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20 Question Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

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20 Question Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1 of 21

1

Linguistics is the study of...

Select one of the following:

  • language and its structure.

  • speaking and listening.

  • language and sounds.

  • words used in the English language.

Explanation

Question 2 of 21

1

Choose all that apply.
Phonemics is the study of...

Select one or more of the following:

  • grammar

  • syntax

  • phonemes

  • sounds in language

Explanation

Question 3 of 21

1

An example of phonology is being able to read the following sentence.
"Mi lida sista is niz."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 21

1

Ms. Brown's class is studying how adding the prefix "un" changes the meaning of a word. Ms. Brown's class is studying what?

Select one of the following:

  • stops

  • morphology

  • grammar

  • the beginning of words

Explanation

Question 5 of 21

1

Choose all that apply.
Semantics is the study of...

Select one or more of the following:

  • the meaning of words.

  • the meaning of phrases.

  • the meaning of sentences.

  • the meaning of life.

Explanation

Question 6 of 21

1

Lucy is learning about how culture and economy effect a persons way of speaking. Lucy is studying sociolinguistics?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 21

1

Choose all that apply.
Alec wants to communicate some important news to his friends. Which are forms of communication?

Select one or more of the following:

  • words

  • sounds

  • signs

  • behaviors

Explanation

Question 8 of 21

1

Judges and lawyers speak the same lexicon during a trial?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 21

1

John is 7. His sister is 5. When John says "I am older then her'" he is using what?

Select one of the following:

  • prescriptive grammar

  • descriptive grammer

  • proper Standard English

  • AAVE

Explanation

Question 10 of 21

1

Which of the following are examples of prescriptive grammar?
Choose all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • My dad and I went fishing.

  • Me and my dad went fishing.

  • I'm smarter then her.

  • I'm smarter then she.

Explanation

Question 11 of 21

1

The following is an example of proper Standard English.
"Ain't nobody gonna do that homework assignment!"

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 21

1

Ms. Brown's class is learning about the parts of speech, number, tense, voice and gender. They are studying the __________ of language.

Select one of the following:

  • pragmatics

  • syntax

  • dialect

  • grammar

Explanation

Question 13 of 21

1

When Jack asked Sandy, "What's up?" he was using ___________________.

Select one of the following:

  • pragmatics

  • slang

  • proper standard English

  • linguistics

Explanation

Question 14 of 21

1

The study of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in language is called 'Phonology'?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 21

1

Choose all that apply.
Examples of Standard English can be seen in which of the following places?

Select one or more of the following:

  • newspapers and books

  • mass media

  • schools

  • Shakespeare"s Writings

Explanation

Question 16 of 21

1

In 'To Kill a Mockingbird', many of the characters have different _______________, showing their class in the American South:

I was sittin' on the porch, and he come along. Uh, there's this old chifforobe in the yard, and I-I said, 'You come in here, boy, and bust up this chifforobe, and I'll give you a nickle.'

Select one of the following:

  • AAVE

  • lexicon

  • dialect

  • Standard English

Explanation

Question 17 of 21

1

Choose all that apply.
Which of the following are examples of register?

Select one or more of the following:

  • walkin vs walking

  • dad vs father

  • kid vs child

  • ain't vs not

Explanation

Question 18 of 21

1

'He didn't pay me no mind,' is an example of AAVE.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 21

1

Sounds created without obstructing air as in /i/, are called _________________.

Select one of the following:

  • consonant

  • vowel

  • approximant

  • annoying

Explanation

Question 20 of 21

1

Ms. Brown is making sounds produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air by her lips, teeth and tongue. She is saying consonants.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 21

1

Choose all that apply.
Which are examples of approximants?

Select one or more of the following:

  • /l/ and /r/

  • /y/ and /w/

  • /e/ and /o/

  • none of the above

  • approximants have less obstruction of air then consonants, but more than vowels.

Explanation

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