• Chapter 9 Semantics
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  • 1.What semantic feature must a noun have in order to be used in this sentence? The ___________ were discussing what to do.
    [+ human]
  • 2.Using semantic features, how would you explain the oddness of these sentences? (a) The television drank my water.
    The verb drink requires a subject with the feature [+animate] and the noun television has the feature [-animate].
  • 2.Using semantic features, how would you explain the oddness of these sentences? (b) His dog writes poetry.
    The verb write requires a subject with the feature [+human] and the noun dog has the feature [-human].
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