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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1 of 27

1

Linguistics is the study of language.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 2 of 27

1

The study of the distribution of sound systems in human language is known as...

Select one of the following:

  • morphology

  • phonemics

  • syntax

  • linguistics

Explanation

Question 3 of 27

1

Phonology describes which system of relationships in a language?

Select one or more of the following:

  • speech sounds

  • consonants and vowels

  • social

  • native language

Explanation

Question 4 of 27

1

A teacher had a student divide the word mistrustful up into its prefix, root, and suffix. This word study is a form of what?

Select one of the following:

  • phonics

  • morphology

  • linguistics

  • syntax

Explanation

Question 5 of 27

1

Semantics refers to the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 27

1

The teacher studied how her new student took turns in conversation. This is an example of...

Select one of the following:

  • semantics

  • pragmatics

  • morphology

  • syntax

Explanation

Question 7 of 27

1

The effect of cultural norms on the way language is used is examined in sociolinguistics.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 27

1

The teacher engaged in conversation with a student about a book they were reading. This is an example of...

Select one of the following:

  • communication

  • dialect

  • investigation

  • cultural norms

Explanation

Question 9 of 27

1

A set of rules about language based on how it is actually used is know as which of the following:

Select one or more of the following:

  • prescriptive grammar

  • descriptive grammar

  • standard English

  • slang

Explanation

Question 10 of 27

1

A set of rules about language based on how people think it should be used, with correct and incorrect language, is know as which of the following:

Select one or more of the following:

  • prescriptive grammar

  • descriptive grammar

  • standard English

  • slang

Explanation

Question 11 of 27

1

Standard English is well established by usage and uniform with respect to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 27

1

"Y'all come on back again." is an example of which of the following:

Select one of the following:

  • dialect

  • morphology

  • linguistics

  • syntax

Explanation

Question 13 of 27

1

Lexicon refers to the words used in a language or by a group of people.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 27

1

When the student wrote, "To the store I want to go" , the teacher offered help with the_______of his sentence.

Select one of the following:

  • morphology

  • standard English

  • syntax

  • pragmatics

Explanation

Question 15 of 27

1

Register refers to the level of formality with which you speak in a given situation.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 27

1

In linguistics, AAVE refers to which of the following:

Select one or more of the following:

  • American Audiolinguistic Variable Etymology

  • African American Vernacular English

  • Autodidactic Associative Vernacular English

  • American Adjective and Verb Etymology

Explanation

Question 17 of 27

1

A, E, I, O, and U are the speech sounds known as...

Select one of the following:

  • consonants

  • fricatives

  • vowels

  • glides

Explanation

Question 18 of 27

1

B, C, D, and T are speech sounds known as...

Select one of the following:

  • consonants

  • fricatives

  • vowels

  • glides

Explanation

Question 19 of 27

1

The sounds for "r" in the word "right" is an example of an approximant consonant.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 27

1

The sound for "l" in "rattle" is an example of a liquid consonant, where the tongue produces a partial closure in the mouth.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 27

1

The "w" sound in "west" is an example of a glide.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 22 of 27

1

Consonants that are formed by pushing air out through the nose are known as...

Select one of the following:

  • nasals

  • glides

  • liquids

  • stops

Explanation

Question 23 of 27

1

A consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases is referred to as a...

Select one of the following:

  • fricatative

  • stop

  • liquid

  • glide

Explanation

Question 24 of 27

1

"S" is an example of a fricative consonant.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 25 of 27

1

The sound "ch" in the word "chair" is an example of an affricative sound made by forcing air out of your mouth through a narrow opening.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 26 of 27

1

Choose the example of a voiced consonant, where the vocal cords vibrate:

Select one or more of the following:

  • B

  • A

  • P

  • E

Explanation

Question 27 of 27

1

Choose the example of an unvoiced consonant, where there is no vibration of the vocal cords:

Select one of the following:

  • B

  • A

  • P

  • E

Explanation

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