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Linguistics Quiz William Kasser
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1A lexicon in linguistics refers to:
- Aa lesson
- Bvocabulary of a language
- Ca sound made from the throat
2Linguistics is the scientific study of language.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
3Phonology refers to what aspect of linguistics?
- ATalking on the phone.
- BA system of sounds.
4Which term most accurately describes these items c, d, m, n, p, r, x?
- Aa comment
- Ba consonant
- Ca console
5The identification, analysis, and description of the structure of a given language is referred to in linguistics as an approximant.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
6An example of an unvoiced consonant is best described as a...
- Athe /m/ in mouth
- Bany silent letter
- Cthe /p/ in pea
7A speech sound in which the airstream passes through the nose as a result of the lowering of the soft palate at the back of the mouth; for example m, n, and ng (the final sound in “sing”).
- Aa nosey
- Ba nasif
- Ca nasal
- Da nariz
8Tea, water, coffee, soda, beer, and wine are all examples of liquids in linguistics studies.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
9Semantics is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
10The study of language in relation to social factors, including differences of regional, class, and occupational dialect, gender differences, and bilingualism.
- Adialect
- Bsociolinguistics
- Caccent
- Dsocioemotional
11An affricate is the direct opposite of a fricative.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
12The statement "He goes" meaning "He said" is an example of what type of grammar>
- Aprescriptive grammar
- Bdescriptive grammar
- Cbad grammar
- Dpoor grammar
13Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech and their production, combination, description, and representation by written symbols.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
14Linguistically, the study of _________________ is divided into sense and reference.
- Asemicolon
- Bsemitism
- Csemantics
- Dsemaphore
15The difference between a sound type and a sound token is explained by the phoneme /t/ is a sound type
all the different spoken versions of [t] are tokens.- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
16The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior best defines...
- Acommunion
- Blanguage
- Ccommunication
- Dspeeches
17The primary difference between________________ &_________________________ is that with one, the tip of the tongue is used, whereas with in the other, the body of the tongue and not the tip is raised. This provides a wide narrow space over which air passes before exiting the mouth.
- Alipids and guides
- Bliquids and glides
- Cglades and lopes
- Dliquids and solids
18Phonology is the production and perception of speech sounds in any language and it deals with "phone". Phonetics on the other hand is the interpretation of speech sounds in a particular language and it deals with phoneme: the smallest unit of sound.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
19 In the study of language, what focuses on conversational implicature, which is a process in which the speaker implies and a listener infers.
- Apedicure
- Bpragmatics
- Cpessimism
- Dpronunciation
20In linguistics, what is explained by a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting..
- Aregistration
- Bregister
- Cregistrar
- Dreggaeton
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- Utilizing and learning new linguistics vocabulary.
- Autor
- William Kasser
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- English
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