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SOS721S - THE STUDY OF SEMENTICS - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2023 |
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Faculty Name: Commerce, Human Sciences and Education
Department Name: Communication and Languages
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 07BAEN
LEVEL:7
COURSE:THE STUDY OF SEMANTICS
SESSION:JANUARY 2023
COURSECODE:SOS721S
PAPER:THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECONDOPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINERS
MSES.A. NGHIKEMBUA AND W. CLOETE
MODERATOR
DR. F. NIKLAAS
THIS EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF J PAGES
(Including this front page)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
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b) Polysemy
[3]
c) Hypernym
[3]
d) Synonym
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e) Antonym
[3]
1.2} Find four hyponyms for each of the following hypernyms (superordinates):
a) Vehicle:........................................................
[4]
b) Furniture:...................................................
[4]
c) Clothing: ....................................................
[4]
1.3) What is the relation between the following pairs of words?
a) Shallow - deep
[1]
b) Mature - ripe
[1]
c) Suite - suite
[1]
d) Table- furniture
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Question 3
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Total Marks [6]
3.1 The following sentences are syntactically correct but semantically wrong. Briefly discuss
why these sentences are semantically incorrectly.
a) The hamburger ate the man.
[2]
b) My cat studies linguistics.
[2]
c) The table listens to the radian.
[2]
Question 4
Total Marks [12)
Use binary(+ or-) to complete the table. Re-draw the table in your exam booklet.
animate
human
female
adult
table
horse
boy
man
girl
woman
Question 5
Total Marks [26)
Drawing from what you learnt in the course, discuss the statement below: