Pregunta 1
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Linguistics is the study of language and its structure. It includes the study of which of the following?
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semantics
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figures of speech
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morphology
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phonetics
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syntax
Pregunta 2
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Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors including differences in which of the following?
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bilingualism
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occupational dialect
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affricatives
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gender differences
Pregunta 3
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Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of which of the following?
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a language
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a branch of knowledge
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a rhetorical phrase
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a person
Pregunta 4
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What does AAVE represent?
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Vernacular Black English
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Black English Vernacular
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English Black Vernacular
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Ebonics
Pregunta 5
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Ms. Kelly asked her class to choose which of the following were examples of fricatve consonants.
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?
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tongue
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teeth
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nasal passage
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lips
Pregunta 7
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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?
Pregunta 8
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Semantics is the study of word origins.
Pregunta 9
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A "stop" is made with a total obstruction of air.
Pregunta 10
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An affricative is a sound produced which starts as a "fricative" and ends as a "stop"?
Pregunta 11
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Examples of a "glide" are /w/ and /y/.
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.
Pregunta 13
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"Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" is an example of pragmatics.
Pregunta 14
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Communication in the classroom can only take place when the students are allowed to speak.
Pregunta 15
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Ms. Kelly had her hand on her throat. She was likely teaching her students about what type of sounds?
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unvoiced consonants
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rounded vowels
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unrounded vowels
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voiced consonants
Pregunta 16
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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?
Pregunta 17
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/m/ is an example of a _________ sound in which air exits through both the nose and the mouth.
Pregunta 18
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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?
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sociolinguistics
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descriptive grammar
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Standard English
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dialect
Pregunta 19
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In which of the following settings would a person use a more formal register?
Pregunta 20
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After the child arranged her words and phrases to create well formed sentences in class, the teacher complimented her on her proper ___________ .
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dialect
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semantics
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syntax
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pragmatics