Question 1

What are the two types of meaning?

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Lexical meaning and Grammatical meaning

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Literal meaning and Figurative meaning

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Lexical meaning and Contextual meaning

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Semantic meaning and Pragmatic meaning

Question 2

Which component of lexical meaning provides the direct, dictionary meaning of a word?

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Denotational

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Evaluative

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Emotive

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Connotational

Question 3

What does connotation refer to in a word?

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The meaning that gives a word stylistic colouring

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The grammatical form of a word

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The cultural significance of a word

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The direct meaning of a word

Question 4

What is an example of an emotive component of connotation ?

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I feel so damned lonely

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time-tested method

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I was awfully pleased to meet you

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He sets a thingamajig in the rock

Question 5

What variant shows difference in evaluative connotation?

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time-tested method / out-of-date method

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to talk / to converse

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insane / nuts

Question 6

What does lexical meaning primarily refer to?

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The concept a word expresses and the properties of the thing it denotes

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The emotional tone of a word

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The historical origin of a word

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The grammatical structure of a sentence

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of grammatical meaning?

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The past tense in 'walked', 'played', 'took'

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The word 'dog' referring to an animal

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The positive connotation of 'heroic'

Question 8

Denotational meaning is best described as:

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The dictionary definition that enables communication

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The stylistic coloring of a word

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The emotional association of a word

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The grammatical function of a word

Question 9

Which component of meaning provides stylistic coloring to a word?

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Connotational

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Denotational

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Grammatical

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<P>Syntactic</P>

Question 10

Which of these substitutions shifts the stylistic register from neutral to informal?

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"Money" → "dough"

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"Chat" → "discuss"

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"Insane" → "mentally ill"

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"Talk" → "converse"

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