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I. Stylistics is the study of style. It is concerned with the user‘s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effects

A. situation

B. context

C. time

D. place

2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of: [ ]

A. humour

B. sarcasm

C. ridicule

D. all the above

3. The four major modes of semantic change are _____. [ ]

A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradation

B. extension, generalization, elevation and degradation

C. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradation

D. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation

4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____. [ ]

A. synecdoche

B. metonymy

C. substitution

D. metaphor

5. Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes.

A. Greek

B. Roman

C. Italian

D. Germanic

6. Grammatical context refers to _____ in which a word is used. [ ]

A. vocabulary

B. grammar

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