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Linguistics Practice Quiz
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Preguntas del test (20)
1The consonants /p/ in pea, /t/ in tea, /f/ in fat are examples of:
- AVoiced consonants
- BUnvoiced consonants
2The letters a, e, i, o, and u are examples of:
- AConsonants
- BVowels
3Linguistics consists of which of the following concepts:
- AMorphology
- BSyntax
- CPhonetics
- DSemantics
4Syntax is the study of rules whereby words or other elements are used to form grammatical sentences.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
5People speaking Creole in New Orleans is an example of
- ADialect
- BSociolinguistics
6Mr. Jones tells his students that phonology is the organization of sounds in a language. This is correct.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
7The word pit is an example of a liquid consonant.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
8An editor who lays out rules for for the correct and incorrect use of the English language is an example of
- APrescriptive Grammar
- BDescriptive Grammar
9Slang is considered an aspect of Standard English.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
10Which of the following are examples of communication?
- ALetters
- BTelephone Calls
- CSign Language
- DText Messaging
11Morphology is the study of the development of language particularly of individual words.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
12AAVE is also known as:
- ACreole
- BEbonics
- CPatois
- DCajun
13The following term is defined as the meaning of words:
- APragmatics
- BSemantics
- CLingusitics
- DPhonemics
14When spending time with her friends and family, Jessica uses a different type of language than she does at work with her boss. This is an example of register.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
15If someone writes an essay without proper syntax, it would be difficult to understand.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
16The following letters are examples of approximants:
- Al
- Br
- Cu
- Dy
17Analyzing the way a tribe communicates in a remote area in Africa is most closely related to:
- AApplied Linguistics
- BHistorical Linguistics
- CSociolinguistics
- DSociocultural Linguistics
18Loan words are added to a language as part of its:
- AMorphemes
- BGrammar
- CLexicons
- DSyntax
19"Ch" in chair is an example of:
- ANasal
- BGlide
- CFricative
- DAffricative
20When a teacher has students practice saying the word "sing" to define the location of the word in the vocal system, it will be an example of a/an:
- AAffricative
- BNasal
- CGlide
- DFricative
Información
- Descripción
- This is a practice quiz for linguistics.
- Autor
- laurakroncke
- Idioma
- English
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