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20 Question Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz
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1Linguistics is the study of...
- Alanguage and its structure.
- Bspeaking and listening.
- Clanguage and sounds.
- Dwords used in the English language.
2Choose all that apply.
Phonemics is the study of...- Agrammar
- Bsyntax
- Cphonemes
- Dsounds in language
3An example of phonology is being able to read the following sentence.
"Mi lida sista is niz."- ARichtig
- BFalsch
4Ms. Brown's class is studying how adding the prefix "un" changes the meaning of a word. Ms. Brown's class is studying what?
- Astops
- Bmorphology
- Cgrammar
- Dthe beginning of words
5Choose all that apply.
Semantics is the study of...- Athe meaning of words.
- Bthe meaning of phrases.
- Cthe meaning of sentences.
- Dthe meaning of life.
6Lucy is learning about how culture and economy effect a persons way of speaking. Lucy is studying sociolinguistics?
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
7Choose all that apply.
Alec wants to communicate some important news to his friends. Which are forms of communication?- Awords
- Bsounds
- Csigns
- Dbehaviors
8Judges and lawyers speak the same lexicon during a trial?
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
9John is 7. His sister is 5. When John says "I am older then her'" he is using what?
- Aprescriptive grammar
- Bdescriptive grammer
- Cproper Standard English
- DAAVE
10Which of the following are examples of prescriptive grammar?
Choose all that apply.- AMy dad and I went fishing.
- BMe and my dad went fishing.
- CI'm smarter then her.
- DI'm smarter then she.
11The following is an example of proper Standard English.
"Ain't nobody gonna do that homework assignment!"- ARichtig
- BFalsch
12Ms. Brown's class is learning about the parts of speech, number, tense, voice and gender. They are studying the __________ of language.
- Apragmatics
- Bsyntax
- Cdialect
- Dgrammar
13When Jack asked Sandy, "What's up?" he was using ___________________.
- Apragmatics
- Bslang
- Cproper standard English
- Dlinguistics
14The study of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in language is called 'Phonology'?
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
15Choose all that apply.
Examples of Standard English can be seen in which of the following places?- Anewspapers and books
- Bmass media
- Cschools
- DShakespeare"s Writings
16In 'To Kill a Mockingbird', many of the characters have different _______________, showing their class in the American South:
I was sittin' on the porch, and he come along. Uh, there's this old chifforobe in the yard, and I-I said, 'You come in here, boy, and bust up this chifforobe, and I'll give you a nickle.'- AAAVE
- Blexicon
- Cdialect
- DStandard English
17Choose all that apply.
Which of the following are examples of register?- Awalkin vs walking
- Bdad vs father
- Ckid vs child
- Dain't vs not
18'He didn't pay me no mind,' is an example of AAVE.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
19Sounds created without obstructing air as in /i/, are called _________________.
- Aconsonant
- Bvowel
- Capproximant
- Dannoying
20Ms. Brown is making sounds produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air by her lips, teeth and tongue. She is saying consonants.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
21Choose all that apply.
Which are examples of approximants?- A/l/ and /r/
- B/y/ and /w/
- C/e/ and /o/
- Dnone of the above
- Eapproximants have less obstruction of air then consonants, but more than vowels.
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- 20 Question Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz
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