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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz for Linguistics for ESL Teachers course

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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1 of 20

1

Dictionaries, specific language used by particular groups, jargon are examples of this

Select one of the following:

  • lexicon

  • rubicon

  • vocabulary

  • dialect

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

The teacher reads a student sentence and describes how the language components are actually being used and does not point out if it is wrong or right.

Select one of the following:

  • prescriptive grammar

  • semantics

  • pragmatics

  • descriptive grammar

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

African American Vernacular English has a habitual tense that does not really exist in Standard English. (EX: "He be workin")

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

These sounds are created without obstructing flow of air.

Select one or more of the following:

  • vowels

  • consonants

  • /a/, /e/

  • /b/, /t/

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

The student asks if she can go to the bathroom, the teacher responds with, "May I go?" This is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • descriptive grammar

  • prescriptive grammar

  • preferred grammar

  • approximate grammar

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

A consonant sound is produced with definite and clear obstruction of air by the

Select one or more of the following:

  • lips

  • teeth

  • palate

  • tongue

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Bill Labov studies the shift in the pronunciation of short vowels like in the words "boss and bus' in northern American cities. This is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • chronology

  • morphology

  • phonology

  • biology

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Stops block the airflow and let it go abruptly; they are ALL voiced including /p/, /t/, and /k/

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

"That's bad" can be understood as something actually being horrible (negative) or it can mean cool or awesome (positive); it depends on the context of the situation. This is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • syntax

  • approximation

  • pragmatics

  • AAVE

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Glides move your tongue to or from a vowel. Examples of these are

Select one of the following:

  • /w/, /j/

  • /l/, /r/

  • /b/, /d/

  • /p/, /t/

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Studying why adding an -s does not make words plural (EX: mail+s=mails; She mails the letters on Monday) is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • phonemics

  • morphology

  • monopoly

  • phonology

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

"I ain't saying nothin to no one" is an example of double negation for Standard American English.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

The study of language is

Select one or more of the following:

  • semantics

  • pragmatics

  • linguistics

  • phonetics

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Fricatives can continue indefinitely until you are out of air. Examples of these fricatives can be found in the following words:

Select one or more of the following:

  • sitter

  • chair

  • zebra

  • joy

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Affricatives /ch/ and /j/ are two part consonant sounds which means they start as a stop and end as a fricative.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

If you study shades of meaning in words like snicker, cackle, and laugh then you are a student of semantics.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

An example of dialect is Chinese to the Cantonese language.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Approximants are vowel-like consonants because we don't block the airflow fully. Examples of these are:

Select one or more of the following:

  • liquids

  • glides

  • /j/, /w/

  • /l/, /r/

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

The study of how language is used and shaped by the social nature of human beings is sociolinguistics.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

Liquids /l/ and /r/ as heard in the words load and road share the following characteristics

Select one or more of the following:

  • are voiced

  • are voiceless

  • raise and curl tongue, and let airflow escape around the sides

  • raise and curl tongue, and do not let airflow escape around the sides

Explanation

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