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Positive And Negative Connotation Essay

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Name: Amalia Buga 1. For the following word, list as many synonyms as you can think of (at least five) and discuss the connotations that these synonyms have. • thin (of a person) -slender: positive connotation - a person that is gracefully thin in proportion with its length and height -slim: positive connotation - a person that is gracefully thin due to its constitution -skinny: negative connotation – a person that is unattractively thin due to its lack of flesh. -lean: positive connotation – a person that is thin, but especially healthily so. -meager: negative connotation – a person that is unattractively thin because it has little flesh …show more content…

3a. Provide a componential analysis of the following group of words. Which semantic components would you need to distinguish and differentiate all the terms? cook, steam, poach, simmer, deep-fry, sauté, stew, braise, broil, roast, bake, grill, barbecue cook steam poach simmer Deep-fry sauté stew braise broil roast bake grill bbq water +/- + + + - - + + - - - - - outdoors +/- - - - - - +/- - +/- + - + + indoors +/- + + + + - +/- +/- +/- - + - - oil +/- - - - + + - +/- - - - - - Cooking pot +/- + + + - - + + - - +/- - - Frying pan +/- - - - + +/- - - + + - - - stove +/- + + + + + +/- +/- - - - - - 3b. Now, based on you results in the previous exercise, draw a hyponym tree (a folk taxonomy tree) to represent the hyponymy relations of the terms in 3a. 4a. We have discussed in class the fact that different authors propose different lists of thematic roles. Find one alternative list to the ones discussed in class (you will need to cite your sources: do NOT use Wikipedia!) Describe the terms and compare them to Frawley's. Which roles are the same (regardless of the label used)? Which roles are

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