Questões sobre Vocabulário

In the text, the word “bias” (L.5)

can be correctly understood as the expressing of an unquestionable preference towards a particular subject or thing, while rejecting others.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The expression “in addition” (l.12) means furthermore.

Each of the following items offers a suggestion for a translation into Portuguese of some excerpts of the text above. If the proposed translation is accurate and acceptable, label the item C (certo). Otherwise, label it E (errado).

“Operating at all linguistic levels (e.g. lexicology, syntax, text linguistics, and intonation), stylisticians analyze both the style of specific texts and stylistic variation across texts.” (R.6-8) — Ao operar em todos os níveis linguísticos (i.e, nos níveis lexicológico, sintático, da linguística textual e entoação), os estudiosos do estilo analisam tanto os estilos de textos específicos como a variação linguística através de textos.

Taking into consideration the text above, judge the following items.

The modal “should” (l.28) is used to express an idea of conditionality.

According to the text, judge the following items.

In the text, the preposition “about” (l.16) means related to.