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Graduation Examination in Linguistics 20 - Dec 26, 2008 at USSH
Duration: 150 minutes
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Part 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks)
1.
a)
b)
(i) I think I will have good results for the examination.
→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows what "exam" it is.
→The speaker will take the exam.
(ii) He couldn't find his old friend's address in this district.
→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows who "he" refers to.
→He has an old friend live in this district.
2.
a)
b)
(i) He never got to be president, but he was the biggest man.
→Hyperbole. It's impossible for someone to be a biggest man, which means he is the most talented man.
(ii) The conversation back-fired suddenly. (back-fired=go wrong: phản tác dụng, sai đường)
→Metaphor.The conversation went wrong suddenly.
3.
a) It is a lovely day today, isn't?
b) He is so lazy and always gets up late.
c) Why don't you come a bit earlier, the meeting has already begun.
d) We select him the representative of our delegation.a
a)
b)
(i) I think I will have good results for the examination.
→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows what "exam" it is.
→The speaker will take the exam.
(ii) He couldn't find his old friend's address in this district.
→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows who "he" refers to.
→He has an old friend live in this district.
2.
a)
b)
(i) He never got to be president, but he was the biggest man.
→Hyperbole. It's impossible for someone to be a biggest man, which means he is the most talented man.
(ii) The conversation back-fired suddenly. (back-fired=go wrong: phản tác dụng, sai đường)
→Metaphor.The conversation went wrong suddenly.
3.
a) It is a lovely day today, isn't?
b) He is so lazy and always gets up late.
c) Why don't you come a bit earlier, the meeting has already begun.
d) We select him the representative of our delegation.a
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