A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition
IE word: *webh Meaning: "to weave" English word: Meaning change: ...
Name Section 7.2 Indo-European to English 2 Question The reconstructed Indo-European (IE) words given in 1-8 are the ancestors o ...
You need to be mentally flexible for this exercise: experiment and make your best guess about what could be a plausible descenda ...
IE word: *lendh Meaning: "prairie, heath" English word: Meaning change: IE word: *kait(o) (Note: There is no trace of the (0) ...
IE word: "dhelbh Meaning: "to dig" English word: Meaning change: ...
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Section 8.1 Identifying the Message Look through cartoons A-J and answer the questions that follow. ...
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Questions A. Match each caption with the most appropriate picture. In some cases the caption needs to be modified somewhat to ma ...
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Section 8.2 Communication Breakdown Study the cartoon and answer questions A-C. Questions A. In Linguistics, pp. 372-377, the st ...
B. Given the context of utterance, is it likely that communication would indeed break down? Why or why not? C. If you argued in ...
Name Section 8.3 Literal/Nonliteral Use Question are 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. ...
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Name Section 8.4 Indirectness Indirectness in communication involves performing one linguistic act by means of performing anothe ...
What time is it? 5. Is that the radio again? B. Indirectness can also involve "questioning" by way of "ordering." That is, the ...
Name Section 8.5 "Unclear Reference" of Pronouns: English In this exercise you will be trying to figure out the nature of a part ...
Assume that the noun phrase "antecedent" for he is the White House in example 3. Who would you guess he is? (You may think of s ...
Who are they and how do you know? Is the noun phrase "antecedent" of they singular or plural? How does this bear on your discus ...
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