Graduation Examination in Linguistics 2 - ? at USSH

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Graduation Examination in Linguistics 2 - ? at USSH
Duration: 150 minutes 

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Part 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks) 

1. 
2.
a) hit/miss - (trúng/hụt)
→Binary antonymy
b) look/stare
→Hyponymy
c) send/receive
→Relational antonymy
d) thick/dense
→Synonymy

3.
a) "I apologize for being late."
→Performative
b) "I congratulate you on your promotion."
→Performative
c) "I think that he'll come."
→Constative
d) "I suggest that you see a doctor as soon as possible."
→Performative

4. Identify two presupposition(s)...

a) Keep your passport in a safe place.
→You have a passport.
b) Why didn't you do your homework?
→You didn't do your homework.
c) You shouldn't have called him a troublemaker.
→You called him a troublemaker.
d) Remember to tell Susan to ring me.
→The speaker assumes that the hearer already knows who "Susan" is.

5.
a) The world ended the day my mother died.
→Hyperbole. It was impossible for the world to end the day my mother died.
→The day my mother died I very sad.
b) The press have been criticized for their coverage of the story.
→Metonymy. The press stands for journalists.

6.
"It's a waste of time.'

Situation one:
A: "What do you think of the project?"
B: "It's a waste of time."
B directly answers A's question by providing a piece of information.
This is a representative.

Situation two:
A: "It's a waste of time."
B: "At least I have given it a try."
A indirectly advises B not to do something.
This is a directive.