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TRÖÔØNG ÑH KHOA HOÏC XAÕ HOÄI& NHAÂN VAÊN

HOÄI ÑOÀNG TUYEÅN SINH SAU ÑAÏI HOÏC - 2007

COÄNG HOØA XAÕ HOÄI CHUÛ NGHÓA VIEÄT NAM

ÑOÄC LAÄP – TÖÏ DO – HAÏNH PHUÙC

ÑEÀ THI TUYEÅN SINH SAU ÑAÏI HOÏC NAÊM 2007

Moân cô sôû: Linguistics

Thôøi gian laøm baøi: 180 phuùt

Ghi chuù: 1. Thí sinh khoâng ñöôïc söû duïng taøi lieäu khi laøm baøi.

2. Giaùm thò khoâng giaûi thí gì hôn.

PART ONE: SYNTAX (3M)

Question 1:

(a) How many kinds of adverbs do adverbs ending in –ly belong to? Paraphrase the

meaning of each type and give one example to illustrate.

(b) How do minor class words differ from major class words?

Question 2: Is each of the sentences in the following pairs different from the other in terms of verb

type or structure? Explain.

(a) (i) Jack left the room in a hurry.

(ii) Jack left his clothes in the closet.

(b) (i) My sister makes a delicious fruitcake.

(ii) A fruitcake makes a fine gift.

Question 3: the sentences below are ambiguous. Read them carefully and do tasks (a) & (b) that

follow.

(i) The lamb is too hot to eat.

(ii) He watched the hunters with binoculars.

(a) Paraphrase the different meanings that the sentences suggest.

(b) Explain why the sentences are ambiguous. Use the diagrams where necessary.

PART TWO: SEMANTICS (3M)

Question 1: Compare the following terms. Give one example for each.

a.synonymy / homonymy

b.analytic sentence / contradictory sentence

Question 2: Identify the sense relation between the words in each of the following pairs.

a. cook / fry

b. send / receive

c. come / arrive

d. vehicle / car