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A 20 questions quiz assessing the meaning and application of linguistic vocabulary words.

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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1 of 20

1

Communication can be defined as the transmission or exchanging of information.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Which of the following letters is NOT considered a vowel?

Select one of the following:

  • A

  • Y

  • V

  • O

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Which of the following terms best describes the investigation into the differences and similarities in regards to the communication of males and females?

Select one of the following:

  • Linguistics

  • Phonology

  • Sociolinguistics

  • Pscyhology

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Which of the following would be considered nasal sound consonants?

Select one or more of the following:

  • N

  • L

  • M

  • O

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

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.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

The fact that people in America use different terms to describe a soft drink represents a change in what?

Select one of the following:

  • Dialect

  • Linguistics

  • Language

  • Lexicon

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

A person that possesses a large inventory of vocabulary words is said to have a high what?

Select one of the following:

  • Intelligence

  • Linguistical ability

  • Syntax

  • Lexicon

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Which of the following represents a type of communication?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Sign Language

  • Speaking

  • Posting a tweet

  • Morse Code

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Someone analyzing the structure of a sentence is looking over it's syntax.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

A prescriptive grammarian would have NO complaints on the following sentence.

I create a test yesterday on linguistics.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Which of the following represents the different forms of dialect for describing a miniature lobster.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Crawdad

  • Crawfish

  • Crayfish

  • Crustatacean

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Which of the following would NOT be an example of Standard English?

Select one of the following:

  • Using a period at the end of a sentence

  • Capitalizing the first word of a sentence

  • Using a period to separate items on a list

  • Using quotation marks around a statement that another person said.

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Somebody studying the history of sound production within the English language would be studying what?

Select one of the following:

  • Phonology

  • Morphology

  • Phonemics

  • Syntax

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

The study of linguistics does not include the the study into how different cultures use language.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

The language that is used in different social settings represents a change in register.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Which of the following situation(s) would reflect pragmatics.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Looking at how different religions use language to convey messages

  • The instructional tools teachers use to convey information

  • Looking for textual clues to help determine the definition of a vocabulary word.

  • The communication that a school uses to convey important messages.

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

How is a "stop consonant" created?

Select one of the following:

  • By blocking the vocal tract so all airflow ceases.

  • By vibrating your vocal chords.

  • By using the tongue against the teeth.

  • By pinching your nose to block airflow.

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

A primary difference between fricatives and affricates is that a fricative is just one sound while an affricate is a combination of sounds.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

A bilingual person from America may have difficulty speaking in Mexico due to the phonemics of the Spanish language.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

If I wanted to study the way the word "exit" relates to the word "expose" in the English language, I would be studying what?

Select one of the following:

  • Phonology

  • Morphology

  • Phonemics

  • Sociolinguistics

Explanation

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