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1) Pause can be divided into structural pause and_____ pause.
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3) _____ is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.4 l1 l3 T* A) B
4) _____ is a kind of mild expression for an offensive or harsh one.! U( M) F9 Z+ U: n2 [, Z- G; V+ p
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II. Indicate what kind of figures of speech is used in the following examples. (20 points)" m* n' x; h$ `
1) My love is like a red rose. _____
: o8 H% T5 H2 h& |2) If we don't hang together, we shall hang separately.______& E0 Y+ a6 |; G0 ?* B+ Y3 i1 d8 g
3) He was a tiger in the battle field.______
5 Q2 T, ~) C, m* t4 P; l. P4) China won the game against Japan by 3:2. ______; r Y' [/ w* D2 M2 T% h
. ~- E" e& d4 x( x( }3 X) t: n* cIII. Explain in brief the following terms. (20 points). q/ Q# h. `. v v9 }# u7 @; T
1) Mode of discourse
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3) Irony
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IV. Please decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (20 points) `! B- b3 l: o# ^
1) Dialect is a subtype of language which may be determined by geographical locality or particular social groupings. ( )
3 q% Q1 m" k9 _9 N2) Lexical analysis is chiefly concerned about how the words in a text are put together to produce meaning and other kinds of message. ( ); {. P# A9 a( L: [6 f& V
3) Contrastive conjunction is achieved by the use of conjunctive words of addition or progression, such as and, furthermore, moreover, etc. ( )
( l5 T ~+ r0 m z, \. l! E4) Field of discourse is about what is going on, the purpose and subject-matter of communication. ( )' q$ _* k6 j# e, p0 K0 G" ^2 `
4 B7 F) s" i: CV. Analyze the following conversation. (Attention: please give the definition of this kind of figure of speech, and its stylistic effects) (20 points)
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Susan: Jim, can you give me Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?
! p& g+ s5 J9 u! B bJim: No, but he used to live at the white house in Washington DC.
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