Semantics in Language Study
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What is the primary focus of semantics?

  • Studying the relationship between linguistic forms and factors such as geography, social class, and ethnicity
  • Explaining how language sequences are matched with their meanings (correct)
  • Analyzing how people use language to express social class, group status, gender, or ethnicity
  • Describing patterns and variations in language within a society or community

    • Which field of study looks at the way people use language to express social class, group status, gender, or ethnicity?

  • Phonetics
  • Language Variation
  • Semantics
  • Sociolinguistics (correct)

    • What does the term 'idiolect' refer to?

  • The study of meaning in language
  • The variations in language use based on factors such as geography, social class, and ethnicity
  • The particular and idiosyncratic manner of speech unique to an individual (correct)
  • The way people make choices about the form of language they use

    • Which famous example from Chomsky illustrates the importance of meaning in language?

    <p>&quot;Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of semantic study?

    <p>To explain how sequences of language are matched with their proper meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between dialect and accent?

    <p>Dialect refers to pronunciation, grammar, and interactive features, while accent usually refers only to pronunciation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In pragmatics, what is the function of anaphora?

    <p>To establish a connection between what is said and what must be meant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does presupposition play in discourse?

    <p>It describes what the producer of discourse assumes to be known by the text‘s recipient.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does applied linguistics aim to do?

    <p>Apply linguistic theories to real-world issues such as language teaching, translation, and language policy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of psycholinguistics?

    <p>Studying how people process language and its relation to underlying mental processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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