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SOS721S - THE STUDY OF SEMENTICS - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2022 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano 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: NOVEMBER 2022
COURSE CODE: SOS721S
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINERS
MODERATOR
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
MSES. A. NGHIKEMBUA AND W. CLOETE
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
1.1) With an example each, define the following terms:
a) Semiotics
b) Hyponyms
c) Polysemy
d) Meronym
e) Semantic roles
[Total Marks 25)
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Marks [10)
1.2) Which homonyms have the following meaning?
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 mail a letter.
[2]
e) A type of aircraft/ to shave and smooth a piece of wood.
[2]
Marks [10)
1.3) Find a superordinate {hypernym) for each of the following groups of hyponyms:
a) pea, beans, cabbage, onion, cauliflower: ...........
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b) clover, pansy, daisy, primrose
[1]
c) bug, fly, moth, ant, bee, beetle: ............
[1]
d) dog, cat, fish, plant: ......................
[1]
e) pen, pecil, eraser, book: ................
[1]
Marks [SJ
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Question 2
[Total Marks 22]
2.1) Give two examples of lexical and structural (sentence) ambiguous sentences. For each
ambiguous sentence explain why it is ambiguous.
a) Lexical ambiguity
[4]
b) Structural (sentence) ambiguity
[4]
Marks [8]
2.2) Identify the underlined semantic roles displayed in the sentences below, then put them in the table
with the appropriate heading. Re-draw the table in your answer booklet.
a) The knife opened the box.
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b) She opened the box.
[2]
c) Mark hit the table.
[2]
d) Carmela saw the eclipse with his binoculars.
[2]
e) Alice gave Pavel a drink.
[2]
f) She bought these flowers for Jason.
[2]
g) Someone hacked the computer apart with an axe.
[2]
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Marks [14]
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Question 3
[Total Marks 23]
3.1) Illustrate by drawing a tree diagram to show the semantic relation of the hyponymy given below.
a) bug, dog, animal, insect, fish, bird, flea, eagle, eel, parrot, hound, living things, elephant,
terrier
Marks [8]
3.2) Use binary(+ or-) to complete the table below to indicate the componential anaysis of the category
fruit. Re-draw the table in your answer booklet.
Apple
Strawberry
Banana
Lemon
Tomato
Olive
Edible/ seed-bearing Of wood plant
Juicy
Sweet
Used as dessert
Marks [15]
Question 4
[Total Marks 30]
Choose any FOUR of the functions of communication listed below and briefly discuss each. Provide an
example for each.
a) The context or referential function
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b) The poetic function
[6]
c) The emotive or expressive function
[6]
d) The phatic function
[6]
e) The metalinguistic function
[6]
Marks [30]
Total marks for exam 100
End of Question Paper
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