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preposing
5
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Of the views concerning the study of meaning, the one in which meaning is explained in terms of observable stimuli and responses made by participants in specific situations is referred to as
（ ）
A
．
contextualism
B
．
behaviourism
C
．
conceptualism
D
．
the naming theory
6
．
The illocutionary point of the
（ ）
is to commit the speaker to something
’
s being the case, to the truth of what has been said.
A
．
representatives
B
．
commissives
C
．
expressives
D
．
directives
7
．
Abbreviations of longer words or phrases may become lexicalized, for example, gym for gymnasium. This process is sometimes called
（ ）
A
．
blending
B
．
abbreviating
C
．
clipping
D
．
compounding
8
．
The differences between standard and non-standard, on the one hand, and between high and low language varieties in a _______ situation, on the other hand, are parallel but not identical.
（ ）
A
．
diglossic
B
．
bilingual
C
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