SEMANTICS (FINAL EXAM PRACTICE)
T/F: The following sentence is a tautology: "Kings are rich." - Answers - F
T/F: The following sentence is a tautology: "Cats are carnivores." - Answers - F; it is
possible for cats to be vegetarians.
What kind of antonyms are shown in the words "miserly" and "generous"? - Answers -
gradable
What kind of antonyms are shown in the words "sell" and "buy"? - Answers - relational
What kind of antonyms are shown in the words "employer" and "employee"? - Answers -
relational
What kind of antonyms are "hot" and "cold"? - Answers - gradable
What kind of antonyms are "open" and "closed"? - Answers - gradable
What kind of antonyms are "married" and "divorced"? - Answers - complementary
What kind of antonyms are "push" and "pull"? - Answers - relational
What kind of antonyms are "sick" and "healthy"? - Answers - gradable
What is the semantic feature that distinguishes "waiter" from "waitress"? - Answers -
Male/Female or gender
What is the semantic feature distinguishing "quick" from "quickly"? - Answers -
adjective/adverb
The cooperative "relevance" principle states that a speaker should
_________________ in conversation. - Answers - be relevant
T/F: The set of words "their," "there," and "there" are homophones. - Answers - T
A _____________ is a sentence that is always true. - Answers - tautology
A _______________ is a sentence that is never true, regardless of the circumstaces. -
Answers - contradiction
The term that means "sensory input recepient" in thematic roles is the
________________. - Answers - experiencer
