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Graduation Examination in Linguistics 23 - Septemper 16, 2001 at USSH
Duration: 150 minutes
Chemistry © soniaa
Part 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks)
1.
2.
a)
(i) She is not happy about the chemistry course she's taking.
→The speaker assumes that the hearer knows who "she" refers to.
→She is taking a chemistry course.
(ii) What did you do when the engine caught fire?
→The engine caught fire.
→You did something when the engine caught fire.
b)
(i) So he set out to look for his frien, from the highest mountains to the deepest crevasses.
→Metonymy. The highest mountains to the deepest crevasses stand for the most remote and dangerous places.
(or)
→ Hyperbole. It's impossible for someone to go from highest mountains to the deepest crevasses, which means so he set out to look for his friend from the most remote and dangerous places.
(ii) The pen is mightier than the sword.
→Metonymy. The pen stands for the writers and the sword stands for the solidiers.
3.
a) "Is it what you realyy want?"
b) "Tobacco seriously damages health."
b)
(i) So he set out to look for his frien, from the highest mountains to the deepest crevasses.
→Metonymy. The highest mountains to the deepest crevasses stand for the most remote and dangerous places.
(or)
→ Hyperbole. It's impossible for someone to go from highest mountains to the deepest crevasses, which means so he set out to look for his friend from the most remote and dangerous places.
(ii) The pen is mightier than the sword.
→Metonymy. The pen stands for the writers and the sword stands for the solidiers.
3.
a) "Is it what you realyy want?"
b) "Tobacco seriously damages health."
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