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20 question linguistics vocabulary quiz for Module 4

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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1 of 20

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Linguistics is the study of language and its structure. It includes the study of which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

  • semantics

  • figures of speech

  • morphology

  • phonetics

  • syntax

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors including differences in which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

  • bilingualism

  • occupational dialect

  • affricatives

  • gender differences

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

  • a language

  • a branch of knowledge

  • a rhetorical phrase

  • a person

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

What does AAVE represent?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Vernacular Black English

  • Black English Vernacular

  • English Black Vernacular

  • Ebonics

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Ms. Kelly asked her class to choose which of the following were examples of fricatve consonants.

Select one or more of the following:

  • /f/

  • /b/

  • /w/

  • /s/

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

A consonant can be defined as a sound produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air, by which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

  • tongue

  • teeth

  • nasal passage

  • lips

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Approximants are sounds that have less obstruction of air than consonants, but more than vowels. A teacher might give which of the following as examples?

Select one or more of the following:

  • /r/

  • /s/

  • /y/

  • /l/

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Semantics is the study of word origins.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

A "stop" is made with a total obstruction of air.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

An affricative is a sound produced which starts as a "fricative" and ends as a "stop"?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Examples of a "glide" are /w/ and /y/.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

A vowel is a speech sound that is created without obstructing the flow of air and is differentiated by the shape of the oral cavity.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

"Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" is an example of pragmatics.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Communication in the classroom can only take place when the students are allowed to speak.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Ms. Kelly had her hand on her throat. She was likely teaching her students about what type of sounds?

Select one of the following:

  • unvoiced consonants

  • rounded vowels

  • unrounded vowels

  • voiced consonants

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

The teacher taught her students that sounds created without use of the vocal cords were called "voiceless." Which letter would she use an example of a voiceless sound?

Select one of the following:

  • /m/

  • /b/

  • /f/

  • /z/

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

/m/ is an example of a _________ sound in which air exits through both the nose and the mouth.

Select one of the following:

  • oral

  • nasal

  • palatal

  • velar

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Regional language, local language and local speech are all synonyms for what word that refers to a form of language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group?

Select one of the following:

  • sociolinguistics

  • descriptive grammar

  • Standard English

  • dialect

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

In which of the following settings would a person use a more formal register?

Select one of the following:

  • at a ballgame

  • a job interview

  • on the playground

  • walking to school with friends

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

After the child arranged her words and phrases to create well formed sentences in class, the teacher complimented her on her proper ___________ .

Select one of the following:

  • dialect

  • semantics

  • syntax

  • pragmatics

Explanation

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