ENG 227 Final, Fall 2005

1 Engl 227 January 26, 2006 Fall 2005-2006 Prof. Lina Choueiri Final Exam Answer ALL the following questions. 1. Define the following terms and provide an appropriate example when it is relevant: (18 pts) idiom, modularity of the brain, anomia 2. What is the difference between the relationship of (ia) and (ib) on the one hand, and the relationship between (iia) and (iib) on the other? Explain briefly. (6 pts) i. a. S1: Mary used to swim a mile daily. b. S2: Mary no longer swims a mile daily. ii. a. S1: After Hans painted the walls, Pete installed the cabinets. b. S2 Hans painted the walls. 3. Identify one metaphorical expression in the following sentence, then indicate its literal meaning and the appropriateness of its use in this context making reference to its intended meaning. (6 pts) 4. aphasics. Identify, without explaining, which utterance is made by which type of aphasic. (6 pts) a. b. c. rses nine, no, uh, two, tails want swish 5. subject in a dichotic listening test where you are presented with the following combinations of stimuli. Which stimulus would you most likely hear most clearly? Explain briefly why you think so . (10 pts) a. left ear: a man saying cat right ear: a man saying dog b. left ear: a woman sneezing right ear: a woman saying horse 2 6. Identify which language disorder a patient with each of the following symptoms may have. Explain briefly why you think so . (12 pts) a. The inability to follow simple verbal instructions, like Sit down or Close the door b. Slow and inaccurate pronunciation c. loss of the ability to understand written material 7. Identify the semantic role of each noun phrase in the following sentences (P.S. No explanations are required). (22 pts) a. John filled the drawer with paper. b. The hurricane destroyed the island. c. Their ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. d. Our general manager is seeking more efficiency as a key to success. 8. For each of the following excerpts name a (Gricean) maxim that has been violated and explain how. What is the intended meaning in each case? (9 pts) i. A: When am I going to get back the money I lent you? B: ii. What are the three most important things in real estate? Location, location, location. iii. love working 80 hours a week with no vacation. 9. We have observed three semantic relations among sentences: P(araphrase), E(ntailment), and C(ontradiction). Which of these relations is exemplified in each of the following pairs? (Use N, for N(one) and ) (5pts) a. All the boys went home. Some of the boys went to the movies. b. John remembered to send Mary a gift. Mary received a gift from John. c. John tried to reach the summit. d. Flipper likes the taste of chocolate. Flipper finds chocolate tasty. e. Toni is a man. 10. Researchers have found that the study of language and the brain provides confirmation for the modularity hypothesis. Provide and briefly discuss an example of such a study. (10 pts)