Aon Wes +t Tie SG) 6 ope ‘Semantic Té Minh Thanh, Ass¢ a ‘E17 (VLVH _ 08/11) GRADUATION EXAMINATION IN LINGUISTICS Duration: 150 minutes PART 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks) 55 imin 1. Identify two felicity conditions that must be satisfied for the following utterance to be appropriate. 5. 4a iiuo/s Neo “Could you move along, please? Bye cfu 2. In the following conversation, what maxim(s) of conversation does B not observe? Is B cooperative? A: ‘How about a game of snooker!? B: I'll have to get up early tomorrow morning, 3. Identify homonyms, homophones and homographs in each of the following sentences a, The rose bushes tose out of the fertile ground. 'b. We'll find a tropical isle where I’ll walk down the aisle with my bride. c. They banned the crude band from playing at the concert. d. Jim hunts, but he does not shoot does. /h= << 4. Identify the sense relations between the words in each of the following pairs. If the words are antonyms, specify what kind of antonyms they are. a. debtor ~ creditor b. dog — puppy c. tail (of a coat) ~ tail (of an animal) d. spring — summer on eke 5. Identify the word(s) used figuratively, name the figure of speech and provide its meaning. A major lesson Americans need to learn is that life consists of more than cars and television sets. 6. Identify the presupposition(s) in the following sentence. ‘Tell me where you lost it.” Part 2: WRITING (4 marks) 30min Write an essay of 250-300 words on ONE of the following topics. 1. Are nuclear power plants desirable? Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion. 2. ‘Schools should ask students to evaluate their teachers. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. THE END cate, dalevision bray es [e}tetesin Selle) aigame of snooker = mot vn bi-da GIAI DE THI VLVH 1Semantics Minh Thanh, Assoc. Prof. Dap an de 17 (VLVH _ 08/11) Part I: SEMANTICS |. Felicity conditions = The speaker needs to move forward. - The hearer is in the speaker's way” 2. Maxim(s) of conversation e ie violating the maxim of relevance, he has to reject A’s suggestion. or B violates the maxim of relevance. B is cooperative. B implies that he has to reject A’s suggestion. 3. (true) homonyms, homophones and homographs ‘a. The rose bushes rose out of the fertile ground. the noun “rose” /rovz/ and the past-tense verb form “rose” /rouz/: (true) homonyms b, We'll find a tropical isle where I'll walk down the aisle with my bride. the noun “isle” /atl/ and the noun “aisle” /atl/*: homophones c. They banned the crude band from playing at the concert. the verb “banned” /bend/ and the noun “band” /bend/*: homophones 4. Jim hunts, but he does not shoot does. the auxiliary verb “does” /daz/ and the plural noun “does” /dovz/: homographs 4, Sense relations a, debtor — creditor: relational antonymy b. dog’ ~ puppy: hyponymy ¢.tail (of a coat) — tail (of an animal): polysemy 4. spring — summer*: mul tiple in compat ibility 5. Figure of speech ‘A major lesson Americans need to lear is that life consists of more than cars and television sets. “Cars and television ses” are implicitly compared to “material possessions”. This is @ metaphor. Th cde ut els 6. Presupposition(s) re “ell-me [where you lost it] _ ANS: - You possessed something. - You lost it. 2 be in someone's way = be blocking someone's path so that he/she cannot move forward easily 3 isle [n, countable] =a word for anisland, used in poetry or in names of islands: « the British Isles 4 aisle (i, countable] = a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, thealre, etc., or between rows of shelves in a shop 5 bang [v, transitive] = prohibit (cam) ® band [n, countable, also + plural verb] = 2 group of musicians, especially a group that plays popular music dog: dog (a fully grown male dog), bitch (a fully grown female dog), and puppy (a young dog) season: spring, summer, fall (also called autumn), and winter GIAI DE THI VLVH‘Semantics ‘Dap an dé 18 (VLVH _ 12/11) PART 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks) 1. Figure of speech: Tre-buses-are-on stike, ‘The buses”, which is [+controlled], stands for “the bus drivers”, which is [+controller]. This is a metonymy. 2. Presupposition(s): Matt’s presentation demonstrates [¢haé the, new system IS superior]. - Matt HAS PRESENTED, anew system. - The new system IS superior. 3. If a man shouts out ‘Terrific!’ about something he hates, then what maxim(s) of conversation does he flout? Is he cooperative? He breaks the maxim of quality. He is not cooperative. 4, Illocutionary act _ type of speech act _ direct or indirect speech act _ explicit or implicit performative “Be-aware of the ey road” ay Dick: Be aware of the icy road. Dick’s partner: Thanks for your timely warning. Dick performs an illocutionary act of warning. This is a directive. Itis a direct speech act. It is an implicit performative’. rent ya 5. (true) homonyms, homophones and homographs ne SH Mew a. When it’s time to close the store, remember to set the keys close to the safe. the verb “close” /klovz/ and the preposition “close (to)” /klouz/: (true) homonyms b. [hope the pharmacist brews up some good medicine to put on my bruise. the verb “brews” /bru:z/"” and the noun “bruise” /bru:z/'": homophones c. [hired a fine lawyer to defend me, but he charged me more than the fine I would have to pay. the adjective “fine” /farn/ and the noun “fine” /farn/: (true) homonyms d. Carlos refuses to buy any book written by that author. the verb “buy” /bai/ and the preposition “by” /bai/: homophones 6. sense relations a. grandparent — grandchild: relational antonymy b. pig- sow”: hyponymy c. drive (as in drive a nail) — drive (as in drive a car): polysemy d. bus ~ train’: multiple incompatibility a | WARN you to pay attention to the icy road.” 1° brew up [phrasal verb] = make (pha ché) ™ bruise [noun, countable] = a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etc. (vét bam tim) pig: Sow (a fully grown female pig), boar (a fully grown male pig), and piglet (a young pig) bus, train, car, truck, lony, tax, eto