
FINAL TEST ON LEXICOLOGY for 408.2
Quiz by Anna Shapovalova
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Functional style is ...
Literary colloquial words are ...
The function of informal words in modern fiction is NOT
A dialect is ...
Learned words are ...
By the “officialese” we understand ...
Archaic words are ...
According to some linguists, an “ideal” term should not be
A cognate is ...
A hybrid is ...
Which of the following words is an example of literary colloquial style?
Which of the following words is an example of informal style?
Which of the following words is an example of archaic style?
Which of the following words is an example of bookish style?
In which functional style would the word"ain't" typically be found?
Which of the following is an example of a translation loan in the English language?
Which of the following words is an example of a borrowed element in English vocabulary?
Which term refers to a process by which a word from a foreign language is modified to fit the phonological and morphological patterns of the borrowing language?
Which of the following words is an example of an international word in English vocabulary?
In the phrase "faux pas," the term"faux" is borrowed directly from which language?
What is the relationship between the sign, the concept, and the referent known as?
Which term refers to the primary meaning of a word, as found in the dictionary?
When a word has multiple related meanings, it is said to exhibit:
Which term refers to the secondary, associated meanings of a word, often based on cultural or emotional associations?
What is the study of word meanings in a specific context known as?
When a word has only one meaning, it is said to exhibit:
Unlike metaphor which is based on similarity, metonymy requires contiguity, that is
What term refers to the relationship between a linguistic sign and its referent or concept?
Which term refers to the analysis of word meanings based on the surrounding context?
Which term refers to the emotional or cultural associations of a word?
Which of the following is an example of a proverb?
Who is known for the concept of"anti-proverbs" in English phraseology?
Which term refers to the figurative meaning of a phraseological unit that cannot be understood based on the individual meanings of its components?
What are phraseological units also commonly known as?
Which of the following is an example of an anti-proverb?
Which term refers to a group of words that take on a meaning that is different from the literal meanings of the individual words?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an idiom?
What do anti-proverbs aim to do in the study of phraseology?
Who is often credited with the phrase, "A picture is worth a thousand words"?
What is the term for a phraseological unit that consists of a sequence of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence?
What is the term for the process of adding affixes to a base to create new words, often resulting in changes to the word's grammatical category?
Which of the following is an example of a word formed through back-formation?
Which term describes the process of combining two or more words or free morphemes to create a new word?
What is the term for forming a new word by blending parts of two or more existing words, typically with a portion of each word retained?
What is the term for creating a new word by shortening an existing word while retaining the meaning?
Which term describes creating a new word by removing affixes or parts of a word to form a shorter word with a similar meaning?
What is the term for word formation by borrowing words or morphemes from other languages?
Which of the following is an example of a neologism?
What is the term for creating new words by abbreviating phrases or combining initial letters of words?
Which process involves forming new words through the imitation of sounds or natural noises?