Key to the exercises in Chapter 6

1. Tell the difference between two words in lexical meaning: (返回)
a) The two are different in formality, the latter informal.
b) The two differ in emotive meaning, the former commendatory, the latter derogatory.
c) The two differ in collocation.
d) The two differ in collocation.
e) The two differ in formality, the latter informal.
f) The two differ in formality, the former formal.
g) The two are dialectal synonyms.
h) The two differ in register.

2. By writing C, G, or R in the blank, indicate whether the pair of words are complementary, gradable, or reversal opposites: (返回)

a)G 　b)C 　c)C 　d)R 　e)R 　f)C 　g)C 　h)R 　i)G 　j)C

3. Write the semantic feature shared by the given words：(返回)

a) MALE 　b)LIQUID 　c) SPORT 　d)ABSTRACT 　e) TREE
f) INSTRUMENT 　g) FLOWER 　h) MOTION 　i) STATIONERY 　j) STATE

4. Each of the following words is a basic level term. Write its superordinate in the left blank and one of its subordinate in the right blank: (返回)

a) furniture……………dining table
b) tree…………………weeping willow
c) pet………………….Persian cat
d) color………………..navy blue
e) book………………..thesaurus
f) fine art……………...oil painting
g) worker………………bus driver
h) word……………… ..link verb
i) science...……………organic chemistry
j) beverage…………….orange juice

5. Underline the word that is not a prototype in each category: (返回)

a) pomegranate 　b) napkin 　c) whale 　d) toothpick 　e) sledge
b) knife 　g) emu 　h) fan 　i) thumb pin 　j) sweet corn

6. Tell the semantic relation within the given sentence and that between the two sentences: (返回)

a) tautology 　b) contradiction 　c) inconsistency
d) synonymy 　e) entailment 　f) presupposition

7. Determine the basis for each of the metaphor sets: (返回)

b) The metaphors describe comprehending in terms of eating.
c) The metaphors describe facial expressions in terms of temperature.
d) The metaphors describe argument in terms of fighting.
e) The metaphors describe love in terms of a journey.
f) The metaphors describe theories in terms of buildings.
g) The metaphors describe spreading ideas in terms of marketing.
h) The metaphors describe life in terms of a container.
i) The metaphors describe economic situation in terms of medicine.