Semantics

  1. bank (financial institution) and bank (of a river) are...?
    perfect homonyms
  2. hoarse and horse is an example of...?
    homophony
  3. lead and lead (past tense) is an example of...?
    homography
  4. red and crimson, scarlette, fire-engine is an example of...?
    hyponomy
  5. dog and poodle, alsation, pit bull is an example of...?
    hyponomy
  6. bank (financial institution) and "you can bank on me" is an example of...?
    polysemy
  7. "I love coffee" and "Can I have two coffees please" is an example of...?
    polysemy
  8. "Cheese is good for calcium" and "We sell several cheeses here" is an example of...?
    polysemy
  9. walk, run, skip, fly, skate, ride, cycle and swim are...?
    verbs of motion
  10. ask, shout, whisper, mutter, converse and talk are...?
    verbs of speaking
  11. absent and present is an example of...?
    antonymy
  12. good and bad is an example of what kind of antonym?
    gradable
  13. larger and smaller is an example of what kind of antonym?
    relational
  14. croon, warble, yodel and hum are hyponyms of which verb?
    sing
Author
lilszard
ID
165957
Card Set
Semantics
Description
LINGUST100
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