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Which field of language analysis is concerned with the distinction between literal and figurative language?

  • Stylistics (correct)
  • Syntax
  • Pragmatics
  • Semantics

    • What does literal language do?

  • Conveys a more complicated meaning or heightened effect
  • Uses words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted meanings
  • Maintains a consistent meaning regardless of the context (correct)
  • Implies a non-literal meaning which does make sense

    • What does figurative language do?

  • Uses words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted meanings
  • Implies a non-literal meaning which does make sense
  • Maintains a consistent meaning regardless of the context
  • Conveys a more complicated meaning or heightened effect (correct)

    • Which ancient philosophers discussed the differences between literal and figurative language?

    <p>Aristotle and Quintilian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does literal usage confer meaning to?

    <p>Words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the intended meaning in literal usage?

    <p>The meaning of the individual words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of figurative use of language?

    <p>Deviation from conventionally accepted definitions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does figurative language often create?

    <p>Use of words in unrelated meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does non-literal language imply?

    <p>A literal meaning that does make sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which field of language analysis deals with the study of style and language use in different contexts?

    <p>Stylistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a category of figurative language according to Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature?

    <p>Errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the vehicle in the metaphor 'Fog comes on little cat feet'?

    <p>Little cat feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which novel was used in the earliest Oxford English Dictionary citation for the figurative sense of 'literally'?

    <p>The History of Emily Montague</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences?

    <p>Extended metaphor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct definition of onomatopoeia?

    <p>A word designed to be an imitation of a sound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the author of the novel 'The History of Emily Montague'?

    <p>Frances Brooke</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of personification?

    <p>'Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct definition of an oxymoron?

    <p>A figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms is used together for emphasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to I. A. Richards, what are the two parts of a metaphor?

    <p>Vehicle and tenor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a simile?

    <p>'His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a paradox?

    <p>This statement is a lie.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which figure of speech uses extravagant or exaggerated statements to express strong feelings?

    <p>Hyperbole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an idiom?

    <p>An expression with a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the standard pragmatic model of comprehension, how did recipients process figurative language?

    <p>They first attempted to comprehend the literal meaning, then the figurative meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did research on comprehension of figurative language reveal about the standard pragmatic model?

    <p>Figurative language was comprehended at the same speed as literal language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Michael Reddy's work in 1979 challenge?

    <p>The validity of distinguishing between literal and figurative language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of an allusion?

    <p>To reference a famous character or event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a pun?

    <p>An expression intended for a humorous or rhetorical effect by exploiting different meanings of words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the literal meaning of an idiom?

    <p>The meaning of the phrase that is different from its figurative meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is metaphor a major tool of?

    <p>Linguistic development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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