Collocations and Semantic Preferences Quiz
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What is collocation?

  • The connotation shared by words
  • The random combination of words
  • The semantic preference of words
  • The tendency of words to appear together (correct)

    • What does semantic preference refer to?

  • The connotation shared by words
  • The random combination of words
  • The tendency of words to appear together
  • The meaning of a word influencing its combination with other words (correct)

    • What is semantic prosody?

  • The tendency of words to appear together
  • The random combination of words
  • The type of connotation shared by words (correct)
  • The meaning of a word influencing its combination with other words

    • What did W.V.O. Quine's thought experiment with 'Gavagai' demonstrate?

    <p>The unlimited alternative meanings a new word can have</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is syntactic bootstrapping related to?

    <p>The way the syntactic environment constrains the hypothesis space for a new word</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis primarily concerned with?

    <p>The influence of language on our perception and reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the concept of conceptual metaphor?

    <p>Mapping between two conceptual domains to structure understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea behind the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (LRH)?

    <p>Different languages shape our worldview and influence our reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

    <p>Hyperbole: nobody understands me</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis relate to language?

    <p>It views language as influencing our perception of the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

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