Linguistics

Pregunta 1 de 20

1

A student is having difficulties understanding language. The student is therefore having difficulty with . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

syntax.
grammar.
semantics.
morphology.

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 20

1

Communication is . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the imparting or interchange of opinions.
the imparting or interchange of thoughts.
the imparting or interchange of or information by speech.
the imparting or interchange of or information by writing, or signs.

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 20

1

Teachers are talking about the "affective Filter" concerning a student that is very self-conscious and unwilling to participate. The "affective Filter" word is part of their . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

lexicon.
the vocabulary of a the teaching field.
the vocabulary of affection.
the sounds of the vocabulary.

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 20

1

Descriptive grammar is an approach to grammar that is concerned with reporting the usage of native speakers without reference to proposed norms of correctness or advocacy of rules based on such norms.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 20

1

Prescriptive grammar is an approach to grammar that is concerned with . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

establishing norms of correct and incorrect usage.
formulating rules based on established norms to be followed by users of the language.
using language without rules.
reporting the usage of native speakers without reference.

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 20

1

Standard English is the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 20

1

A dialect is a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

features of phonology.
features of grammar and vocabulary.
its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
the people's high level of education.

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 20

1

Register is a conventional way of using language that is appropriate in a specific situation, occupation or topic characterized by the use of special jargon.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 20

1

Vowel is . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

(in English articulation) a speech sound
produced by obstructing the flow of air.
(in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs.
affricative.
nasal.

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 20

1

Consonant is . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

(in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding the flow of air from the lungs.
(in English articulation) a speech sound produced by diverting the flow of air from the lungs.
(in English articulation) a speech sound produced obstructing the flow of air from the lungs.
(in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs.

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 20

1

Approximant is an articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 20

1

Liquid is a sound produced by stopping and then releasing the air flow through a narrow opening.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 20

1

A glide is a speech sound having the characteristics of . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

both a consonant and a vowel, also called "semi-vowels" or "approximants."
glottal.
glottal stops.
affricates.

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 20

1

Nasals are . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Phonetics. pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose.
Phonetics. pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, or entirely.
Phonetics. pronounced with the air passing between your lower lip and your upper teeth.
Phonetics. pronounced while gliding your tongue in your mouth.

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 20

1

A teacher is trying to teach the production of a specific sound while modeling how to press your upper teeth against your lower lip as he forces air out causing friction. He is modeling . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

fricatives.
nasals.
(a speech sound) produced by moving your tongue as air flows.
(a speech sound) produced by stopping the airflow.

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 20

1

Affricative is . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

(a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract.
a phoneme that combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g., ch as in chair and j as in jar.
A speech sound produced by stopping the flow of air.
A speech sound produced by gliding your tongue as the of air flows through the nose.

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 20

1

A teacher had students place their fingers on their throat with one hand, and placed the other hand in front of their mouth. Then, he had them make sounds associated with different letters. Most likely, modeling the production of which of the following?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

vowel sounds.
Nasals.
voiced and unvoiced consonant sounds.
lexicon.

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 20

1

An unvoiced consonant is . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

a sound produced through the vocal folds without constriction of the airflow in the mouth.
a sound produced through the mouth with constriction of the airflow by pressing your top teeth against your lower lip.
a sound produced with constriction of the airflow without vibrating the vocal folds.
a sound produced without constriction of the airflow while vibrating the vocal folds.

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 20

1

A second language learner is practicing his English in the playground with his friends. In this situation, the student is involved in Sociolinguistics.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 20

1

A student is having difficulty writing a sentence in standard English. She is most likely having difficulty with . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences.
semantics.
phonemics.
descriptive grammar.

	Creado por Rogelio Rincon hace alrededor de 8 años

This is a quiz that involves terms used in a linguistics class.

Linguistics

Pregunta 1 de 20

A student is having difficulties understanding language. The student is therefore having difficulty with . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 20

Communication is . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 20

Teachers are talking about the "affective Filter" concerning a student that is very self-conscious and unwilling to participate. The "affective Filter" word is part of their . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 20

Descriptive grammar is an approach to grammar that is concerned with reporting the usage of native speakers without reference to proposed norms of correctness or advocacy of rules based on such norms.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 20

Prescriptive grammar is an approach to grammar that is concerned with . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 20

Standard English is the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 20

A dialect is a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 20

Register is a conventional way of using language that is appropriate in a specific situation, occupation or topic characterized by the use of special jargon.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 20

Vowel is . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 20

Consonant is . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 20

Approximant is an articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 20

Liquid is a sound produced by stopping and then releasing the air flow through a narrow opening.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 20

A glide is a speech sound having the characteristics of . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 20

Nasals are . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 20

A teacher is trying to teach the production of a specific sound while modeling how to press your upper teeth against your lower lip as he forces air out causing friction. He is modeling . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 20

Affricative is . . .

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 20

A teacher had students place their fingers on their throat with one hand, and placed the other hand in front of their mouth. Then, he had them make sounds associated with different letters. Most likely, modeling the production of which of the following?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 20

An unvoiced consonant is . . .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 20

A second language learner is practicing his English in the playground with his friends. In this situation, the student is involved in Sociolinguistics.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 20

A student is having difficulty writing a sentence in standard English. She is most likely having difficulty with . . .