Từ vựng – ngữ nghĩa học – EN11
…………..may form noun plurals (the Germans); genitive case (headmaster’s); 3rd
person singular (speaks); past tense (worked); contracted forms (we´re);
comparatives and superlatives (bigger; the biggest) or participles (speaking).
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Inflective suffixes
b. Inflectionally suffixes
c. Inflectional suffixes Câu trả lời đúng
d. Inflection suffixes
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Inflectional suffixes
Because: The the right form of the linguistic term is “ Inflectional suffixes ”
…………………., some prefixes express the difference between a transitive and an
intransitive verb: stay v and outstay (smb) v t. With a few exceptions prefixes
modify the stem for time (pre-t post-), place (in-, ad-), negation (un-, dis-) and
remain semantically rather independent of the stem
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Preceding a verb stem Câu trả lời đúng
b. Precedence a verb stem
c. Precede a verb stem
d. To precede a verb stem
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Preceding a verb stem
Because: This part of the sentence is a present participle.
………………….. related to parts of human body, clothing or instruments people
use. However, the meaning of the converted words may vary from the meaning of
the non-converted words. For example, a skirt denotes a woman’s garment that
hangs from the waist
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Conversion employing a vast number of words
b. Conversion employ a vast number of words
c. Conversion is employed a vast number of words
d. Conversion employs a vast number of words
Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Conversion employs a vast number of word
Because: “ Employs” is singularly conjugated with the subject “ conversion”.
…………………….exist in language and are reproduced in speech as ready-made
units, whereas free word groups or combinations are created in speech every
time we need them.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Set phrases
b. Set expressions Câu trả lời đúng
c. Set sayings
d. Set terms
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Set expressions
Because the right term in linguistics is “Set expressions ”.
…………….lexicography focuses on the design, compilation, use and evaluation
of specialized dictionaries, i.e. dictionaries that are devoted to a (relatively
restricted) set of linguistic and factual elements of one or more specialist subject
fields, e.g. .
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Specialization
b. Special
c. Specialized Câu trả lời đúng
d. Specializing
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Specialized
Because the right linguistic term is “ Specialized lexicography” .
……………….distinguishes between the three closely connected components with
meaning, that is 1) the sound-form of the linguistic sign, 2) the concept
underlying this sound form and 3) the referent, i.e. the part or aspect of reality to
which the linguistic sign refers
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Referential Approach Câu trả lời đúng
b. Referred Approach
c. Referent Approach
d. Referring Approach
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Referential Approach
Because: The right and meaningful linguistic term is Referential.
A suffix is a ………………….following the stem and forming a new derivative in a
different part of speech or a different word class, cf. – en, – y, – less in hearten,
hearty, heartless
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Derivative morpheme
b. Derived morpheme
c. Derivation morpheme
d. Derivational morpheme Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Derivational morpheme
Because: The right term used in the linguistic field is “derivational morpheme ”
A word is a minimum free form. A morpheme is said to be either bound or free.
This statement should be taken with caution. It means that ………………forming
words without adding other morphemes: that is, they are homonymous to free
forms
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Some morphemes are capable of Câu trả lời đúng
b. Some morphemes are capable for
c. Some morphemes are capable for
d. Some morphemes are capable about
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Some morphemes are capable of
Because: The whole structure is “ to be capable of doing smth ”
According to the role they play in constructing words, morphemes are subdivided
into roots and affixes. …………………into prefixes, suffixes and infixes
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The last are further subdivided, according to their position
b. The latest are further subdivided, according to their position
c. The later are further subdivided, according to their position
d. The latter are further subdivided, according to their position Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : The latter are further subdivided, according to their position
Because : “The latter “ is used to express the second thing of the two.
A form is said to be free if it may stand alone without changing its meaning; if not,
it is a bound form, so called because …………………………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. It is always bound to something else. Câu trả lời đúng
b. It is always bound by something else.
c. It is always bound for something else.
d. It is always bound with something else.
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: It is always bound to something else
Because: The whole structure should be “ to be bound to something ”
A morpheme is also an association of a given meaning with………………..But
unlike a word it is not autonomous. Morphemes occur in speech only as
constituent parts of words, not independently, although a word may consist of a
single morpheme
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A giving sound pattern
b. A given sound model
c. A given sound track
d. A given sound pattern Câu trả lời đúng
An infix is ………………………….placed with in the word, like – n – in stand. The
type is not productive
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. An affixation
b. An affix Câu trả lời đúng
c. An affixational
d. A affix
An English word does not necessarily contain formatives indicating to what part
of speech it belongs. This holds true ………………i.e. nouns, verbs, adjectives.
Not all roots are free forms, but productive roots, i.e. roots capable of producing
new words, usually are
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Even with respect to inflexible parts of speech, Câu trả lời đúng
b. Even with respect about inflexible parts of speech,
c. Even with respect for inflexible parts of speech,
d. Even with respect of inflexible parts of speech,
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Even with respect to inflexible parts of speech
Because: The right preposition after the phrase “with respect ” is “to”.
A specific group of rhyme-motivated compounds are ablaut motivated
compounds. Ablaut is a term defining …………………..of two elements, e.g.
zigzag; or tick-tock. Ablaut-motivated compounds are used to imitate child-like
speech or to stress interjections
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Vowel changed or alternation
b. Vowel change or alternating
c. Vowel changing or alternation
d. Vowel change or alternation Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Vowel change or alternation
Because: This phrase can maintain the parallelism.
A prefix is a derivational morpheme standing before the root and……….., cf. to
hearten – to dishearten. It is only with verbs and statives that a prefix may serve
to distinguish one part of speech from another, like in earth n–unearth v, sleep n –
asleep
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Modifying meaning Câu trả lời đúng
b. Modifier
meaning
c. Modificative meaning
d. Modification meaning
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Modifying meaning
A metaphor is a figure of speech that refers to something as being the same as
another thing for rhetorical effect. It may provide ...................................
................hidden similarities between two ideas. Where a compares two items, a
metaphor directly equates them, and does not use "like" or "as" as does a simile.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Clarity or identification
b. Clarity or identifying
c. Clarity or identify Câu trả lời đúng
d. Clarifying or identify
Antonyms are words of the same part of speech, but opposite in meaning.
Many words, especially those denoting concrete objects (chair, tree, tiger) have
no antonyms. Usually adjectives denoting qualities, verbs .............................
actions or state and abstract nouns have antonyms
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Denotative Câu trả lời đúng
b. Denotational
c. Denoting
d. Denotation
Antonyms are words of the same part of speech, but opposite in meaning.
Many words, especially those denoting concrete objects (chair, tree, tiger) have no
antonyms. Usually adjectives denoting qualities, verbs ............................. actions or
state and abstract nouns have antonyms
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Denotative
b. Denotational
c. Denoting Câu trả lời đúng
d. Denotation
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Denoting
Because there should be parallelism in using verb.
Blending is also a new, trendy and ……………………..which “blends”, i.e. joins
fragments of two or more words to create a new form. The meaning is being
retained. Enough of the lexeme is usually retained so that the elements are
recognisable.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Eye-caught
process
b. Eye-catched process
c. Eye-catch
process
d. Eye-catching process Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Eye-catching process
Because: The right phrase should be “eye-catching”.
Criteria of synonymity is interchangeability. ………….that neither the traditional
definition of synonyms nor the new version provide for any objective criterion of
similarity of meaning.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. It should be pointed with
b. It should be pointed out Câu trả lời đúng
c. It should be pointed about
d. It should be pointed at
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : It should be pointed out
Because only the phrase “be pointed out ” is suitable in this sentence.
Clipping is ……………………………….in English language which “economises”
words. Clipping “clips”, i.e. shortens lexemes whilst preserves the original
meaning. Basically, any part of the word may be clipped:
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A relative new trend
b. A relation new trend
c. A related new trend
d. A relatively new trend Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : A relatively new trend
Because: The right word must be an adverb to modify the adjective new.
Clippings, blendings and acronyms are subclasses of so called “portmanteau
words” ………………..fragments of two or more words
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Which consist in
b.Which consist with
c. Which consist on
d. Which consist of Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Which consist of
Because the verb “consist” always goes with the preposition “of”.
Descripitive lexicology studies the words at a synchronic aspect. It is concerned
with the vocabulary of a language as they exist at the ……………time
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Presented
b. Presentation
c. Present Câu trả lời đúng
d. Presenting
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Present
Because: this phrase is grammatically correct.
Derivational suffixes ……………….of the original word: they may change the word
class, specify the word or generalise it. Most scholars recognise suffixes forming
nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Effective modify the meaning
b. Effectively modify the meaning Câu trả lời đúng
c. Effection
modify the meaning
d. Effectiveness modify the meaning
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Effectively modify the meaning
Because: The verb should be modified by an adverb.
Dictionaries of alphabetic languages list words in alphabetical order. With nonalphabetic languages, it may be different. The order in a dictionary with
ideographic entries such as Chinese character is often troublesome and
……………….because each character has different readings.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Controversy
b. Controversiality
c. Controversial Câu trả lời đúng
d. Controversialy
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Controversial
Because it should be an adjective.
General Lexicology is part of General Linguistics; it is concerned with the study
of vocabulary ……………………… the specific features of any particular language
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Irrespective with
b. Irrespective for
c. Irrespective from
d. Irrespective of Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Irrespective of
Because: the whole structure is ” irrespective of ”
Grammar, which is inseparably bound up with Lexicology, is the study of the
grammatical …………………… of language
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Results
b. Reasons
c. Structure Câu trả lời đúng
d. Causes
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Structure
Because: This word conveys the most suitable meanings
General lexicography ………., use and evaluation of general dictionaries, i.e.
dictionaries that provide a description of the language in general use. Such a
dictionary is usually called a general dictionary or LGP dictionary (Language for
General Purpose).
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Focuses at the design, compilation
b. Focuses about the design, compilation
c. Focuses onto the design, compilation
d. Focuses on the design, compilation Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Focuses on the design, compilation
Because the word “focus” goes with the preposition “on”.
Historical or diachronic lexicology deals with ……………………………. of the
vocabulary and the changes it has undergone. Ex. In descriptive lexicology the
words « to take « ,«to adopt « are considered to be English not to be different
from such native words as « child »,» foot «,» stone « etc. But in historical
lexicology they are treated as borrowed words.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The developed
b. Develop
c. Developing
d. The development Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: The development
Because there should be a noun after a preposition.
It may be easily ……………that the lexical meaning of the word “ boy ” and the
lexical meaning of the root-morpheme boy — in such words as boyhood, boyish
and others are very much the same
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Observing
b. Observation
c. Observed Câu trả lời đúng
d. Observe
It will at once be noticed that the root in English is very often homonymous with
the word. This fact is of fundamental importance as ……………………..arising
from its general grammatical system on the one hand, and from its phonemic
system on the other
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. It is one of the most specifiable features of the English language.
b. It is one of the most specific features of the English language Câu trả lời đúng
c. It is one of the most specification features of the English language
d. It is one of the most specified features of the English language
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : It is one of the most specific features of the English language
Because: The right and meaningful adjective is “specific”.
It is easily observed that the sound form of the word is not ……………….There is
no inherent connection between the sound cluster [d/\v] and the meaning of the
word dove
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Identication with its meaning
b. Identity with its meaning
c. Identical with its meaning Câu trả lời đúng
d. Identified with its meaning
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Identical with its meaning
Because: “identical” is the right word in the phrase.
In an encyclopaedia the entry influenza discloses the causes, symptoms,
characteristics and varieties of this disease, various treatments of and remedies
for it, ways of infection, etc. Though, ……………, it is with linguistic dictionaries
that lexicology is closely connected and in our further consideration
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Strictly speak
b.Strictly speaking Câu trả lời đúng
c. Strict speaking
d. Strict speak
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Strictly speaking
Because this phrase is a kind of adverb. to be true, it is the disjunct.
If we realize that suffixes render the most general semantic component of the
word’s lexical meaning…………, the reason why suffixes are as a rule
semantically fused with the stem stands explained
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. By mark the general class of phenomena to which the referent of the word belongs
b. By marked the general class of phenomena to which the referent of the word belongs
c. By marking the general class of phenomena to which the referent of the word
belongs Câu trả lời đúng
d. By marker the general class of phenomena to which the referent of the word belongs
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : By marking the general class of phenomena to which the referent
of the word belongs
Because: After a preposition, there should be a gerund.
Lexicology is …………derivational affixes, the other group being the domain of
grammarians. The derivational affixes in fact, as well as the whole problem of
word-formation, form a boundary area between lexicology and grammar and are
therefore studied in both
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Primarily concerned by
b. Primarily concerned to
c. Primarily concerned of
d. Primarily concerned with Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : C
Because: The whole phrase is “to be concerned with ”.
Lexicography, the science, of dictionary-compiling, is closely connected with
lexicology, both dealing with the same problems — the form, meaning, usage and
origin of vocabulary units — and making ………………….of each other’s
achievements.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Usefulness
b. Useful
c. Use Câu trả lời đúng
d. Useless
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Use
Because the whole phrase is “ to make use of ”
Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, the …………………… of language.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Calculation
b. Research
c. Science Câu trả lời đúng
d. Technology
Lexicology also ……………………….. all kinds of semantic relations (synonyms,
antonyms etc) and semantic grouping (semantic fields)
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Learns
b. Does
c. Studies Câu trả lời đúng
d. Deal
Lexicology is a branch of linguistics which studies the ……………………………. of
a language
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Parts of speech
b. Vocabulary Câu trả lời đúng
c. Semantics
d. Grammar
Lexicology is …………………. with words, variable word-groups, phraseological
units, and with morphemes which make up words
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Relation
b. Dealt
c. Concerned Câu trả lời đúng
d. Getting on
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Concerned
Because: the whole structure is “ to be concerned with ”
Many English words consist of a single root-morpheme, so when we say that
most morphemes possess …………………………………………… we imply mainly
the root-morphemes in such words
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Lexical meaning . Câu trả lời đúng
b. Lexical meanness
c. Lexical means
d. Lexical meaningful
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Lexical meaning
Because :The right term in lexicology is “lexical meaning”
Motivation denotes the relationship between ………..and structural pattern of the
word on the one hand, and its meaning on the other. Motivation can be of three
types: morphological, phonetical and sematic.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The phonetic or morphemic composition
b. The phonemic or morphemic composition Câu trả lời đúng
c. The phonemic or morpheme composition
d. The phoneme or morphemic composition
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : The phonemic or morphemic composition
Because this phrase follows parallelism.
Metaphor : a figure of speech based on similarity (hidden comparison between
the object/ notion ………………….denoted by the word and the object/notion in
question.).
Metaphor gives freshness and vivacity to speech.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Generally Câu trả lời đúng
b. General
c. Generalized
d. Generalizing
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Generally
Because this gap needs an adverb.
Nowadays there is no ............... of the meaning, or rather a definition all the basic
features of meaning and being simultaneously time operational
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Universe accepted definition
b. Universally accepted definition Câu trả lời đúng
c. Universal accepted definition
d. Universally accepting definition
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Universally accepted definition
Because: The right structure should be “ ”.
Rhyme-motivated compounds are usually composed of two elements. The major
motivating factor is the rhyme, e.g. flower-power; or brain-drain. Formation of
…………………………compounds is a very productive process excessively used
in advertising or journalese style and, consequently in everyday speech.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Rhyme-motivating
b. Rhyme-motivate
c. Rhyme-motivated Câu trả lời đúng
d. Rhyme-motivation
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Rhyme-motivated
Because: “Rhyme-motivated ” is the right phrasal structure of a compound adjective.
Phraseological fusions are word-groups with a completely changed meaning but,
in contrast to the unities, they are demotivated, that is, their meaning cannot be
…….the meanings of the constituent parts; the metaphor, on which the shift of
m.eaning was based, has lost its clarity and is obscure.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Deduced with
b. Deduced by
c. Deduced from Câu trả lời đúng
d. Đeduced away
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Deduced from
Because the word “ deduced” always go with the preposition “from”.
Phraseological unities are word-groups with a completely changed meaning, that
is, the meaning of the unit does not correspond to the meanings of its constituent
parts. They are ………………or, putting it another way, the meaning of the whole
unit can be deduced from the meanings of the constituent parts.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Motivated units Câu trả lời đúng
b. Motivation units
c. Motivating units
d. Motivative units
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Motivated units
Because the right term of linguistics is “motivated units ”
Roots-are main morphemic vehicles of a given idea in a given language at a given
stage of its development. A root may be also regarded as the ultimate constituent
element which remains ………………………………….. all functional and
derivational affixes and does not admit any further analysis
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. After the removal for
b. After the removal of Câu trả lời đúng
c. After the move of
d. After the removing of
Some English words can change their word class …………………………. their
form. Thus, they can function as nouns (e.g. a Mother) or as verbs (to mother
somebody) without any affixes or inflections. Such change of a word class
without any derivative means is called conversion
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Without changing their form.
b. Without being changing their form.
c. Without any change their form.
d. Without being changed their form. Câu trả lời không đúng
The subjective part of meaning is the connotation of the
word. ........................... .................. are subjective, they characterize the speaker,
his attitude, his social role.
There are four types of connotation:
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Connotations Câu trả lời đúng
b. Connotative
c. Connotatively
d. Connotate
The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of meaning is called semasiology.
Meaning is a realization of a notion or a motion....................definite language
system.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. By means of Câu trả lời đúng
b. In means of
c. For means of
d. Through means of
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : By means of
Because: The right linguistic structure is “ by means of ”
The .......................................is the meaning proper to the given linguistic unit in all
its forms and distributions.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. lexically meaning
b. lexicology meaning
c. lexicological meaning
d. lexical meaning Câu trả lời đúng
The modern approach to ……………. the assumption that the inner form of the
word presents a structure which is called the semantic structure of the word
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Semasiology is based at
b. Semasiology is based on Câu trả lời đúng
c. Semasiology is based onto
d. Semasiology is based with
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Semasiology is based on
Because: In this phrase the right preposition is “on”
The ……………is the meaning proper to the given linguistic unit in all its forms
and distributions.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. lexically meaning
b. lexical meaning Câu trả lời đúng
c. lexicology meaning
d. lexicological meaning
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : D
Because the right and meaningful one is “lexical meaning ”.
There are many different types of English dictionaries. First of all they may all be
roughly divided into two groups — encyclopaedic and linguistic. The two groups
of …………………………………differ essentially in the choice of items included
and in the sort of information given about them.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Referential
b. Reference books Câu trả lời đúng
c. Referent
d. Referring books
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Reference books
Because reference books are a kind of books for cheking and getting more information
The term morpheme is derived from Gr morphe ‘form’+ eme. Linguists to ……..or
the minimum distinctive feature have adopted the Greek suffix – eme. (Cf.
phoneme, sememe). The morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of form
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Denoting the smallest unit
b. Denotative the smallest unit
c. Denote the smallest unit Câu trả lời đúng
d. Denotation the smallest unit
Phản hồi
The corect answer is: Denote the smallest unit
Because : This phrase is grammatically correct. It should be an infinitive.
The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of meaning is called semasiology.
Meaning is a realization of a notion or a motion....................definite language
system.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. By means of
b. In means of
c. Through means of Câu trả lời đúng
d. For means of
The semantic realization of an English word is therefore very specific.
………………………………by the widespread occurrence of homonymy both
among root morphemes and affixes
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Its dependence onto distribution is further enhanced
b. Its dependence on distribution is further enhanced Câu trả lời đúng
c. Its dependence for distribution is further enhanced
d. Its dependence upon distribution is further enhanced
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : Its dependence on distribution is further enhanced
Because: The whole phrase should be “ dependence on “
Unlike roots, affixes are always bound forms……………………………, it will be
remembered, is not confined to their respective position, suffixes being «fixed
after» and prefixes «fixed before» the stem. It also concerns their function and
meaning
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The difference between suffixation and prefixes
b. The difference between suffixes and prefixation
c. The difference between suffixals and prefixes
d. The difference between suffixes and prefixes Câu trả lời đúng
Phản hồi
The corect answer is : The difference between suffixes and prefixes
Because: The nouns should go side by side in the same form.