OVERVIEW

PART 1. Find the definition of below terms.

Entailment, antonymy, ambiguity, metaphor, polysemy, Synonymy, hyponymy, Utterance,
Simile, Sentence, Homophones, Homonyms, Homograph, Denotation, Connotation,
Presupposition, Irony, Personification, Metonymy, Hyperbole, Litotes, Euphenism.
1. something that logically follows from what is asserted in the utterance.
2. the relation two linguistic forms (for example, lexemes) have when they mean the same
3.The property a lexeme has when it has a number of closely related meanings.
4. The property a linguistic form has it when it has two clearly distinct meanings
5. The relation that holds between two words when they have opposite (?!) meanings.
6. the state that show the relationship between more general term and the more specific instances
of it.
7. is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but
helps explain an idea or make a comparison
8. figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind,
used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
9. any strech of talk, by one person, before and after which there is silence on the part of that
person.
10. a string of words put together by grammatical rules of a language, has no time or place, etc.,
but it has a definte linguistic form.
11. words with same pronunciation but different meaning which might have different spelling,
too.
12. words which have the same pronunciation and their spellings are mostly same, but the
intented meaning is different.
13. words that have the same spelling but the pronunciation and meaning are different.
14. a word is the core or referential meaning of the word found in a dictionary.
15. a word is the additional meaning that the word has beyond ít denotative meaning. It’s show
people’s emotion.
16. the subsittution of the name of one thing for that of another to which it is related with which
it is associated.
17. an overstatement, is the use of exaggerated statement that is made for special effect.
18. the use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrase in place of mỏe accurate or direct ones.
19. the use of deliberately gentler, milder or weaker statements to express something in a
controlled way.
20. the expression of one’s meaning by saying direct opposite of one’s thoughts in order to be
emphatic, amusing.
21. a special kind of metaphor in which some human characteristic is attributed to an inanimated
obkect or abstract notion.
22. something the speaker asumes to be the case prior to making an utterance.

PART 2. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences.

1. The wind howled angrily around the house all night
2. He is lucky to have such an ugly and awkward wife
3. I am afraid that no passenger is allowed to smoke in here.
4. He worked and worked until he breathed his last
5. I’ve invited millions of people to my party
6. When the White House called, the ambassador went at once.
7. There was a storm in Parliament last night.
8. She has a heart of stone.
9. My hand are as cold as ice.
10. He was a lion in the fight.
PART 3. Write detonation and connotation for these words below.
1. Bachelor
- Detonation: unmarried man
- Connotation: Still single after usual age for marrying, decided by himself to stay single, enjoy
freedom, friendship, ready for for his imdending marrigage
2. Spinster
3. December
4. Storm
5. Gray
6. Snake
PART 4: What is the semantic relationship between ( or among) the following words?
a)couch : sofa ___________________
b)awake : asleep
c) stop : go__________________
d) strong : weak __________________
e) take : grasp, carry, go (a specific way) ________
f) I’ll stand (be on my feet) : (resist) here. _______
g) do : undo ________________________________
h) fast : slow ______________________________
i) alive : dead _________________________
j) mammal : dog, cat, pig, cow ________ ____
k) beginning : debut ________________________
l) vehicle : car, truck, SUV, bicycle ____________
m) I saw the spring (season) : (metal coil) ________
n) get : obtain, become, buy. __________
o) crown : king or queen _____________
PART V. Write ONE ENTAILMENT for each of the following sentences (1PTS)
1. Jim rides a bike to school every morning.
2. Mary made the cake.
3. I have a dog.
4. John cooked an egg.
Part VI. Decide the statement whether they are UTTERANCE, PROPOSITION,
SENTENCE
1. by a specific person (in particular accent)
2. has a definite linguistic form
3. The train now arriving at Platform 1 is the 11.45 from King Cross.
4. Is a complete expression in English
5. Is a claim about the world, the form of an idea
6. Can be grammatical or not
7. Helen rolled the carpet up.
 8. Excludes any string of words that does not have a verb in it
9. Events are ephemeral, i.e. short-lived
10. What am I doing if I entertain the thought that the moon is made of green cheese?
11. In a particular language
12. Can be loud or quiet
13. Can be true or false
14. Two plus two makes five.
PART VII. Write the two meanings of each of the ambiguous sentence below.
1. The house on the corner with a sign.
2. We met an English history teacher.
3. The chicken is ready to eat.
4. Flying planes can be dangerous.
PART VIII. Give the words basing on the following semantic features.
1. [+human, +adult, +male, +married]
2. [+human, -adult, -male]
3. [+human], [+female], [+professional]
4. [+human], [-female], [+working in the army]
PART IX. Write the PRESUPPOSITION for each of the following sentences.
1. He pretended to be pleased with the gift. =>
2. Tell me where you lost it. =>