Context in its narrow sense refers to___ context, and in its broad sense, it refers to both linguistic and non-linguistic context.
lexical
non-linguistic
linguistic
grammatical
The role of context manifests itself in the following ways except_____.
elimination of ambiguity
provision of rhetorical colouring
indication of referents
provision of clues for inferring word meaning
______ and ______ are the common causes of ambiguity.
Synonymy; hyponymy
Antonymy; homonymy
Synonymy; antonymy
Homonymy; polysemy
Linguistic context may cover the following except______.
the participants
the entrie book
a whole chapter
a paragraph
Factors of word meaning change in extra-linguistic aspect include______.
class reason
psychological reason
historical reason
all the above
Landlord has different interpretations in Western countries and China. The reason is due to ______.
cultural background
linguistic context
lexical context
grammatical context
The meaning of a polysemant may be influenced by the structure in which it occurs. This is what we call_____.
linguistic context
lexical context
grammatical context
cultural context
The ambiguity of the sentence, "He is a hard businessman", is due to ______.
polysemy
homonymy
hyponymy
synonymy
Ambiguity arises due to the following except_______.
homonymy
antonymy
polysemy
grammatical structure
The ambiguity of the sentence, "The ball was attractive' is caused by_____.
polysemy
hyponymy
grammatical structure
homonymy
In "do the flowers", do means "arrange", the understanding of do depends on ______.
grammatical context
relevant details
lexical context
extra-linguistic context
Context can be divided into_________ and_________ context.
Linguistic context can be subdivided into ______ context and______ context.
______ often arises due to polysemy and homonymy.
Context clues for inferring word meaning vary a great deal. The major ones include definition, explanation, _______, synonymy, antonymy, _______, relevant details and word structure.