Exercise:
Which maxim does this speaker seem to be particularly careful about?
I may be mistaken, but I thought I saw a wedding ring on his finger.
a) The Quantity maxim. c) The Relation maxim.
b) The Quality maxim. d) The Manner maxim.

(1) Semantics is:
a) The study of words origins.
b) The study of words meaning.
c) The study of how words are structured in sentences.
d) The study of meaning that a word or a sentence has in a particular context.

(2) Language speakers can say one thing and mean another thing through
a) The usual meaning of a word or a sentence.
b) What words mean in the dictionary.
c) The meaning that a word or a sentence has in specific contexts or circumstances.
d) What sentences mean without looking at the context.

(3) All the followings are examples of paralanguage except for:
a) Nodding
b) Laughing
c) Giggling
d) Crying

(4) The meaning of a word is included in another word, In the case of:
a) Polysemy
b) Synonymy
c) Hyponymy
d) Entailment

(5) What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here?
a) story & tale
b) heavy & light
c) fruit & banana
d) peace & piece

(6) What does “prototype” mean? Illustrate your definition with an example.

(7) Waiting impatiently for food at a restaurant, the man said: “I can eat a horse right now.”
Explain the meaning of this quotation in some details.

(8) Identify the semantic roles of the seven noun phrases in this sentence:
With her new golf club, Fatimah whacked the ball from the woods to the grassy area near the hole and she suddenly felt unbeatable.

(9) Use semantic features to explain the reason these sentences sound odd.
a) The chicken studies mathematics.
b) The train will marry Jessica.

(10) Tell which of the following opposites are gradable, non-gradable, or reversive.
a) fill it / empty it
b) absent / present
c) old / young
d) fair / unfair

(11) What kind of inference is involved in interpreting each of these utterances?
a) Teacher: You can borrow my Shakespeare.
b) Waiter: The ham sandwich left without paying.
c) Nurse: The hernia in room 5 wants to talk to the doctor.
d) Dentist: My eleven4hirty canceled so I had an early lunch.

(21) Which of these utterances contain “performative verbs” and how did you decide?
a) I apologize.
b) (2)1 bet you $20.
c) She won the bet.
d) I drive a Mercedes.
e) You must have a lot of money.
f) I testify there is no God but Allah...

(13) What would you call two or more words that often go together, as in the word blond usually going with hair?
Give two more examples to illustrate.

(14) The Co-Operative Principle was suggested by the philosopher?

(25) Each of B’s utterances below would probably flout (ignore) one of the four maxims.
Say what maxim the speaker is flouting, and give a possible reason for this ignorance.

A. Do you want to go to the movies tonight?
B. My little sister is coming for a visit.
The maxim flouted? A possible reason?

A. Where are you going?
B. Out.
The maxim flouted? A possible reason?