Linguistics Quiz William Kasser

A lexicon in linguistics refers to:

Linguistics is the scientific study of language.

Phonology refers to what aspect of linguistics?

Which term most accurately describes these items c, d, m, n, p, r, x?

The identification, analysis, and description of the structure of a given language is referred to in linguistics as an approximant.

An example of an unvoiced consonant is best described as a...

A 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”).

Tea, water, coffee, soda, beer, and wine are all examples of liquids in linguistics studies.

Semantics is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

The study of language in relation to social factors, including differences of regional, class, and occupational dialect, gender differences, and bilingualism.

An affricate is the direct opposite of a fricative.

The statement "He goes" meaning "He said" is an example of what type of grammar>

Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech and their production, combination, description, and representation by written symbols.

Linguistically, the study of _________________ is divided into sense and reference.

The 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.

The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior best defines...

The 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.

Phonology 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.

In the study of language, what focuses on conversational implicature, which is a process in which the speaker implies and a listener infers.

In linguistics, what is explained by a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting..