Introduction to Linguistics - Assignment 8

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[This assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

  1. Write down the exact words stated for the meanings of Semantic Rule 1 (a truth condition) and for Semantic Rule 2 (a set) in Chapter 4, pp. 145-146.
  2. According to our textbook, what are the three different types of phenomena that happen "when compositionality goes awry?" (pp. 147-152)
  3. According to our textbook, what are three different types of antonyms? (See the section on Lexical Relations.)
  4. Do just examples a,c, and h of Exercise 9 in Chapter 4.




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