VU Midterm Past Papers
32 solved midterm past paper MCQs for ENG508 (Semantics and Pragmatics) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. The source of literal meanings is which gives meaning to the words.
Q2. B refers to______
Q3. The implicit meaning conveys a lot more than what is expressed.
Q4. Meaningful utterances may be the production of ______ sentence.
Q5. The concepts/mental images that the word/phrase evokes is called________
Q6. The red flag on sea shore means that it is______
Q7. BR may consist of ______
Q8. concept proposition came from
Q9. In semantic analysis, there is always an attempt to focus on what the words mean.
Q10. Compositionality holds that the meaning of a whole is made up by combining together the meaning of its parts.
Q11. The “Idea Theory of Meaning” explains the patterns in how languages express meaning in terms of the nature of
Q12. The relation between Psychology and Linguistics has given rise to_________
Q13. According to linguists, sentences are ______ linguistic structures.
Q14. A sign where the signifier resembles the signified is called :
Q15. The predication tells us to ______ the property with the thing.
Q16. The Knowledge of meaning involves (at least) the knowledge of conditions under which it is
Q17. The logical meaning of simple propositions is determined by the principle of _____.
Q18. Collocative meanings may simply be a/an ______ property of individual words.
Q19. The best method of distinguishing between literal meaning and effective meaning reflects feelings of the speaker.
Q20. Thematic meaning refers to what is communicated by the way in which the message is organized in terms of ______ and emphasis?
Q21. a meanings are ____________ in nature.
Q22. The concept proposition came from
Q23. The term ______ was first used to refer to the development and change of meaning.
Q24. Compositionality holds that the meaning of a whole is made up by ______ together the meaning of its parts.
Q25. Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege introduced the term 'sense and ______'
Q26. The red flag on sea shore means that it is ______ to swim.
Q27. Linguistic meaning deals with meanings.
Q28. Meanings are in nature.
Q29. Thematic meaning refers to what's communicated by the way in which the message is organized in terms of and emphasis?
Q30. Co pece ot Ianquane cor ovis abou the crcumstances oni use i
Q31. The expressions which are used to refer an item within the same text is known as ___ reference.
Q32. When there is no previous mention of the reference in the preceding text, we call it exophoric reference.