Question

1. Analyse the following words in terms of relative motivation:
rowboat, impermeability, wholesaler, pan-African, childless, playing-field, incredible,
scare-crow, counter-attack, imperfect, overdose, shareholder, caretaker,
salesman, foresee, misunderstanding.

2. b) Identify and comment on the type of meaning of the bold words in terms of extension and intension.

An Opera Theatre in her town is her dream.
They are signing the contract.
‘Have you met the Pope?’ ‘I have never met Giovanni Paolo II’.
I wanted to find a nice pair of glasses but there wasn’t any cheap enough.
Since he saw that film, he’s always been afraid of ghosts.
Ann was sad. She didn’t answer my greeting.
He bought a bar of chocolate.
Zorro is his favourite hero.
They have no money to travel abroad.
Every year, the mayor delivers a speech in the town square.
What we need is a group of volunteers.

Answer 1

Răspuns:

Explicație:

Relative Motivation:

a) rowboat: neutral

b) impermeability: neutral

c) wholesaler: neutral

d) pan-African: positive or neutral (depending on the context)

e) childless: neutral

f) playing-field: neutral

g) incredible: positive

h) scare-crow: neutral

i) counter-attack: neutral

j) imperfect: negative

k) overdose: negative

l) shareholder: neutral

m) caretaker: neutral

n) salesman: neutral

o) foresee: positive

p) misunderstanding: negative

Type of meaning:

a) "Opera Theatre in her town" and "dream" - concrete nouns (extension) and abstract nouns (intension)

b) "signing the contract" - action verb (extension) and the process of signing (intension)

c) "Pope" and "Giovanni Paolo II" - proper noun (extension) and the person referred to (intension)

d) "nice pair of glasses" and "cheap" - concrete noun (extension) and the qualities of the object (intension)

e) "afraid of ghosts" - abstract noun (extension) and the emotional state (intension)

f) "Ann was sad" - adjective (extension) and the emotional state (intension)

g) "bar of chocolate" - concrete noun (extension)

h) "Zorro" - proper noun (extension) and the character referred to (intension)

i) "no money to travel abroad" - phrase (extension) and the financial situation (intension)

j) "mayor delivers a speech" - action verb (extension) and the process of speaking (intension)

k) "group of volunteers" - phrase (extension) and the type of people referred to (intension)