an English teacher” & (B): “Paul teaches English at the OU for a living” is / has _
a A entails B b B entails A c paraphrase d no relation
19 The relationship between ‘Paul killed Peter’ & ‘Paul did not murder Peter’ is / has _
a paraphrase b entailment c contradiction d no relation
20 The relationship between ‘It is hard to kill elephants with guns’ & ‘Elephants are not easy to be killed
by guns’ is / has _
a paraphrase b entailment c contradiction d no relation
Semantics Test 7
Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)