What does the term meta-language mean, according to Andrzej Warminski ?

Related Mcqs:

1. What does the term meta-language mean, according to Andrzej Warminski ?

   A. A language about another language
   B. A supernatural language
   C. A language that does not yet constitute a real language
   D. A language used by a particular marginalized group of people within a larger dominant culture

2. Professor Hammer argues that in a certain sense Wallace Stevens’s poetry is always meta-poetry. What does this mean ?

   A. Stevens’s poetry is primarily, though not explicitly, concerned with metaphysics.
   B. Stevens’s poetry investigates its own rules.
   C. Stevens’s poetry always addresses several different audiences.
   D. Stevens’s poetry highlights an objective voice.

3. According to Dante, what does the term “gramatica” mean ?

   A. It is static language with unchanging rules.
   B. It is the language spoken by everyday people.
   C. It is the only kind of illustrious vernacular.
   D. It is synonymous with natural language.

4. Let me for a few moments turn your attention to the reservations in the different states of New England, and, with but few exceptions, we shall find them as follows: the most mean, abject, miserable race of beings in the world – a complete place of prodigality and prostitution. What does “prodigality” mean ?

   A. Wasteful extravagance
   B. Promiscuity
   C. Return from the dead
   D. Redemption

5. Competence is a term to describe the knowledge possessed by native users of a language which enables them to speak and understand their language fluently was introduced by________?

   A. Sassure
   B. Enoch Powel
   C. Noam Chomsky
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo

6. What does the critical term ’esemplatic’ mean ?

   A. The unifying power
   B. Ability to coin new word
   C. Power of imagination
   D. Negative capability

7. What does the term “renaissance” mean ?

   A. Death
   B. Theater
   C. Drama
   D. Rebirth

8. In the context of Medieval literature, what does the term “mystical marriage” mean ?

   A. it is a union supported by the Church
   B. it is a union between anchorites
   C. it is a mystical union between two people
   D. it is a spiritual union with God

9. What does the term “passing” mean ?

   A. The ability of an African American to live as a White person.
   B. To do well on one’s schoolwork.
   C. To leave one’s past behind.
   D. To gain approval from one’s community.

10. In the poem “When Malindy Sings,” Paul Laurence Dunbar uses irony and caricature to “signify” on white assumptions about African Americans. What does Henry Louis Gate’s term “signify” mean ?

    A. Giving words double meaning that appear differently to white and black readers.
    B. Fixing words with very specific meanings.
    C. Making sure that what is written makes sense.
    D. Lying to mislead the reader.