What is the definition of linguistics?
The study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.
The study of social movements that have affected language and its structure.
The study of syntax and grammar.
The study of the changes in sounds over time in a language.
Which of the following are considered phonemes?
b
bar
ba
r
The primary concern of phonology is the structure of words in a language.
Someone who studies morphology would be most likely to study which of the following?
The suffix "pre"
The sounds of Germanic languages.
The syntax of a sentence in Italian.
The spelling of a word in English.
The syntax of a language regards its structure when words are used together to communicate a message.
Which of the following are a part of the study of semantics?
Word meanings
Changes in meanings
Sentence structures
Spelling of words
Someone studying pragmatics would most likely take data on which of the following?
How an EL spells words
How an EL pronounces unknown words
How contexts affect the words ELs use
How an EL explains syntax
Sociolinguistics includes which of the following?
The sounds of language
Cultural norms
Effects of language on society
Syntax and grammar
Cultural expectations
Communication is the transmission and reception of messages in reading and listening.
Which of the following is the word that is used to describe the vocabulary of a language?
Dictionary
Lexicon
Semantics
Linguistics
Which of the following are examples of descriptive grammar?
Maria uses a semicolon when she introduces two related ideas.
Semicolons should be used to join two very closely related independent clauses.
A comma must be used to join an independent and dependent clause along with a subordinating conjunction.
Alan uses nouns to describe other nouns that he wants to explain.
Prescriptive grammar recognizes no right or wrong ways to use language.
Which of the following is NOT an example of Standard English?
Using Spanish words in a primarily German conversation.
Using vocabulary related to the legal system in the country.
Spelling words according to their dictionary entries.
Applying the prescriptive grammar rules in one's writing.
Which of the following would have Spanish dialects?
Hamburg, Germany
La Paz, Bolivia
Madrid, Spain
Mexico City, Mexico
Dublin, Ireland
The register of a communication can be best found by listening to pronunciation.
AAVE is a dialect of which of the following?
Spanish
French
English
Italian
Which of the following are vowels?
a
f
e
i
t
p
Consonants are produced by the obstruction of the movement of air during pronunciation.
Which of the following includes an approximant?
bat
yes
pat
cat
Which of the following are morphemes that represent liquid sounds?
l
q
s
A glide is called a vowel.
A nasal sound production filters the flow of air through which of the following?
Lips
Nose
Teeth
Alveola
Which of the following words end with a stop?
Rat
Car
Cat
Pat
Cow
A fricative is produced when air is forced through articulators that have been brought together.
Which of the following is the definition of an affricative?
Consonants produced when articulators are brought close together.
Vowel produced through the nasal cavity.
Consonant pronounced with a stop followed by a fricative.
Vowel pronounced with the tongue in the middle of the mouth.
Which of the following word starts with a voiced consonant?
Mask
Voice
Zebra
Them
A voiceless consonant produces a vibration in the vocal chords.
