Linguistics is the study of language and its structure. It includes the study of which of the following?
semantics
figures of speech
morphology
phonetics
syntax
Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors including differences in which of the following?
bilingualism
occupational dialect
affricatives
gender differences
Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of which of the following?
a language
a branch of knowledge
a rhetorical phrase
a person
What does AAVE represent?
Vernacular Black English
Black English Vernacular
English Black Vernacular
Ebonics
Ms. Kelly asked her class to choose which of the following were examples of fricatve consonants.
/f/
/b/
/w/
/s/
A consonant can be defined as a sound produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air, by which of the following?
tongue
teeth
nasal passage
lips
Approximants are sounds that have less obstruction of air than consonants, but more than vowels. A teacher might give which of the following as examples?
/r/
/y/
/l/
Semantics is the study of word origins.
A "stop" is made with a total obstruction of air.
An affricative is a sound produced which starts as a "fricative" and ends as a "stop"?
Examples of a "glide" are /w/ and /y/.
A vowel is a speech sound that is created without obstructing the flow of air and is differentiated by the shape of the oral cavity.
"Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" is an example of pragmatics.
Communication in the classroom can only take place when the students are allowed to speak.
Ms. Kelly had her hand on her throat. She was likely teaching her students about what type of sounds?
unvoiced consonants
rounded vowels
unrounded vowels
voiced consonants
The 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?
/m/
/z/
/m/ is an example of a _________ sound in which air exits through both the nose and the mouth.
oral
nasal
palatal
velar
Regional 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?
sociolinguistics
descriptive grammar
Standard English
dialect
In which of the following settings would a person use a more formal register?
at a ballgame
a job interview
on the playground
walking to school with friends
After the child arranged her words and phrases to create well formed sentences in class, the teacher complimented her on her proper ___________ .
pragmatics
