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1What is Linguistics
- AThe study of language
- BThe study of math
- CThe study of movie
- DThe study of health
2What is Phonemics
- AIt is not study of the distribution of sound systems in human language
- BIt is the study of the distribution of sound systems in human languages
- CIt can be everything about words written in any language
- DNone of the above
3What is phonology?
- AIt Is not the basis for further work in morphology, syntax, discourse, and orthography design
- BIt is about writing
- CIt is sound only
- DIt Is the basis for further work in morphology, syntax, discourse, and orthography design
4What is morphology
- AIt is study of external structure of the word
- BIt is study of Chinese langauge
- CIt is study of French
- DMorphology is the study of the internal structure of words
5What is sociolinguistics?
- AIt is the slang we use in daily life
- BIt is the idioms we can overhear on the street
- CIt is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context
- DIt is the language ancient people spoke
6Which of the following correctly identify "Communication" in linguistic
- AIt is a specific term of art used to capture a number of different senses of the word "meaning", independently from its linguistic uses
- BIt is a general term of art used to capture a number of different senses of the word "meaning", independently from its linguistic uses
- CIt is the conversation among people in group
- DIt is the talking between two only
7Check the following description linking Syntax in linguistic
- AIt is the study of the principles and rules for constructing phrases and sentences in a language
- BThe example of syntax is "You are afraid"
- CThe example of syntax is "You afraid are"
- DThe example syntax is "I have already eaten"
8The correct example of "semantics" in linguistics
- Asomeone developed the "crash"
- BHis grand mom takes "water pill"
- Cshe is the great teacher so she got "golden apple" award
- DI do not play "piano"
9Which of statement below best describe Pragmatics
- APragmatists focus on what is not explicitly stated and on how we interpret utterances in situational contexts
- BIt is a subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning
- CPragmatists focus on everything about the voice
- DPragmatists focus on literature
10Which statement(s) below best describe Descriptive grammar?
- AExperts examine the principles and patterns that underlie the use of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences
- Bit 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
- CIt is grammar in 5-7 grades
- DIt talks about the use of subjective
11Which statement best describe Prescriptive grammar?
- AThe 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
- BIt 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.
- CIt is similar to descriptive grammar
- DIt is another word for incorrect grammar
12Which statement explain register the best?
- AIt is the sound we usually speak
- BIt is the other term for consonant
- CIn linguistics, a register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose on in a particular social setting
- DIn 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
13Lexicon 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
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
14Standard English only spoken in America
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
15dialect is the regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
16AAVE is shortcut of African American Vernacular English
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
17All the letters in the alphabet letters of A, E, I, O, and U (called vowels) are known as consonants
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
18Liquid, 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
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
19vowel is the letters of A, E, I, O, U
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
20Glides 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.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
Información
- Descripción
- Define and Understand major linguist terms
- Autor
- Wen K Chien
- Idioma
- English
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- 20
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