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magmichele12

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on: Jun 20, 2018
Polysemy is __________.
 
  a. different syntaxes used to convey the same idea
  b. the same syntax used to convey multiple ideas
  c. when one word has multiple meanings
  d. when multiple words mean the same thing

Question 2

Your understanding of the function served by KEY in the phrase the key opened the door is most closely related to which theoretical view of language processing?
 
  a. Craik & Lockhart's depth of processing account
  b. elaborative encoding
  c. Chomsky's transformational grammar
  d. the case grammar approach


firehawk60

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d


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