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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1 of 20

1

Linguistics is the study of _____________?

Select one of the following:

  • Language

  • Speaking

  • Writing

  • Communicating

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

How many different consonants are in the words "consonant"?

Select one of the following:

  • Three

  • Four

  • Five

  • Six

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

When somebody says, "You're just arguing semantics!" what are they really saying?

Select one of the following:

  • Your argument is irrelevant.

  • You are contradicting yourself.

  • You are arguing word meanings.

  • You are arguing word pronunciations.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

The word "bunt" is an example of baseball _____________.

Select one of the following:

  • Lexicon

  • Register

  • Dialect

  • Fricatives

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

How many bound morphemes are in the word "fearlessly"?

Select one of the following:

  • One

  • Two

  • Three

  • Four

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

If the word order of a sentence is confusing, the sentence has a problem with ____________.

Select one of the following:

  • Prescriptive grammar

  • Stops

  • Semantics

  • Syntax

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

The first and last sounds in "five" are examples of _______________.

Select one of the following:

  • Fricatives

  • Affricatives

  • Nasals

  • Glides

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

The sentence "The television drank my water" has a problem with ______________?

Select one of the following:

  • Semantics

  • Phonology

  • Descriptive grammar

  • Pragmatics

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Aside from abbreviations, acronyms, and some controversial words such as "psst," almost all words in Standard English have at least one vowel.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

A dialect is the exact same thing as an accent.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

True or False: Inaudible movements of the mouth can not be considered a form of communication.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Standard English applies to a common norm of grammar, vocabulary, and spelling.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

The letter P is a voiced consonant.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

AAVE is commonly known as Ebonics outside of the academic community.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

The first and the last sounds in "cat" are examples of stops.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Which of the sounds in the phrase "my name" are nasals?

Select one or more of the following:

  • M in my

  • Y in my

  • N in name

  • A in name

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Which words with a voiceless affricative?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Cheap

  • Jeep

  • Church

  • Jog

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Which words begin with glides?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Wet

  • Dry

  • Me

  • You

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Which of the following are considered rules of prescriptive grammar?

Select one or more of the following:

  • You must not begin a sentence with "Because".

  • You must not use first person in a formal essay.

  • You must not split an infinitive.

  • You must not end a sentence with a preposition.

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

Which words have 4 or more phonemes?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Blanket

  • Chair

  • Pizza

  • Box

Explanation

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