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Lexicology and Stylistics Final Test
variant 1
1. The smallest meaningful unit of language is called _____________.
2. Autumn: yellow leaves, sadness, mud, rain. This is an example of a
_________________________.
3. The correspondence of numerous related meanings to ONE sound and graphical form is
called ________________.
4. The generative language models/patters that are meant to make speech more expressive
through use of phonetic, lexical, semantic and syntactical structures are named
______________________. Once created, they are usually unique.
5. British and American English are ___________ of English language.
6. The semantic triangle explains the relation between ____________ , _____________ and its
meaning.
7. If the sound form of the word can suggest a words meaning, then this is a case of
___________ motivation. This is the case of the words cuckoo or buzz.
8. Identify types of morphemes (in couples).
1.
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2.
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3.

9. Enumerate types of antonyms. Give examples.

1.
ex:
2.
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3.
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10.List types of synonyms. Give examples.
1.
ex:
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4.
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5.
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11.____________ relations are based on context.
A. syntagmatic
B. etymological
C. paradigmatic D. semantic
12.Enumerate types of set-expressions according to Vinogradov.
1.
2.
3.
13.Enumerate all the subgroups of colloquial vocabulary. Give ONE example to each.
A.
B.
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
6.
14.What are the means of enrichment of English vocabulary?
1.

2.

3. borrowing

15.Fowl used to mean bird. Now it means domestic birds. This is a case of ___________
change called _____________.

16.Knight used to mean young servant. Now it means a brave, chivalrous man. This is
a case of ___________ change called _____________.
17.Give 3 differences between
British
and
American
English.
Pronunciation
___________________
___________________
Spelling
___________________
___________________
Vocabulary
___________________
___________________
18.Indicate the origin of the following English words:
Cheese ___________________
Law
___________________
Parliament ___________________
Mother ___________________
Pyjamas ___________________
Alcohol ___________________
19.Stylistics is connected to the following branches of linguistics: ______________,
______________, ______________
20.Hes got brains, hes really smart. This example contains
A. epithet
B. metaphor C. personification D. synecdoche
21.Would you oblige me and go screw yourself? This example contains
_______________________________.
22.The sky was blood-red. This example contains
A. simile B. zeugma C. hyperbole D. epithet
23.Lily, easy as a kiss well find an answer. This example contains
A. simile B. metaphor C. antonomasia D. detached construction
24.An old man, turned ninety-eight, he won the lottery and died the next day. This example
contains
A. interjection B. oxymoron C. irony D. litotes
25.She lost her boyfriend and her mind. This example contains
__________________________________ .
26.She is a real Mother Theresa; she is ready to help everyone. This example contains
A. chiasmus B. pun C. zeugma D. antonomasia
27.Talent Mr. Micawber has; capital Mr. Micawber has not. - This example contains
A. stylistic inversion B. emphasis C. break-in-the-narrative D. enumeration
28.Down dropped the breeze, The sails dropped down. This example contains
A. climax B. chiasmus C. ellipsis D. asyndeton
29.A smile would come into Mr. Pickwick's face: the smile extended into a laugh: the laugh
into a roar, and the roar became general. This example contains
__________________________________ .
30.It was a lovely city, a beautiful city, a fair city, a veritable gem of a city. This example
contains
A. polysyndeton B. gap-sentence link C. climax D. repetition