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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz
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1Linguistics is the study of language and its structure. It includes the study of which of the following?
- Asemantics
- Bfigures of speech
- Cmorphology
- Dphonetics
- Esyntax
2Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors including differences in which of the following?
- Abilingualism
- Boccupational dialect
- Caffricatives
- Dgender differences
3Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of which of the following?
- Aa language
- Ba branch of knowledge
- Ca rhetorical phrase
- Da person
4What does AAVE represent?
- AVernacular Black English
- BBlack English Vernacular
- CEnglish Black Vernacular
- DEbonics
5Ms. Kelly asked her class to choose which of the following were examples of fricatve consonants.
- A/f/
- B/b/
- C/w/
- D/s/
6A consonant can be defined as a sound produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air, by which of the following?
- Atongue
- Bteeth
- Cnasal passage
- Dlips
7Approximants are sounds that have less obstruction of air than consonants, but more than vowels. A teacher might give which of the following as examples?
- A/r/
- B/s/
- C/y/
- D/l/
8Semantics is the study of word origins.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
9A "stop" is made with a total obstruction of air.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
10An affricative is a sound produced which starts as a "fricative" and ends as a "stop"?
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
11Examples of a "glide" are /w/ and /y/.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
12A vowel is a speech sound that is created without obstructing the flow of air and is differentiated by the shape of the oral cavity.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
13"Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" is an example of pragmatics.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
14Communication in the classroom can only take place when the students are allowed to speak.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
15Ms. Kelly had her hand on her throat. She was likely teaching her students about what type of sounds?
- Aunvoiced consonants
- Brounded vowels
- Cunrounded vowels
- Dvoiced consonants
16The teacher taught her students that sounds created without use of the vocal cords were called "voiceless." Which letter would she use an example of a voiceless sound?
- A/m/
- B/b/
- C/f/
- D/z/
17/m/ is an example of a _________ sound in which air exits through both the nose and the mouth.
- Aoral
- Bnasal
- Cpalatal
- Dvelar
18Regional language, local language and local speech are all synonyms for what word that refers to a form of language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group?
- Asociolinguistics
- Bdescriptive grammar
- CStandard English
- Ddialect
19In which of the following settings would a person use a more formal register?
- Aat a ballgame
- Ba job interview
- Con the playground
- Dwalking to school with friends
20After the child arranged her words and phrases to create well formed sentences in class, the teacher complimented her on her proper ___________ .
- Adialect
- Bsemantics
- Csyntax
- Dpragmatics
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- 20 question linguistics vocabulary quiz for Module 4
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