UNIT 6

Question 1

gradable antonym

Answer 1

opposite ends of a continuum
young-old

Question 2

complimentary antonym

Answer 2

no middle ground
dead-alive

Question 3

relational antonym

Answer 3

opposite points of view on the same interaction
win-lose

Question 4

Homophones

Answer 4

same pronounciation
different meaning
two-too-to

Question 5

homograph

Answer 5

same spelling
different meaning
TEAR

Question 6

homonyms

Answer 6

same BOTH spelling and pronounciation

Question 7

polysemy

Answer 7

single word
two different meanings
-cap

Question 8

fuzzy concepts

Answer 8

a concepy with no clear cut boundaries
-tall
-old

Question 9

prototype

Answer 9

first thing that comes to you when thinking of an example of something

Question 10

conventionalized metaphor

Answer 10

a metaphor that has become fully integrated intoa language
-bob is a pig

Question 11

conceptual metaphor

Answer 11

holding two general concepts
-drunk = hammered

Question 12

Lexicalization

Question 13

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

Answer 13

language effects how speakers conceptualize the world

Question 14

Subject

Answer 14

the instigator

Question 15

object

Answer 15

the undergoer of an event

Question 16

Agent

Answer 16

the subject that must be able to also add an adverb

Question 17

experiencer

Answer 17

a subject experiencing an event of perception, sensation, etc

Question 18

ambiguity

Answer 18

extending the sentace with more detail

Question 19

cause

Answer 19

instigates an even that was not purposeful
-the hurricane destroyed the house

Question 20

instrument

Answer 20

an item that gets manipulated by someone
-the knife cut through the cake

Question 21

patient

Answer 21

something/someone undergoes an event and is changed or effected by it
-the dog ate my homework

Question 22

theme

Answer 22

someone undergoes an event but is not effected by it

Question 23

goal

Answer 23

entity that has an endpoint
-the class travelled to England

Question 24

location

Answer 24

the place where it happened

Question 25

entailments

Answer 25

sentance A guarantees the truth of sentance B
NO ASSUMPTIONS

Question 26

presuppositions

Answer 26

assumed sentences
-lucy is late again

Question 27

implicatures

Answer 27

a hidden meaning
-its getting late

Question 28

maxim of Relation

Answer 28

relevance

Question 29

maxim of quantity

Answer 29

exactly imformative

Question 30

maxim of manner

Answer 30

not direct
-i dont dislike him
(you don’t like him)

Question 31

maxim of quality

Answer 31

truthful but avoiding exact question
“has your sister ever competed in tour de france?”
“well, she owns a bike”