Ohio State University Water Genie Lexicology Quizzam

  

Lexicology quizzam, no requirement book. about English words and history. I’m not native speaker

Questions 1 – 5 are based on the following paragraph.
“So pick a bird,” Iff the Water Genie commanded. “Any bird.” This was
puzzling. “The only bird around here is a wooden peacock,” Haroun pointed
out, reasonably enough. Iff gave a snort of disgust. “A person may choose
what he cannot see,” he said, as if explaining something very obvious to a
very foolish individual. “A person may mention a bird’s name even if the
creature is not present and correct: crow, quail, hummingbird, bulbul,
mynah, parrot, kite. A person may even select a flying creature of his own
invention, for example winged horse, flying turtle, airborne whale, space
serpent, aeromouse. To give a thing a name, label, a handle, to rescue it
from anonymity, to pluck it—well, that’s a way of bringing the said thing
into being. Or, in this case, the said bird or Imaginary Flying Organism.”
(From Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie)
1.
List two different pairs of hyponyms. (2 pts each/4 pts total)
Hyponym pair A [Insert response A]
Hyponym pair B [Insert response B]
2.
List two different pairs of co-hyponyms. (2 pts each/4 pts total)
Co-hyponym pair A [Insert response A]
Co-hyponym pair B [Insert response B]
3.
From the list of birds, name the bird that you think is closest to the
prototype of “bird.” (2 pts)
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4.
From the list of flying creatures, name the one that you think is
closest to the prototype of “flying creature.” (2 pts)
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5.
List two pairs of synonyms from the paragraph above.
(2 pts each/4 pts total)
synonym pair A. [Insert response here]
synonym pair B. [Insert response here]
6. Name the four ways that synonyms can differ from each other. (4 pts)
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7.
List the three major types of antonyms (3 pts)
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8. Name three characteristics of homonyms (3 pts)
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9. Define polyseme in 1 – 2 sentences. (2 pts)
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10. Identify the following pairs of antonyms by their proper sub-category.
Choose from the following types: gradable; non-gradable; reversive. (1 pt
each/10 pts total)
A. tall/short
B. lock/unlock
C. dead/alive
D.single/married
E. good/bad
F. hot/cold
G.buy/sell
H. employer/employee
I. on/off
J. enter/exit
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11. Match the word on the left with the appropriate word on the right
according to the lexical relation in parentheses. I have done A as an
example. (1 pt each/10 pts total)
A.
B.
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D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
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eraser (meronym)
liberty (synonymy)
sword (metonymy)
left (antonymy)
spoon (hyponymy)
hand (meronymy)
leg (synonymy)
dog (hyponymy)
White House (metonymy)
bright (antonymy)
finger (meronymy)
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US government
right
dark
glove
pencil
freedom
animal
silverware
limb
military might
arm
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12.
What is the object of study in Lexicography? (2 pts)
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13.
Briefly define or explain the use of 5 of the following lexicographic
terms: (2 pts each; 10 points total)
A. Lemma
B. Phonetic transcription
C. Word class
D. Definition
E. Etymology
F. Citations
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Briefly explain the difference between “lumpers” and “splitters,”
lexicographically speaking, in about 100 words. (2 pts)
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15.
Roget introduced two innovations to his Thesaurus that make his text
distinctly different from the dictionaries, glossaries, nomenclators,
and vocabularies preceding his. Identify and discuss them below in
100 – 200 words each. (2 pts each/4 pts total)
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16.
Discuss why is it important for a first-time user (adult, native
speaker) of a particular dictionary to review the front matter, in about
100 – 200 words. (4 pts)
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