Meaning and Metaphor - Assignment 8 James Madison University

Instructions: Type or clearly write your answers to each of the following questions. [This assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

1. Suppose you are trying to leave for an appointment and you ask your three roommates, "Have you seen my car keys?" and each roommate gives you one of the responses below. For each response, state which Gricean maxim that roommate is violating and explain why his/her response violates that maxim.
   Roomie #1: I saw them in the living room on the right corner of the coffee table an inch and a half from the coaster and three inches from the TV remote.
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   Roomie #2: I'm having a really bad day.
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   Roomie #3: eythay erway onway eethay offeekay abletay inway eethay ivinglay oomray.
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2. After (re)reading Chapter 5, attempt to answer each of the following questions about the word "pen":
   1. Does "pen" have an antonym? If so, what is it, and what type of antonymy of those mentioned in the text best fits this pair? If not, why do you think we don't have such a word?
   2. Give an example of a meronym of "pen".
   3. Give one example each of a hyponym and a hyperonym of "pen". Are your hyponym and hyperonym in the same taxonomy?
   What is the word that you think comes closest to being a synonym of "pen." Describe this synonymy. For example, is it a perfect synonym? A sense synonym? Perhaps a synonym restricted by connotation or register?