Linguistics Chapter 12: Lexemes and Semantic Relationships
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What is the primary focus of Chapter 13 in the context of lexemes?

  • Morphological relationships between lexemes (correct)
  • Semantic relationships with formal similarity
  • Semantic relationships with no formal similarity
  • Etymological analysis of lexemes

What type of relationship exists between the lexemes 'employer' and 'employee'?

  • Semantic relationship only
  • Formal and semantic relationship (correct)
  • Morphological relationship only
  • No relationship

What is a key aspect of knowing the meanings of lexemes in any language?

  • Analyzing the etymology of lexemes
  • Understanding formal relationships between lexemes
  • Studying the historical development of lexemes
  • Recognizing semantic relationships between lexemes (correct)

What is the main goal of semantic field theory?

<p>To classify lexemes according to shared and differentiating features (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do wasp, hornet, bee, and other items denote in semantic field theory?

<p>Flying, stinging insects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does truth conditional semantics study?

<p>The truth conditions of lexical relations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do semanticists need to pay attention to folk taxonomy?

<p>Because it is based on traditional ways of classifying phenomena (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a semantic relationship between lexemes?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of analyzing lexical relations in truth conditional semantics?

<p>Comparing predications that can be made about the same referring expression (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the approaches of entomologists and semanticists?

<p>Entomologists study scientific classification, while semanticists study folk taxonomy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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