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Lexical Semantics Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the study of word meanings called?

  1. Lexical Semantics
  2. Syntax
  3. Morphology
  4. Phonology
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

  1. Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, while connotation is the emotional or associative meaning.
  2. Denotation is the emotional or associative meaning of a word, while connotation is the literal meaning.
  3. Denotation and connotation are the same thing.
  4. None of the above.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a synonym?

  1. A word that has the same meaning as another word.
  2. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
  3. A word that is related to another word in some way.
  4. None of the above.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is an antonym?

  1. A word that has the same meaning as another word.
  2. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
  3. A word that is related to another word in some way.
  4. None of the above.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a homonym?

  1. A word that has the same spelling and pronunciation as another word, but a different meaning.
  2. A word that has the same spelling as another word, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
  3. A word that has the same pronunciation as another word, but a different spelling and meaning.
  4. All of the above.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a polysemous word?

  1. A word that has multiple meanings.
  2. A word that has only one meaning.
  3. A word that has no meaning.
  4. None of the above.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a monosemous word?

  1. A word that has multiple meanings.
  2. A word that has only one meaning.
  3. A word that has no meaning.
  4. None of the above.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a semantic field?

  1. A group of words that are related to each other in meaning.
  2. A group of words that are related to each other in sound.
  3. A group of words that are related to each other in grammar.
  4. None of the above.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a lexical gap?

  1. A gap in the vocabulary of a language.
  2. A gap in the grammar of a language.
  3. A gap in the phonology of a language.
  4. None of the above.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a semantic change?

  1. A change in the meaning of a word over time.
  2. A change in the pronunciation of a word over time.
  3. A change in the grammar of a word over time.
  4. None of the above.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the three main types of semantic change?

  1. Broadening, narrowing, and metaphor.
  2. Broadening, narrowing, and metonymy.
  3. Broadening, narrowing, and synecdoche.
  4. None of the above.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is broadening?

  1. When the meaning of a word becomes more general.
  2. When the meaning of a word becomes more specific.
  3. When the meaning of a word changes from literal to figurative.
  4. None of the above.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is narrowing?

  1. When the meaning of a word becomes more general.
  2. When the meaning of a word becomes more specific.
  3. When the meaning of a word changes from literal to figurative.
  4. None of the above.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is metaphor?

  1. When the meaning of a word changes from literal to figurative.
  2. When the meaning of a word becomes more general.
  3. When the meaning of a word becomes more specific.
  4. None of the above.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is metonymy?

  1. When the meaning of a word is transferred from one thing to another that is closely associated with it.
  2. When the meaning of a word changes from literal to figurative.
  3. When the meaning of a word becomes more general.
  4. When the meaning of a word becomes more specific.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is synecdoche?

  1. When the meaning of a word is used to refer to a part of something instead of the whole.
  2. When the meaning of a word is used to refer to the whole of something instead of a part.
  3. When the meaning of a word changes from literal to figurative.
  4. None of the above.

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