Which of the following are perfect hom...

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The problem of interrelation of the various meanings of the same word can be dealt with from diachronic and ______.

A. computational approach
B. historical approach
C. synchronic approach
D. comparative approach

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Words are arbitrary symbols with independent identities so far as their spelling and pronunciation is concerned. But ______, all words are related in one way or another.

A. linguistically
B. semantically
C. grammatically
D. pragmatically

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Polysemant means a word has ______ meaning(s).

A. one
B. two
C. no
D. more than one

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______, the basic meaning of a word is the core of word-meaning called the central meaning.

A. Onomatopoeically
B. Diachronically
C. Synchronically
D. Etymologically

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______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondary meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rays.

A. Radiation
B. Concatenation
C. Derivation
D. Inflection

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In diachronic approach, other meanings apart from the primary meaning of a word were acquired by ______.

A. extension
B. narrowing
C. analogy
D. all the above

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Two processes of development of word-meaning from monosemy to polysemy are ______.

A. diachronic approach and synchronic approach
B. radiation and concatenation
C. diachronic approach and radiation
D. synchronic approach and concatenation

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______ is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word moves gradually away from its first sense by successive shifts until, in many cases, there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning.

A. Derivation
B. Radiation
C. Inflection
D. Concatenation

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Homographs are words identical only in ______ but different in sound and meaning.

A. sound
B. meaning
C. spelling
D. sense

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Based on the degree of similarity, homonyms fall into three classes except ______.

A. perfect homonyms
B. homographs
C. synonyms
D. homophone

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Which of the following are perfect homonyms______

A. Bear(n. )/Bear(v. ).
B. Are(v. )/R.
C. Bow(n. )/Bow(v. ).
D. Sow(v. )/Sow(n. ).

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______ is not a pair of homophones.

A. "Bear" (a large heavy animal)and "bear" (to put up with)
B. "Right" (correct)and "write" (to put down on paper with a pen)
C. "Son" (a male child of some one)and "sun" (the heavenly body from which the earth gets warmth and light)
D. "Compliment" (an expression of praise)and "complement" (make up a whole)

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Radiation and concatenation are different stages of the development leading to polysemy. Generally, radiation ______ concatenation.

A. is behind
B. precedes
C. is with
D. makes up for

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The origins of homonyms have ______.

A. change in sound
B. change in spelling
C. borrowing
D. all the above

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Of the types of homonyms, ______ constitute the largest number and are most common.

A. perfect homonyms
B. homophones
C. homographs
D. antonymy

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Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by ______.

A. long (not short)
B. ball (a dancing party)
C. rock (rock ’n’ roll)
D. ad(advertisement)

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The fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants is whether ______.

A. they come from the same source
B. they are correlated with one central meaning
C. they are listed under one headword in a dictionary
D. all the above

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As homonyms are identical in sound or spelling, particularly ______, they are often employed in a conversation to create puns for desired effect of humor, sarcasm or ridicule.

A. homographs
B. homophones
C. absolute homonyms
D. antonyms

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One important criterion to tell the fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants is to see their ______.

A. ideology
B. etymology
C. mythology
D. methodology

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"On Sunday they pray for you and on Monday they prey on you." In this sentence, the ______ is created.

A. pun
B. personification
C. metaphor
D. simile

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______ are words which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning.

A. Antonyms
B. Metaphors
C. Synonyms
D. Similes

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There is no difference between natural vitamins and synthetic vitamins. The synonym of synthetic is ______.

A. artificial
B. rhetoric
C. practical
D. theoretical

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Absolute synonyms are ______.

A. numerous
B. rare
C. popular
D. common

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"Composition" and "compounding" in lexicology are ______.

A. absolute synonyms
B. relative synonyms
C. near synonyms
D. not synonyms

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Relative synonyms also called ______ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different degrees of a given quality.

A. close-synonyms
B. respondent-synonyms
C. near-synonyms
D. dependent-synonyms

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______ means the stylistic and emotive colouring of words.

A. Pronunciation
B. Connotation
C. Denotation
D. Application

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The following are all synonymous pairs, but in each the second is standard in usage whereas the first is archaic, except ______.

A. ire/anger
B. rich/wealthy
C. forlorn/distressed
D. bliss/happiness

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What is applicable to contradictory terms of some antonyms may not be applicable to their ______ terms.

A. connotative
B. collocative
C. relative
D. negative

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The antonyms husband and wife are ______.

A. contradictory terms
B. contrary terms
C. relative terms
D. connected terms

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The way to define an antonym is based on ______.

A. contradiction
B. contrariness
C. oppositeness
D. relativeness

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One of the interesting features about a language is that there are a great many more than in it.

A. hyponyms... homonyms
B. homonyms... hyponyms
C. synonyms... antonyms
D. antonyms... synonyms

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The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is ______.

A. hyponymy
B. synonymy
C. perfect homonyms
D. antonymy

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Which of the following may not lead to ambiguity______

A. Grammatical structure.
B. Polysemy.
C. Antonymy.
D. Hyponymy.

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As for the hyponymy we have（） and （）.

A. superordinates; subordinates
B. antonyms; synonyms
C. monosemy; polysemy
D. radiation; concatenation

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The status either as superordinate or subordinate is ______ to other terms.

A. absolute
B. relative
C. fixed
D. tense

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A semantic field is a meaning area where words share the same ______.

A. pronunciation
B. spelling
C. concept
D. sense

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According to Trier’s vision of fields, the whole vocabulary can be divided up into ______.

A. fields
B. pieces
C. tenses
D. nouns

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In radiation, the secondary meaning of a word is derived from the primary meaning of a word by ______.

A. transfer
B. extension
C. specialization
D. all the above and others

Which of the following are perfect homonyms______

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Absolute synonyms are ______.

"Composition" and "compounding" in lexicology are ______.

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Antonyms can be classified into the following types except ______.

The antonyms male and female are ______.

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What is applicable to contradictory terms of some antonyms may not be applicable to their ______ terms.

The antonyms husband and wife are ______.

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