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Quiz von Jason Beer, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Frage 1
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Communication can be defined as the transmission or exchanging of information.
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- True
- False
Frage 2
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Which of the following letters is NOT considered a vowel?
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A
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Y
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V
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O
Frage 3
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Which of the following terms best describes the investigation into the differences and similarities in regards to the communication of males and females?
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Linguistics
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Phonology
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Sociolinguistics
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Pscyhology
Frage 4
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Which of the following would be considered nasal sound consonants?
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N
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L
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M
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O
Frage 5
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The primary difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants is that voiced consonants produce sounds, while unvoiced consonants are silent letters not included in the pronunciation of select words.
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- True
- False
Frage 6
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The fact that people in America use different terms to describe a soft drink represents a change in what?
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Dialect
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Linguistics
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Language
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Lexicon
Frage 7
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A person that possesses a large inventory of vocabulary words is said to have a high what?
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Intelligence
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Linguistical ability
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Syntax
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Lexicon
Frage 8
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Which of the following represents a type of communication?
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Sign Language
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Speaking
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Posting a tweet
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Morse Code
Frage 9
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Someone analyzing the structure of a sentence is looking over it's syntax.
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- True
- False
Frage 10
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A prescriptive grammarian would have NO complaints on the following sentence.
I create a test yesterday on linguistics.
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- True
- False
Frage 11
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Which of the following represents the different forms of dialect for describing a miniature lobster.
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Crawdad
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Crawfish
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Crayfish
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Crustatacean
Frage 12
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of Standard English?
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Using a period at the end of a sentence
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Capitalizing the first word of a sentence
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Using a period to separate items on a list
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Using quotation marks around a statement that another person said.
Frage 13
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Somebody studying the history of sound production within the English language would be studying what?
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Phonology
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Morphology
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Phonemics
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Syntax
Frage 14
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The study of linguistics does not include the the study into how different cultures use language.
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- True
- False
Frage 15
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The language that is used in different social settings represents a change in register.
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- True
- False
Frage 16
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Which of the following situation(s) would reflect pragmatics.
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Looking at how different religions use language to convey messages
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The instructional tools teachers use to convey information
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Looking for textual clues to help determine the definition of a vocabulary word.
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The communication that a school uses to convey important messages.
Frage 17
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How is a "stop consonant" created?
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By blocking the vocal tract so all airflow ceases.
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By vibrating your vocal chords.
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By using the tongue against the teeth.
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By pinching your nose to block airflow.
Frage 18
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A primary difference between fricatives and affricates is that a fricative is just one sound while an affricate is a combination of sounds.
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- True
- False
Frage 19
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A bilingual person from America may have difficulty speaking in Mexico due to the phonemics of the Spanish language.
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- True
- False
Frage 20
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If I wanted to study the way the word "exit" relates to the word "expose" in the English language, I would be studying what?
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Phonology
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Morphology
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Phonemics
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Sociolinguistics
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