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The semantic unity of idioms is reflected in the _________ relationship between the literal meaning of each word and the meaning of the idiom as in ―rain cats and dogs‖.( ) A.illogical B.logical C.mutual D.natural
Idioms verbal in nature are _________.( ) A. verb phrases B. phrasal verbs C.verb idioms D.all the above
The idiom ―new brooms sweep clean‖ was created probably by _________.( ) A.seamen B.housewives C.farmers D.hunters
The following are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT _________.( ) A. –ful B. –wise C. –less D. –ike
Both English and _________ belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.( ) A.Celtic B.Dansih C.French D.Scottish
Chiefly found in derived words, bound morphemes include _________.( ) A. bound roots B.inflectional affixes C.derivational affixes D.all the above
____ accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and its meaning. ( ) A.Sense B.Motivation C.Concept D.Reference
By ______ motivation, we mean that the meaning of a particular word is related to its origin.( ) A.onomatopoeic B.morphological C.semantic D.etymological
etymological concerns the relationship between the sign and meaning. ( ) A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
What is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages? ( ) A.Suffixation B.Variation C.Allomorph D.Polysemy
Unlike affixes,( )are often free morphemes. ( ) A.suffixes B.prefixes C. inflectional morphemes D.roots
The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary in earlier times were French, Latin,( ) A.Scandinavian and Italian B.Greek and Scandinavian C. Celtic and Greek D.Italian and Spanish
Extension can be illustrated by the following example: _________.( ) A. butcher → one who kills goats B. journal → periodical C.companion → one who shares bread D. allergic → too sensitive to medicine
The differences between synonyms boil down to three areas, namely, _________.( ) A. extension, increase and expansion B.denotation, connotation and application C.comprehension, understanding and knowing D. polysemy, homograph and homophone
Affixes attached to other morphemes to create new words are known as _________.( ) A. inflectional affixes B.derivational affixes C.bound roots D.free morphemes