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SOS721S - STUDY OF SEMANTICS - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2023 |
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nAm I BI A un IVE RS ITV
OF SCIEnCE TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCES& EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF ENGLISHAND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 7
COURSE: THE STUDYOF SEMANTICS
SESSION: NOVEMBER2023
COURSE CODE: SOS721S
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINERS
MODERATOR
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
MS. A. NGHIKEMBUA
DR. A. SIMATAA
THIS EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF~ PAGES
(Including this front page)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Examination paper
2. Examination script
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Answer ALL QUESTIONS
Question 1
Total Marks [37]
1.1} With one example each, define the following terms [15]:
a) Homonymy
[3]
b) Polysemy
[3]
c) Hypernym
[3]
d) Synonym
[3]
e) Antonym
[3]
1.2} Find four hyponyms for each of the following hypernyms (superordinates) [12]:
a) Vehicle:........................................................
[4]
b) Furniture:...................................................
[4]
c) Clothing:....................................................
[4]
1.3} Which homonyms have the following meaning?
[10]
a) Angry/the symbol of the Christian religion.
[2]
b) A traffic hold-up/a fruit spread
[2]
c) The outer skin of a tree/the noise made by a dog.
[2]
d) An upright piece of wood/to email a letter.
[2]
e) A type of aircraft/to shave and smooth a piece of wood. [2]
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Question 2
Total Marks [12]
2.1) Draw tree diagrams to show the semantic relation between the following groups of words.
a) Tea, black coffee, coffee, milk, white coffee, beverage
[3]
b) Lavender, red, crimson, blue, color, green, violet, purple
[4]
c) Creature, animal, boabab, horse, plant, vegetable, dog, insect, tree [S]
Question 3
Total Marks [6]
3.1) The following sentences are syntactically correct but semantically wrong. Briefly discuss
why these sentences are semantically incorrectly.
a) The tree was talking to the birds.
[2]
b) My pet dog reads English.
[2]
c) The gate runs away.
[2]
Question 4
Total Marks [14]
4.1) Identify the underlined semantic roles displayed in the sentences below, then put them in
the table with the appropriate heading. Draw the table in your booklet.
a) The knife opened the box.
[2]
b) She opened the door.
[2]
c) Mark hit John.
[2]
d) Saara saw the aeroplane with her binoculars.
[2]
e) Anna gave Penny a drink.
[2]
f) She bought these roses for her mother.
[2]
g) The computer was hacked apart by an axe.
[2]
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Agent
Theme/patient Experiencer
Beneficiary.recipient Instrument
Question 5
Total Marks [31)
In a well structured essay of 450-500 words, discuss how children acquire semantics.
Content [26]
Structure [5]
Total marks 100
End of Question Paper
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