Piwowar Linguistics Quiz

Question 1 of 20

1

The study of the pieces of a word is called

Select one of the following:

Phonology
Morphology
Linguistics
Lexicon

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

What is the purpose of a tree diagram?

Select one or more of the following:

To identify the grammatical functions of words in a sentence
To determine if a sentence is written in Standard English
To break down the syntax of a sentence
To help visual learners find the morphemes of words

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Which is an example of a sentence that is syntactically correct, but semantically odd?

Select one of the following:

The dog chased the mailman.
The man rode the horse.
The cat barked at his owner.
The bird landed on the branch.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Semantics and pragmatics both deal with meaning of words in language.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Sociolinguistics encompasses which of the following concepts?

Select one or more of the following:

Slang
Dialect
Geographic movement
Educational level

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

What is the difference between lexicon and grammar?

Select one of the following:

Lexicon refers to the "catalog" of words in a language while grammar refers to the rules of how to use these words.
Grammar refers to the "catalog" of words in a language while lexicon refers to how morphemes are linked together.
Lexicon refers to the regional influence upon language use, while grammar refers to the rules of how to use these words.
Grammar refers to how morphemes are linked together, while lexicon refers to how these morphemes are used in everyday speech.

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Prescriptive grammar refers to how a language is commonly used.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Which of the following is/are an example of descriptive grammar?

Select one or more of the following:

The girls are in the school.
I didn't see nobody there.
Who are you calling for?
Jane be at the store in the mornings.

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Standard English is generally the same in all English-speaking regions.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Which of the following is not an example of register?

Select one or more of the following:

Thou shall be blessed by the Holy Spirit.
The students are walking to school from the bus stop.
The surgeons operated on the aortic valve using forceps and retractors.
The syntactic structure of the sentence indicated use of descriptive grammar.

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

AAVE (African American Vernacular English) follows its own regular grammatical patterns.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Which of the following is an example of a word that begins with an approximant consonant?

Select one of the following:

yes
hello
sound
follow

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Which of the following sounds are liquids?

Select one or more of the following:

[o]
[l]
[r]
[w]

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Which of the following use glides?

Select one or more of the following:

wet
you
yes
we

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Two vowel sounds placed together are called a dipthong.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Which of the following words has a nasal sound?

Select one of the following:

forth
jaw
call
know

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

If "think" is pronounced like "tink" this is an example of:

Select one of the following:

An alveolar stop
A glottal stop
A glide
An affricative

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Voiced and unvoiced consonants are produced using different parts of the mouth.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Which of the following are examples of fricatives?

Select one or more of the following:

walk
fish
help
mom

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

It can be expected that a person will never have trouble understanding different dialects of the same language.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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20 question quiz about some common linguistic vocabulary

Piwowar Linguistics Quiz

Question 1 of 20

The study of the pieces of a word is called

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

What is the purpose of a tree diagram?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

Which is an example of a sentence that is syntactically correct, but semantically odd?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

Semantics and pragmatics both deal with meaning of words in language.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

Sociolinguistics encompasses which of the following concepts?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

What is the difference between lexicon and grammar?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

Prescriptive grammar refers to how a language is commonly used.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

Which of the following is/are an example of descriptive grammar?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Standard English is generally the same in all English-speaking regions.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

Which of the following is not an example of register?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

AAVE (African American Vernacular English) follows its own regular grammatical patterns.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

Which of the following is an example of a word that begins with an approximant consonant?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

Which of the following sounds are liquids?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

Which of the following use glides?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

Two vowel sounds placed together are called a dipthong.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

Which of the following words has a nasal sound?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

If "think" is pronounced like "tink" this is an example of:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

Voiced and unvoiced consonants are produced using different parts of the mouth.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

Which of the following are examples of fricatives?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

It can be expected that a person will never have trouble understanding different dialects of the same language.