| 2018 Catch-up Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| Semantics Answer the following questions. How would the naming theory and the concept theory deal with the meaning of a word such as ‘chair’? Pragmatics Answer the following questions. How is ‘context’ viewed in Austin’s and Searle’s speech act theories? Explain and illustrate with examples. |
| 2018 Final Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| Semantics Answer the following questions. The relation of ‘entailment’ obtains between two words in a different way depending on the semantic relation that holds between them. Explain and illustrate with examples.How do the prototype theory and the feature theory deal with entities within a category? Pragmatics Answer the following questions. The notion of text is important in both Austin’s and Searle’s speech act theory. Discuss and illustrate with examples. Casual conversations are an instance of unplanned speech because they occur in real time. However, they are not an instance of unorganized speech. Discuss. |
| 2017 Catch-up Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| Semantics Answer the following questions. Define the semantics relation if hyponymy and explain and illustrate with examples why it is a one-way relation.The conjunction ‘and’ is truth-functional while the conjunction ‘because’ is not. Explain and illustrate with examples. Pragmatics Answer the following questions. Define and explain the notion of ‘speaker meaning’ in the light of the following exchange between speaker A and speaker B: A: Where is my box of chocolates? B: I was feeling hungry. Austin, in his speech act theory, introduced a new dimension in language analysis which relates language and action. Explain and illustrate with examples. |
| 2017 Final Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| Semantics Answer the following questions. (24lines for each question) As opposed to the naming theory, the concept theory claims that the link between the symbol and the referent is not a direct one. What does this claim mean, and to what extent is it a satisfactory view of meaning?One of the basic notions in formal semantics is logic. State the reason which motivates the use of logic in this type of semantics in the light of sentences such as: Visiting relatives can be boring. Pragmatics Answer the following questions. (24lines for each question) In his speech act theory, Austin pointed out that a performative act may either “misfire” or “go through in an unsatisfactory way”. Explain the difference between the two and illustrate with examples.Interlocutors converse with one another successfully because they obey certain principles. Explain and illustrate with examples. |
| 2016 Catch-up Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. Semantics Hyponym and meronymy are two semantic relations that hold between words in a given language. What are the properties that distinguish between these two relations? Pragmatics Two of the notions stated in speech act theory are textual and contextual conditions/rules. Discuss how different scholars define these notions and illustrate with examples. |
| 2015 Catch-up Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. Semantics Semanticists make a distinction between denotation and sense. Explain and illustrate with examples. Pragmatics Pragmaticists claim that in some utterances there may be a gap between what is stated explicitly and what is implied. Explain this claim and provide examples for illustration. |
| 2015 Final Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| Semantics Answer The following questions. The words In set A are semantically related as are the words in set. Set A creature bird eagle Set B house room door How does the notion of entailment apply to these two sets of words? The naming theory of word meaning claims that the signifier is a word in the language and the signified is the object in the world that this word denotes. How would this theory of meaning apply to the different words of a language? Pragmatics Answer ONE of the following questions. What are the textual and contextual conditions/rules that would, according to Searle’s theory, allow the utterance “I promise I will give you back your camera next Firday” to have the illocutionary force of a promise?What is the difference between the utterances in set A and those in set B? Set A The earth is round. Old people need love and respect. The weather is nice today. Set B I name this school “Hope Lake”. I bequeath my farm to my sister. |
| 2014 Catch-up Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. Semantics One of theories of word meaning claims that words are ‘names’ or ‘labels’ for objects or things in the world. How would this theory deal with words such as ‘easy’,’drink’,’unicorn’ and ‘hatred’? Pragmatics In some circumstances, speakers may violate intentionally one of the four maxims proposed by Grice. Explain and illustrate with examples. |
| 2014 Final Semantics & Pragmatics 2 hours (24 lines for each question) |
| ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. I. Semantics 1. The prototype theory of word meaning was proposed to solve some of the problems associated with the feature theory. Explain and illustrate with examples. 2. How would the notion of taxonomy apply to the following sets of words? Set A creature reptile lizard Set B body arm elbow II. Pragmatics 1. In his speech act theory, Austin made a distinction between two types of utterances. Discuss this distinction in the light of the following examples: a. I sentence you to ten years of imprisonment. b. The room is very small. 2. In speech act theory, it is claimed that an act can misfire (i.e., not go through at all) or go through in an unsatisfactory way. What are the felicity conditions that would allow an utterance such as ‘I declare you husband and wife’ to go through and act as a performative? |
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