Directions: Explain the following terms and give examples for illustration where appropriate.

semantics

Semantics can be simply defined as the study of（）.

Directions: Explain the following terms and give examples for illustration where appropriate.

semantics

Directions: Explain the following terms, using one or two examples for illustration.

the naming theory

Directions: Answer the following questions.

What are the major views concerning the study of meaning? Explain them briefly.

The naming theory was proposed by（ ）

Directions: Explain the following terms and give examples for illustration where appropriate.

the naming theory

The c view holds that there is no direct link between a linguistic form and what it refers to.

If you say that there is no direct connection between a linguistic form and what it refers to, you hold a（ ）view of meaning study. 

Directions: Explain the following terms, using one or two examples for illustration.

semantic triangle

Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put T for true or F for false in the bracket in front of each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and give the correct version.

Sense and reference are of the same thing in meaning study.

Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put T for true or F for false in the bracket in front of each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and give the correct version.

Sense and reference are two important notions associated with lexical meaning.

Directions: Answer the following questions.

What are the major views concerning the study of meaning? Explain them briefly.

​Reference means what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical world; it deals with the relationship between the （）element and the non-linguistic world of experience.

R means what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical world; it deals with the relationship between the linguistic element and the non-linguistic world of experience.

Judge whether the following statement is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the bracket in front of each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.

Sense and reference refer to the same thing in meaning study.

（）is what a linguistic form refers to in the real world; it is a matter of the relationship between form and the reality.

Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the ANSWER SHEET. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version. 

Reference is the inherent meaning of the linguistic form.

Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in ONE word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given.

S is concerned with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form, which is abstract and independent from context.

（ ）is concerned with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form while（ ）deals with the relationship between the linguistic element and non-linguistic world of experience.