Linguistics Practice Quiz

The consonants /p/ in pea, /t/ in tea, /f/ in fat are examples of:

The letters a, e, i, o, and u are examples of:

Linguistics consists of which of the following concepts:

Syntax is the study of rules whereby words or other elements are used to form grammatical sentences.

People speaking Creole in New Orleans is an example of

Mr. Jones tells his students that phonology is the organization of sounds in a language. This is correct.

The word pit is an example of a liquid consonant.

An editor who lays out rules for for the correct and incorrect use of the English language is an example of

Slang is considered an aspect of Standard English.

Which of the following are examples of communication?

Morphology is the study of the development of language particularly of individual words.

AAVE is also known as:

The following term is defined as the meaning of words:

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.

If someone writes an essay without proper syntax, it would be difficult to understand.

The following letters are examples of approximants:

Analyzing the way a tribe communicates in a remote area in Africa is most closely related to:

Loan words are added to a language as part of its:

"Ch" in chair is an example of:

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: