Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

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20 question linguistics vocabulary quiz for Module 4
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Linguistics is the study of language and its structure. It includes the study of which of the following?
Respuesta
  • semantics
  • figures of speech
  • morphology
  • phonetics
  • syntax

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors including differences in which of the following?
Respuesta
  • bilingualism
  • occupational dialect
  • affricatives
  • gender differences

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of which of the following?
Respuesta
  • a language
  • a branch of knowledge
  • a rhetorical phrase
  • a person

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
What does AAVE represent?
Respuesta
  • Vernacular Black English
  • Black English Vernacular
  • English Black Vernacular
  • Ebonics

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Ms. Kelly asked her class to choose which of the following were examples of fricatve consonants.
Respuesta
  • /f/
  • /b/
  • /w/
  • /s/

Pregunta 6

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A consonant can be defined as a sound produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air, by which of the following?
Respuesta
  • tongue
  • teeth
  • nasal passage
  • lips

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • /r/
  • /s/
  • /y/
  • /l/

Pregunta 8

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Semantics is the study of word origins.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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A "stop" is made with a total obstruction of air.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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An affricative is a sound produced which starts as a "fricative" and ends as a "stop"?
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

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Examples of a "glide" are /w/ and /y/.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

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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.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
"Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" is an example of pragmatics.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
Communication in the classroom can only take place when the students are allowed to speak.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
Ms. Kelly had her hand on her throat. She was likely teaching her students about what type of sounds?
Respuesta
  • unvoiced consonants
  • rounded vowels
  • unrounded vowels
  • voiced consonants

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • /m/
  • /b/
  • /f/
  • /z/

Pregunta 17

Pregunta
/m/ is an example of a _________ sound in which air exits through both the nose and the mouth.
Respuesta
  • oral
  • nasal
  • palatal
  • velar

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • sociolinguistics
  • descriptive grammar
  • Standard English
  • dialect

Pregunta 19

Pregunta
In which of the following settings would a person use a more formal register?
Respuesta
  • at a ballgame
  • a job interview
  • on the playground
  • walking to school with friends

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
After the child arranged her words and phrases to create well formed sentences in class, the teacher complimented her on her proper ___________ .
Respuesta
  • dialect
  • semantics
  • syntax
  • pragmatics
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