Graduation Examination in Linguistics 24 - Septemper 30, 2001 at USSH

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Graduation Examination in Linguistics 24 - Septemper 30, 2001 at USSH

Duration: 150 minutes 

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Part 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks) 

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2.

a)

(i) They haven't spoken to each other since their last week's quarrel.

→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows who "they" refer to.

→They quarreled last week.

(ii) They searched everywhere for the missing child.

→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows who "they" refer to.

→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows who "the missing child" is.

b)

(i) I have told you a thousand times not to touch that again.

→Hyperbole. It's impossible for someone to talk a thousand times, which means I have told you a lot of times not to touch that again.

(ii) The police team has cemented close ties with the hospital staff.

→Metaphor. Ties are compared to physical structures, which means the police team has strengthened close ties with the hospital staff.

3.
a) "What else do you want?'

Situation one:
A shop assistant to the customer.
The shop assistance: “What else do you want?”
The customer: “No, thanks.”→The shop assistance directly asks the customer a question.→This is a rogative.

Situation two:
Son to his mother who is unhappy with his scores at school.
Son: “What else do you want?”→The son indirectly shows his disappointment with his mom's unreasonable expectation of his performance→This is an expressive.

b) "I'll be there tomorrow."