Pregunta 1
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Which of the following accurately describes the meaning of the word consonant?
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Class of sounds created when vocal cords vibrate (EX: /r/)
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A sound produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air (by the lips, teeth, and/or tongue)
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When air exits from the mouth only (EX: /b/)
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Sounds created when the back of the tongue to the soft palate (right before the throat)
EX: /g/
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following is an example of an labiodental consonant sound?
Pregunta 3
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Which of the following is an example of an approximant?
Pregunta 4
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What is the definition of a low vowel sound?
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Sounds created when the tongue is placed at the top of the mouth
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Sounds created when the tongue is placed at the bottom of the mouth
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A sound that is made with a total obstruction of the air
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Sounds created WITHOUT use of vocal cords
Pregunta 5
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Which of the following choices is an example of bilabial consonant sounds?
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following are examples of "front" vowels? There can be more than one answer.
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following are considered "back" vowel sounds? There can be more than one answer.
Pregunta 8
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The letter /s/ is a central vowel
Pregunta 9
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A liquid is a consonant produced when the tongue approaches a point of articulation within the mouth band comes close enough to obstruct or constrict the flow of air enough to create turbulence
Pregunta 10
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A nasal is a consonant produced by redirecting out air through the nose instead of allowing it to escape out of the mouth.
Pregunta 11
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Vowel sounds created with the tongue close to the teeth are called high vowel sounds.
Pregunta 12
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Check all of the following that are examples of affricatives.
Pregunta 13
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Which of the following are example(s) of sociolinguistics?
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The study of the language a society speaks
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The study of language as it functions in society
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The study of the interaction between linguistic and social variables
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The study of society
Pregunta 14
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Which of the following is an example of phonemics?
Pregunta 15
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Someone who studies the meaning of words and phrases is studying syntax
Pregunta 16
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Gloria has difficulty with understanding the rules in forming grammatical sentences. She has difficulty with syntax.
Pregunta 17
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Which most accurately describes the meaning of phonology?
Pregunta 18
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The form and structure of sounds in language is an example of morphology
Pregunta 19
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Judy wants to study how language is used in social contexts. She is studying which of the following:
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syntax
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morphology
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pragmatics
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semantics
Pregunta 20
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Check all of the following that best describe the meaning of lexicon.
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A wordbook or dictionary
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A student's reading level
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The vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.
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The set of all the morphemes of a language