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Midterm test : Semantics

Take Home Midterm Test:

Semantics

Elaborate the answers for the following questions!

1.      Explain how the process of encoding and decoding correlate with semantics!

2.      Semantics is the systematic study of meaning. What is meant by this statement?

3.      To what extent semantics and pragmatics differ each other? 

4.      Explain 3 stages of interpretation (literal – explicature – implicature)! Provide your own illustration!

5.      What might happen if a speaker and the interlocutor do share the same pragmatic knowledge when communicating but the signal is too little? Why?

6.      The word ‘mirror’ is meaningful. Define its meaning based on the mentalistic theory!

7.      ‘This website is frozen’. How would you interpret the meaning of this statement by taking into account its semantic features!

8.      What do you think the role of grammar in semantics?

9.      Based on the grammatical semantics, what is the difference between these two sentences below?

a.      The man is cleaning the room

b.      The boy is crying

10.  Do you think the McDonald slogan ‘I’m loving it’ is grammatically correct? Why? How does such grammatical construction impact its meaning?

11.  What is componential analysis?

12.  What is the difference between extension and intention? Provide the examples!

Good Luck

P. S : Late submission as well as ‘friendship – solidarity - cheating’ lead to disqualification .

Sociolinguistics : take home midterm test

Take Home Midterm Test

‘Sociolinguistics’

Elaborate possible explanations for the following problems.

1.     What are the roles of social aspects in sociolinguistics and how do they correlate with the definition of sociolinguistics?

2.    Jokowi and Prabowo are now competing for being the president. They approach certain speech communities to get more supports. Provide illustrations for the functions of accommodation theories applied by the two candidates.

3.    Do you think Indonesian has standard and non standard dialects? Explain and provide examples!

4.    What is meant by speech community? How is it formed? Provide examples!

5.    Interpret with your words, what is meant by ‘internally, a community must have certain social cohesiveness; externally, its members should find themselves cut off from other communities in certain ways’?

6.    How register differs from social dialect in terms of the content? Provide examples!

7.    What is Labov’s idea dealing with style? How does it differ from other linguists in terms of defining what style is?

8.    What is the difference between style in sociolinguistics and stylistics?

9.    How can code refer to language?

10. Provide an illustration of the occurrence of code switching! (situation and the sample of the code switching that occurs).

Good Luck

P. S : Late submission as well as ‘friendship – solidarity - cheating’ lead to disqualification .

Take Home FINAL TEST

Writing 2

Take Home Final Test

Instruction: Each question has different instruction, so you need to read the instruction very carefully. The deadline for the submission is Monday, January 27^th, 2014. Each class should compress the works in one folder, name the folder based on the class, and send it to Nisa3Hgreatmind@gmail.com.

1.      There some errors  in the paragraph below. Underline the errors; rewrite the paragraph in a well fixed form.

Cell Phones Endanger Drivers

One of the recent developments in modern technology, cellular phones, can be a threat to safety. A study for Donald Redmond and Robert Lim of the university of Toronto showed that cellular phones poses a risk to drivers. In fact people who talk by the phone while driving are for times more likely to have an automobile accident than those whom do not use the phone while drive. I like to use my cell phone when I am driving because it is convenient. The researchers studied 699 drivers. Who were in an automobile accident while they were using they're cellular phones. The researchers concluded that the mane reason for the accidents was not that people used one hand for the telephone and one hand for driving. Instead the cause of accidents were usually that the drivers became distracted angry or upset by the phone call. As a result the drivers' lost concentration. Many people find that monthly plans are more economical than pre-paid plans.

 

2.       Paragraphs  below consist of unrelated sentences, identify them.

a.    (1) To control a nosebleed, sit down and lean forward. (2) Put pressure on the lower part of the side that is bleeding for about five minutes. (3) Consult a doctor if the bleeding does not stop within 15 minutes. (4) It’s sometimes difficult to see a doctor without an appointment.

a.  Sentence 1

b.  Sentence 2

c.  Sentence 3

d.  Sentence 4

b.    (1) Your attitude about your job may affect your chances of becoming sick. (2) A cold and a viral infection are common illnesses. (3) A university study indicated that employees with good attitudes were sick less often. (4) On the other hand, those that were unhappy used their sick days more frequently.

a.  Sentence 1

b.  Sentence 2

c.  Sentence 3

d.    Sentence 4

c.    (1) As a front desk clerk in a hotel, Harold works hours that might seem strange to some people. (2) Harold arrives at work by 4:30 a.m. to help the guests who are leaving early. (3) Getting up early is often difficult when you are on vacation. (4) He doesn’t mind the early morning hours because he gets off work at 12 p.m.

a.  Sentence 1

b.  Sentence 2

c.  Sentence 3

d.  Sentence 4

d.    (1) Carpentry is rewarding in many ways. (2) Working with wood can be relaxing and creative. (3) Carpenters enjoy working with their hands. (4) My father, a carpenter, opened a wood-working shop.

a.  Sentence 1

b.  Sentence 2

c.  Sentence 3

d.  Sentence 4

e.    (1) Electric eels are native to South American waters. (2) Electrical shock is one possible danger in using power tools. (3) Make sure your hands are not wet. (4) Working with wet hands and power tools can cause serious injury.

a.  Sentence 1

b.  Sentence 2

c.  Sentence 3

d.    Sentence 4

f.     (1) Answering the telephone correctly is a necessary skill in an office or business. (2) Always answer promptly and then identify yourself. (3) A driver’s license is a form of identification.    (4) Make sure you give the caller your complete attention. 

a.  Sentence 1

b.  Sentence 2

c.  Sentence 3

d.  Sentence 4

3.    Below a topic sentence is provided, add the supporting sentences and a concluding sentence  so that it can construct one good paragraph! (minimally 7 sentences).

Writing is a complex sociocognitive process involving the construction of recorded messages on paper or on some other material, and more recently, on a computer screen.    ……………………………………………………………………

4.    Below supporting sentences and a concluding sentence are provided, construct the topic sentence.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In a CD recording of sound, sound waves are converted into digital numbers and inscribed on the disc. The digital data on the disc is read by laser beam, thus eliminating any form of mechanical friction that could distort sound quality. CDs can also be used to store images as well as information. As optical data storage techniques improve, CD technology will become more widespread and may someday entirely replace magnetic storage.

5.    Now it’s your time to write your own paragraph under one of the topics below:

a.    Can we live without Fb?

b.    The thing you hate most about yourself.

c.    The thing you love most about yourself.

d.    Money changes people

Good Luck!