ENG508 Quiz 2

Q1. An idiom is a/an_________________ word combination to which no generalities apply.

1. docile
2. gentle
3. pliant
4. rigid

Correct answer: rigid

Q2. Synonymy is the notion of _________________of meaning.

1. austerity
2. accord
3. variance
4. sameness

Correct answer: sameness

Q3. Rosch states that human categorization “should not be considered the arbitrary product of historical accident but rather the result of___________ principles of categorization.

1. cognitive
2. psychological
3. rational
4. ideological

Correct answer: psychological

Q4. Combinations based on sequential relations are called _________________.

1. hypodigms
2. parapegms
3. syntagms
4. paradigms

Correct answer: syntagms

Q5. Dog and cat are _________________ of animal.

1. meronymys
2. homonyms
3. metonyms
4. hyponyms

Correct answer: hyponyms

Q6. Collocation is a _________________ grouping of words.

1. distant
2. familiar
3. aloof
4. offish

Correct answer: familiar

Q7. A term used to describe a part-whole relationship between lexical items is called________________.

1. meroynmy
2. synonym
3. antonym
4. homonym

Correct answer: meroynmy

Q8. In Sansikrit, plural belongs to the__________________ term system, while in French; it belongs to a two-term system of singular and plural only.

1. two
2. five
3. three
4. four

Correct answer: three

Q9. Necessary and sufficient conditions composed of ____________to describe concepts.

1. cognitive approach
2. linguistic approach
3. traditional approach
4. non-traditional approach

Correct answer: traditional approach

Q10. The notion of linguistic relativity, associated with __________________and Benjamin Lee Whorf.

1. Edward Sapir
2. Frank Palmer
3. Franz Boas
4. Eleanor Rosch

Correct answer: Edward Sapir