مادة 322 التراكيب والدلاله ( حل تدريبات الكتاب UNIT 1 WHAT IS SEMANTICS? “”?

[Hana09 0]

برجاء المشاركة من ترم سادس في التعليق علي هذا الحل 

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?What is “semantics

“Semantic” is the study of meaning. 

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2. For each group below, decide what semantic features are shared by the (a) words

 and the (b) words, and what semantic features distinguish between (a) and (b).

• EXAMPLE: (a). bachelor, man, son, actor, uncle

                      (b) aunt, girl, mother, hostess, widow

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                                     The answer 

1 - semantic features are distinguish and shared between (a) and (b):- 

(a). bachelor, man, son, actor, uncle   (+human) (+male) (-female)

(b) aunt, girl, mother, hostess, widow (+human) (+male) (-female) 

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Groups (a) and (b) are both <+human>. Group (a) is <+male> and group (b) is <+female>.

• (a) idea, honesty, fear, courage, love, hate   (+human) (+male) (+female)

 (b) mountain, street, valley, square, district  (-human) (-male) (-female)

• (a) rose, tulip, daisy, carnation   (-human) (-male) (+female)

 (b) carrots, potatoes, turnips       (-human) (+male) (-female)       

• (a) milk, water, soup, alcohol    (-human) (+male) (-female)

 (b) flour, sugar, salt,                   (-human) (+male) (-female)   

• (a) church, temple, mosque, synagogue   (-human) (-male) (+female)

(b) market, factory, shop, bank                 (-human) (+male) (-female)

• (a) fly, skate, ride, ski, cycle, drive, canoe  (-human) (-male) (+female)

 (b) jump, run, walk, jog, swim    (-human) (+male) (-female)  

• (a) book, novel, dictionary, notebook, letter  (-human) (+male) (-female)

 (b) pencil, typewriter, chalk, pen, crayon     (-human) (+male) (-female)

• (a) dead, asleep, lazy, absent       (+human) (+male) (+female)

 (b) active, busy, alive, dynamic   (+human) (+male) (+female)

• (a) intelligent, pretty, cheerful, rich   (+human) (+male) (+female)  

 (b) sad, ugly, miserable, stupid, poor (+human) (+male) (+female)

[enigma_sinai 0]

Hi,
The scond line of the first answer is wrong, as aunt and mother are . They are female.
Next is idea and honesty..etc are , while mountain and village are .
Rose and tulip are , potatoes and carrot are.
Now you can reconsider your other answers
Greetings

[enigma_sinai 0]

PS, it is not all about male and female or human.

[Hana09 0]

the question it was like this
Groups (a) and (b) are both <+human>. Group (a) is <+male> and group (b) is <+female>.

[Ashraf2011 0]

[ltr]ltr] حل آخر [/ltr]

(a)  idea, honesty, fear, courage, love, hate

[ltr](b) mountain, street, valley, square, district[/ltr]

Groups (a) and (b) are both +noun.

Group (a) is +abstract and group (b)-abstract

[ltr](a) rose, tulip, daisy, carnation[/ltr]

[ltr](b) carrots, potatoes, turnips[/ltr]

Groups (a) and (b) are both +animate, +plant.

Group (a) +flower, -edible    group (b) +edible

[ltr](a) milk, water, soup, alcohol[/ltr]

[ltr](b) flour, sugar, salt[/ltr]

Groups (a) and (b) are both +noun, +concrete, +edible    

Group (a) +liquid    group (b) +powder

[ltr](a)  church, temple, mosque, synagogue[/ltr]

[ltr](b) market, factory, shop, bank[/ltr]

Groups (a) and (b) are both +noun, building  

 

 Group (a) +worship/+prayer       group (b) +service

[ltr](a) fly, skate, ride, ski, cycle, drive, canoe[/ltr]

[ltr](b) jump, run, walk, jog, swim[/ltr]

Groups (a) and (b) are both +verb, +action, +sport     

 Group (a) +equipment      group (b) –equipment

[ltr](a) book, novel, dictionary, notebook, letter[/ltr]

[ltr](b) pencil, typewriter, chalk, pen, crayon[/ltr]

Groups (a) and (b) are both +noun,

Group (a)+read    group (b) +write

Groups (a) and (b) are both +adjective 

 Group (a) -active     group (b) +active

[ltr](a) dead, asleep, lazy, absent[/ltr]

[ltr](b) active, busy, alive, dynamic[/ltr]

[ltr](a)  intelligent, pretty, cheerful, rich[/ltr]

[ltr](b) sad, ugly, miserable, stupid, poor[/ltr]

Groups (a) and (b) are both +adjective

 Group (a) +admirable group (b) –admirable