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Quiz by laurakroncke, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by laurakroncke
about 8 years ago
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Question 1
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The consonants /p/ in pea, /t/ in tea, /f/ in fat are examples of:
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Voiced consonants
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Unvoiced consonants
Question 2
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The letters a, e, i, o, and u are examples of:
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Consonants
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Vowels
Question 3
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Linguistics consists of which of the following concepts:
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Morphology
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Syntax
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Phonetics
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Semantics
Question 4
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Syntax is the study of rules whereby words or other elements are used to form grammatical sentences.
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- True
- False
Question 5
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People speaking Creole in New Orleans is an example of
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Dialect
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Sociolinguistics
Question 6
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Mr. Jones tells his students that phonology is the organization of sounds in a language. This is correct.
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- True
- False
Question 7
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The word pit is an example of a liquid consonant.
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- True
- False
Question 8
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An editor who lays out rules for for the correct and incorrect use of the English language is an example of
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Prescriptive Grammar
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Descriptive Grammar
Question 9
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Slang is considered an aspect of Standard English.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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Which of the following are examples of communication?
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Letters
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Telephone Calls
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Sign Language
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Text Messaging
Question 11
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Morphology is the study of the development of language particularly of individual words.
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- True
- False
Question 12
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AAVE is also known as:
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Creole
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Ebonics
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Patois
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Cajun
Question 13
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The following term is defined as the meaning of words:
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Pragmatics
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Semantics
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Lingusitics
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Phonemics
Question 14
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When 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.
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- True
- False
Question 15
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If someone writes an essay without proper syntax, it would be difficult to understand.
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- True
- False
Question 16
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The following letters are examples of approximants:
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l
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r
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u
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y
Question 17
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Analyzing the way a tribe communicates in a remote area in Africa is most closely related to:
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Applied Linguistics
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Historical Linguistics
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Sociolinguistics
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Sociocultural Linguistics
Question 18
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Loan words are added to a language as part of its:
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Morphemes
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Grammar
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Lexicons
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Syntax
Question 19
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"Ch" in chair is an example of:
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Nasal
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Glide
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Fricative
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Affricative
Question 20
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When 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:
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Affricative
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Nasal
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Glide
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Fricative
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