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The document contains multiple choice questions testing knowledge of linguistic concepts like propositions, predicates, reference, sense, and analytic vs synthetic sentences. It asks the reader to identify examples of linguistic phenomena like synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, and hyponymy. It also tests understanding of grammatical roles like predicator, theme, and affected.

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Semantics

The document contains multiple choice questions testing knowledge of linguistic concepts like propositions, predicates, reference, sense, and analytic vs synthetic sentences. It asks the reader to identify examples of linguistic phenomena like synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, and hyponymy. It also tests understanding of grammatical roles like predicator, theme, and affected.

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1. A proposition cannot be said to be in a particular language.

*
T
2. A sentence is tied to a particular time and place; an utterance is
not. *
F
3. If two expressions have the same referent, they always have the
same sense. *
T
4. Every noun phrase beginning with the definite article 'the' is
necessarily semantically definite. *
F
5. The predicates 'buy – sell' are converses. *
T
6. Contradiction is a sense property of sentences. *
T
7. A 'double-decker' could be a prototype for the predicate 'bus' for
the Vietnamese. *
F
8. The stereotype of 'cat' would include some characteristics:
quadruped, domesticated, either black or white in colour, etc. *
T
9. Reference is independent of any particular occasion of utterance.
F
10. 'dusty', 'drink', 'woman', 'not' and 'about' are all predicates. *
F
11. In 'Ronald is a fool', the predicate 'fool' functions as a
predicator. *
T
12. 'give' could be called a three-place predicate. *
T
13. There are two deictic words in “This book was written by that
author over there.” *
F
14. 'Mary saw a cat' entails 'Mary saw an animal.' *
T
15. Analytic sentences can be sometimes true, sometimes false,
depending on the circumstances. *
F
16. 'We had to decide on the bus' is ambiguous. *
T
17. 'Tom is a liar.' & 'Is Tom a liar?' have the same propositional
content. *
T
18. 'my house', 'this book', 'the present Prime Minister of Vietnam'
always have constant reference. *
F
19. 'The whale is a mammal' is an equative sentence. *
F
20. Propositions can be true or false. *
T
21. A prototype of a predicate is a typical member of its extension. *
T
22. Reference is a relationship between sentences and things in the
world. *
F
23. A single sentence could be expressed by using several different
propositions. *
T
F
24. 'Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam' is an equative sentence. *
T
F
25. Mary in 'Tom gave Mary a book' is the Affected. *
F
26. 'The computer' in 'The computer is sitting on the desk' is a
Theme. *
T
27. The phrase 'a tall tree' is sometimes a referring expression and
sometimes not, depending on the context and circumstances of use. *
T
28. The universe of discourse in ‘Santa Claus might bring you a toy
car’ is the real world. *
F
29. 'Flower' is the hyponym of 'tulip'. *
F
30. 'A bird lays eggs' is a generic sentence. *
T

1. Which of the following can be in a particular regional accent? *


Sentences
Utterances
Propositions
Extension
2. Which of the following sentences is equative? *
Mary is my close friend.
Hochiminh city is a large city.
The man in the corner is not Daisy’s father
My aunt is holidaying in Paris.
3. Which of the following can involve a set? *
Sense
Reference
Extension
Prototype
4. Which of the following could be used as referring expressions? *
Joe, a cat, the sun
pretty, careful, alive
behind, if, and
speak, listen, touch
5. In which of the following does the definite article 'the' signal
definiteness? *
The house at the end of the street is beautiful.
The dog is a loyal animal.
The male of the species guards the eggs.
The tulip is a flower.
6. Which of the following sentences is generic? *
Americans like to eat apple pies.
The whales at Seaworld entertain visitors.
A wasp just stung me on the neck.
Tom is a genius.
7. Which of the following expressions in the sentence 'The Royal
Scottish Museum is behind Old College' is the predicator? *
The Royal Scottish Museum
behind
be
Old College
8. How many referring expressions are there in the utterance: 'Neil
Armstrong was the first man on the moon and became a hero'? *
one
two
three
four
9. Which of the following is not a predicate? *
love
saloon
not
among
10. Which of the following is an example of antonymy? *
animal & sheep
Monday & Tuesday
wide & broad
cook & fry
11. Which of the following is an example of synonymy? *
give & receive
lend & borrow
wide & broad
flower & tulip
12. Which of the following is an example of polysemy? *
port (seaport & port wine)
kind (nice & type)
fork (in a road vs. instrument for eating)
steer (to guide vs. young bull)
13. Which of the following is an example of homonymy? *
mouth (of a river vs. of an animal)
fork (in a road vs. instrument for eating)
tail (of a coat & of an animal)
bank (financial institution vs. the side of a river)
14. Which of the following is an example of hyponymy? *
lend & borrow
animal & flower
deep & profound
cook & boil
15. Which of the following pairs are binary antonyms? *
true & false
16. Which of the following pairs are converses? *
own & belong to
17. Which of the following is synthetic? *
My watch is slow.
18. Which of the following is analytic? *
If it breaks, it breaks.
19. 'the knife' in 'Daisy sliced the salami with a knife.' is
a/an/the ................ *
instrument
20. 'the president' in 'The terrorist sent the president a letter bomb.'
is a/an/the .............. *
beneficiary

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