Exam test.

Lexicology

1) How does metonymy differ from metaphor? Provide the examples for each.

2) How does connotative meaning differ from denotative meaning?

3) What does the term ‚phraseology‘ signify? What is the main feature of phraseological
units (idioms, phrasal verbs, proverbs, etc.) which separates them from free-word
groups?

4) How does sense differ from reference? Provide examples.

5) What is a pseudo-morpheme?

6) Indicate the types of words (simple, complex, compound):

Cars –

Sufficient –

Intercultural –
 Sportsman –

Philistine –

7) Identify the types of morphemes in the words provided:

Unconventional –
Presentability –
shoulder (n.) –
preacher’s –
conductors –

8) What types of word formation can you identify?

a) To devolve → devaluation
b) Donation → to donate
c) Holidays → hols
d) My grandmother bottled (verb) the juice and canned (verb) the pickles.
e) UFO
f) Unhappiness
g) Beaulicious
h) Click-and-buy
i) brolly < umbrella

9) UNESCO, IELTS, NATO are called……………………..?