1) The analysis in which we simply combine the meaning of the words composing a sentence would ________ to present the full meaning of a sentence a) fail b) be sufficient 2) When approaching the analysis of meaning on a sentence level, we have to consider both word semantics and syntax. a) True b) False 3) The principle of compositionality cannot be applied in the analysis of a) Dependent clauses b) Long sentences c) Idioms 4) The underlying meaning of utterances and sentences is conveyed by their a) Sense b) Proposition c) Context 5) The proposition of a sentences can have either a true or false true value. a) True b) False 6) What is the truth value of the proposition of the sentence “The sun raises in the west”? a) The truth value is unknown b) The truth value is false c) The truth value is true 7) The sentences “Mary is Sarah’s sister” and “Sarah is Mary’s sister” are an example of a) Incompatible proposition b) Mutual entailment c) Entailment

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