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    Lexicology and Stylistics Final Test Variant 1: A. Syntagmatic B. Etymological C. Paradigmatic D. Semantic

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    Lexicology and Stylistics Final Test Variant 1: A. Syntagmatic B. Etymological C. Paradigmatic D. Semantic

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    This document appears to be a test covering concepts in lexicology and stylistics. It contains 30 multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of key terms and concepts. The questions cover topics such as the smallest unit of language, figures of speech, types of morphemes and antonyms, relations between signs and meanings, differences between British and American English, origins of English words, branches of linguistics related to stylistics, and identification and examples of various literary devices and figures of speech.

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    group_____ name________________ //score_______

    mark________
    Lexicology and Stylistics Final Test
    variant 1
    1. The smallest meaningful unit of language is called _____________.
    2. Autumn: yellow leaves, sadness, mud, rain. This is an example of a
    _________________________.
    3. The correspondence of numerous related meanings to ONE sound and graphical form is
    called ________________.
    4. The generative language models/patters that are meant to make speech more expressive
    through use of phonetic, lexical, semantic and syntactical structures are named
    ______________________. Once created, they are usually unique.
    5. British and American English are ___________ of English language.
    6. The semantic triangle explains the relation between ____________ , _____________ and its
    meaning.
    7. If the sound form of the word can suggest a words meaning, then this is a case of
    ___________ motivation. This is the case of the words cuckoo or buzz.
    8. Identify types of morphemes (in couples).
    1.
    /
    2.
    /

    3.

    9. Enumerate types of antonyms. Give examples.


    1.
    ex:
    2.
    ex:
    3.
    ex:
    10.List types of synonyms. Give examples.
    1.
    ex:
    2.
    ex:
    3.
    ex:
    4.
    ex:
    5.
    ex:
    11.____________ relations are based on context.
    A. syntagmatic
    B. etymological
    C. paradigmatic D. semantic
    12.Enumerate types of set-expressions according to Vinogradov.
    1.
    2.
    3.
    13.Enumerate all the subgroups of colloquial vocabulary. Give ONE example to each.
    A.
    B.
    1.
    4.
    2.
    5.
    3.
    6.
    14.What are the means of enrichment of English vocabulary?
    1.

    2.

    3. borrowing

    15.Fowl used to mean bird. Now it means domestic birds. This is a case of ___________
    change called _____________.

    16.Knight used to mean young servant. Now it means a brave, chivalrous man. This is
    a case of ___________ change called _____________.
    17.Give 3 differences between
    British
    and
    American
    English.
    Pronunciation
    ___________________
    ___________________
    Spelling
    ___________________
    ___________________
    Vocabulary
    ___________________
    ___________________
    18.Indicate the origin of the following English words:
    Cheese ___________________
    Law
    ___________________
    Parliament ___________________
    Mother ___________________
    Pyjamas ___________________
    Alcohol ___________________
    19.Stylistics is connected to the following branches of linguistics: ______________,
    ______________, ______________
    20.Hes got brains, hes really smart. This example contains
    A. epithet
    B. metaphor C. personification D. synecdoche
    21.Would you oblige me and go screw yourself? This example contains
    _______________________________.
    22.The sky was blood-red. This example contains
    A. simile B. zeugma C. hyperbole D. epithet
    23.Lily, easy as a kiss well find an answer. This example contains
    A. simile B. metaphor C. antonomasia D. detached construction
    24.An old man, turned ninety-eight, he won the lottery and died the next day. This example
    contains
    A. interjection B. oxymoron C. irony D. litotes
    25.She lost her boyfriend and her mind. This example contains
    __________________________________ .
    26.She is a real Mother Theresa; she is ready to help everyone. This example contains
    A. chiasmus B. pun C. zeugma D. antonomasia
    27.Talent Mr. Micawber has; capital Mr. Micawber has not. - This example contains
    A. stylistic inversion B. emphasis C. break-in-the-narrative D. enumeration
    28.Down dropped the breeze, The sails dropped down. This example contains
    A. climax B. chiasmus C. ellipsis D. asyndeton
    29.A smile would come into Mr. Pickwick's face: the smile extended into a laugh: the laugh
    into a roar, and the roar became general. This example contains
    __________________________________ .
    30.It was a lovely city, a beautiful city, a fair city, a veritable gem of a city. This example
    contains
    A. polysyndeton B. gap-sentence link C. climax D. repetition

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