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Format For The Final Test

The document outlines the structure and requirements for a final test in English Semantics at Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City. It includes various tasks such as true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank questions, sense relations, and identifying sentence types. Students are instructed to complete the test without any materials or dictionaries within a 60-minute time frame.

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Format For The Final Test

The document outlines the structure and requirements for a final test in English Semantics at Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City. It includes various tasks such as true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank questions, sense relations, and identifying sentence types. Students are instructed to complete the test without any materials or dictionaries within a 60-minute time frame.

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HOCHIMINH CITY

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES


FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
Second Degree

FINAL TEST IN ENGLISH SEMANTICS

Time Allotted: 60 minutes Academic Year:

Test Room: .................. Test Date:

Notes: No materials or dictionaries are allowed.


Students write their answers in this test paper.

1. State whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for true statements and F for
false statements. (4->5 sentences)

2. Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word.

3. What is the sense relation between the words / phrases in each of the following pairs? If the
relation is antonymy, state the type of antonymy.

4. Decide whether each of the following sentences is analytic, synthetic or contradictory. Then
write A for analytic sentences, S for synthetic ones and C for contradictory ones in the space
provided.

5. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is an entailment of the sentence
printed before it. ( is used to show one-way entailment and  to show two-way entailment.)

6. Identify one core presupposition in each of the following sentences.

Example: It’s odd that he left early. >> He left early.

7. Decide whether the following utterances are performative or constative. Then write P for
performative utterances and C for constative utterances in the space provided.

8. For each of the following dialogues, identify the maxim(s) being flouted and B’s implicature.

Maxim flouted: ______________________________________

1
Implicature: ______________________________________

9. For the following utterance, give 2 situations so that the utterance performs 2 different acts.
Then interpret the utterance in light of the situations you provide and classify it according
to the intended acts. “Be careful!”
Situation 1:
___________________________________________________________________________
Interpretation: _______________________________________________________________
Classification: _____________________________________________________________

Situation 2:
___________________________________________________________________________
Interpretation: _______________________________________________________________
Classification: ____________________________________________________________
END OF TEST

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