Write a short essay on each of the topics
below, following the instructions given. All are worth 12 points,
except #5. You may use the book, your notes, or any other written
material that you might need, but you may not consult with anyone.
Please turn it in to me or leave it in my mailbox in Nwcb 302
by 5pm Friday Dec. 17. You could e-mail me your response, except
that a couple of the questions ask for drawings.
Decide which of the following pair
of sentences sounds more natural and then explain why in terms
of the notions figure and ground.
The barn is near the bicycle.
The bicycle is near the barn.
Draw the image schema for the preposition
near (as used in #1) and then describe one metaphorical
extension of it. You may use a dictionary as a source for possible
extensions.
Explain what an action chain is and
give your own example (that is, not drawn from the book or your
notes).
The verb frighten has two usages,
illustrated below. Explain the difference between them using
role archetypes:
John frightened Mary by jumping out
of the bushes and yelling `boo'.
John frightens Mary because he is so
big and clumsy.
Explain a typical American Christmas
celebration first as a script and then as an interactive network.
What nouns as so taken for granted in this script/network that
they can be definite without any prior mention? (16 pts)
Try to integrate the verbs, hide,
find, and show into a single frame, and explain the
perspective that each one takes on this frame.
Explain the difference between the
two motion events given below in terms of their event-frame components:
Mary descended the stairs on her tip
toes.
Mary tiptoed down the stairs.
Explain Talmy's analysis of by
phrases, and then explain why the following sentence is a problem
for it:
I accidentally killed the goldfish
in my pond by pouring tap water into it.
Calender
Inception: 12/13/99.
Last revision: 12/13/99.
