Graduation Examination in Linguistics 21 - ? at USSH

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Graduation Examination in Linguistics 21 - ? at USSH

Duration: 150 minutes 

Popcorn and a Movie ©  Project 27

Part 1: SEMANTICS (6 marks) 

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2.

a)

(i) I was eating popcorn when Mike smashed the television.

→The hearer knows who "Mike" refers to.

→Mike smashed the television.

(ii) They wish they could go on vacation now.

→They can't go on vacation now.

b)

(i) He attacked every weak point in my argument.

→Metaphor. He criticized every weak point in my argument.

(ii) There were 30 hands employed in this company.

→Synecdoche. Hands stand for workers.

3.
a) I'll call you tonight
b) This bread is awful.
c) My essay is due tomorrow morning.
d) Could I possibly ask you to set the table?