What is Linguistics
The study of language
The study of math
The study of movie
The study of health
What is Phonemics
It is not study of the distribution of sound systems in human language
It is the study of the distribution of sound systems in human languages
It can be everything about words written in any language
None of the above
What is phonology?
It Is not the basis for further work in morphology, syntax, discourse, and orthography design
It is about writing
It is sound only
It Is the basis for further work in morphology, syntax, discourse, and orthography design
What is morphology
It is study of external structure of the word
It is study of Chinese langauge
It is study of French
Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words
What is sociolinguistics?
It is the slang we use in daily life
It is the idioms we can overhear on the street
It is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context
It is the language ancient people spoke
Which of the following correctly identify "Communication" in linguistic
It is a specific term of art used to capture a number of different senses of the word "meaning", independently from its linguistic uses
It is a general term of art used to capture a number of different senses of the word "meaning", independently from its linguistic uses
It is the conversation among people in group
It is the talking between two only
Check the following description linking Syntax in linguistic
It is the study of the principles and rules for constructing phrases and sentences in a language
The example of syntax is "You are afraid"
The example of syntax is "You afraid are"
The example syntax is "I have already eaten"
The correct example of "semantics" in linguistics
someone developed the "crash"
His grand mom takes "water pill"
she is the great teacher so she got "golden apple" award
I do not play "piano"
Which of statement below best describe Pragmatics
Pragmatists focus on what is not explicitly stated and on how we interpret utterances in situational contexts
It is a subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning
Pragmatists focus on everything about the voice
Pragmatists focus on literature
Which statement(s) below best describe Descriptive grammar?
Experts examine the principles and patterns that underlie the use of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences
it is the basis for dictionaries, which record changes in vocabulary and usage, and for the field of linguistics, which aims at describing languages and investigating the nature of language
It is grammar in 5-7 grades
It talks about the use of subjective
Which statement best describe Prescriptive grammar?
The term prescriptive grammar refers to a set of norms or rules governing how a language should or should not be used rather than describing the ways in which a language is actually used
It is a set of rules about language based on how people think language should be used. In a prescriptive grammar there is right and wrong language.
It is similar to descriptive grammar
It is another word for incorrect grammar
Which statement explain register the best?
It is the sound we usually speak
It is the other term for consonant
In linguistics, a register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose on in a particular social setting
In linguistics, register is one of the many styles of varieties of language. It is determined by a variety of factors, including social occasion, context, purpose, and audience
Lexicon is the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical). In linguistics, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes
Standard English only spoken in America
dialect is the regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary
AAVE is shortcut of African American Vernacular English
All the letters in the alphabet letters of A, E, I, O, and U (called vowels) are known as consonants
Liquid, in phonetics, a consonant sound in which the tongue produces a partial closure in the mouth, resulting in a resonant, vowel-like consonant, such as English l and r
vowel is the letters of A, E, I, O, U
Glides in phonetics and phonology, a semivowel or glide, also known as a non-syllabic vocoid, is a sound that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary, rather than as the nucleus of a syllable.
