Graduation Examination in Linguistics 1 - at USSH

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Graduation Examination in Linguistics 1 - ? at USSH
Duration: 150 minutes 

Pearl Harb © Xfierron

Part 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks) 

1.
2. 
a) thick/thin - (dày/mỏng)
→Gradable antonymy
b) look/gaze - (xem/nhìn đăm đăm)
→Hyponymy
c) accept/refuse (an offer) - (chấp nhận/từ chối)
→Binary antonymy
d) piano/violin 
→Incompatibility
e) teach/ learn
→Relational antonymy
f) refuse/decline (an invitation)
→Synonymy
g) thick/dense - (dày/dày đặc)
→Synonymy
h) postpone/delay
→Synonymy

3. Identify the presupposition(s)...
a) I wish I hadn't called him a troublemaker.
→I called him a troublemaker.
b) Remember to water our plants twice a day.
→We  have some plants.
c) I was not aware that there were some misspellings in the reports.
→There were some misspellings in the reports.
d) He is a quick learner.
→The speaker assumes that the hearer already knows who "he" refers to.

4.
a) Pearl Harbor reminds me of how the U.S entered the Second World War.
→Metonymy. Pearl Harbor stands for the battle of Pearl Harbor.

5.
"The shop sells all sorts of books." 

Situation one:
A: "What does the shop sell?"
B: "The shop sells all sorts of books." 
→B answers A's question.
→This is a representative.
→Direct

Situation two:
A: "I wonder if I can buy this book at the shop."
B: "The shop sells all sorts of books." 
→B suggests A to come to the shop to buy the book A needs.
→This is a directive.