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SOS721S - STUDY OF SEMANTICS - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY NAME: HUMAN SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT NAME: COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BAEN
LEVEL: 7
COURSE: STUDY OF SEMANTICS
SESSION: JANUARY 2020
COURSE CODE: SOS721S
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
Ms. A. Nghikembua
MODERATOR
Dr. N. Fredericks
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES
(Including this front page)
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Answer ALL QUESTIONS
Question 1
Total Marks [13]
1.1 Find a hypernym for each of the following groups of hyponyms:
a) daisy, primrose, clover, pansy, poppy
[1]
b) bug, fly, moth, ant, bee, beetle
[1]
c) pea, beans, cabbage, onion, cauliflower
[1]
1.3 Find a synonym of the following words:
a) todie
,
[1]
b) father
[1]
c) to goin.
[1]
d) feline.
[1]
1.4 Find the antonym of the following words:
a) in
[1]
b) rich
[1]
c) captive
[1]
d) leave
[1]
e) thin
[1]
f) fixed
[1]
Question 2
Total Marks [9]
The following sentences are syntactically correct but semantically wrong. Briefly discuss why
these sentences are semantically incorrectly.
a) The hamburger ate the man.
[3]
b) My cat studies linguistics.
[3]
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c) The table listens to the radion.
[3]
Question 3
3.1) Distinguish between the following terms:
a) Polysemy and homonymy
b) Semiotics and semantics
c) Meronymy and hypernyms
Total Marks [15]
[5]
[5]
[5]
Question 4
Total marks [15]
Insert binary (+ or —) to complete the table. One binary represents (0.5 mark).
Peaches
Lemon
Paw paw
Watermelon
Pumpkin
Tomato
Edible/ seed-bearing
Of wood plant
Juicy
Sweet
Used as dessert
Total Marks 15
Question 5
Total marks [10]
In the following sentences, identify the thematic role of each underlined phrase.
a) The boy found some ants on the mound of dirt.
[2]
b) Alligators run from the river to the wading pool for lunch.
[2]
c) He unlocked all the cabinets with a paper clip.
[2]
d) The blowtorch melted the ice.
[2]
e) The students were terrified by the wild pig.
[2]
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Question 6
Total marks [38]
6.1) Drawing from what you have learnt in this course, discuss how semantics is essential in
your study for the Bachelor of English .
[38]
End of Examination
Total marks [100]