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Flashcards by Lisza Neumeier, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lisza Neumeier
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| Question | Answer |
| Which of the following words might a prescriptivist use? -Inappropriate -Grammatical -Bad -Informal | -Grammatical -Bad |
| If you look at how language changes over time, you are taking a -Syntagmatic perspective - Diachronic perspective -Progressive perspective -Synchronic perspective | Diachronic perspective |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about this picture? (picture of green street light without Ampelmännchen) -It is a symbolic sign -It is not a true sign -It is a combination of a symbol and an icon -The meaning can be inferred by the form | -It is a symbolic sign |
| How may the word <bag> be transcribed in broad transcription? /ba:g/ [bæg] /bæg/ [bag] | /bæg/ |
| Which of the following are areas of phonetics? Articulatory phonetics Auditory phonetics Aspiratory phonetics Acoustic phonetics | Articulatory phonetics Auditory phonetics Acoustic phonetics |
| Which of the following describe(s) a place of articulation? Nasal Alveolar Palato-dental Liquid | Alveolar |
| Which of the following words contain(s) a fricative? Alpha Changing Measure Leather | Alpha Measure Leather |
| Which of the following statements applies/apply to phonology? It is the study of the human sound system The basic unit is the phoneme It is concerned with the function of specific sounds It deals with the concrete realisation of sounds | The basic unit is the phoneme It is concerned with the function of specific sounds |
| Which of the following words contain(s) a dark [ɫ]? Fold Leopard Hall Follow | Fold Hall |
| Which of the following sounds is/are mid vowels? [ə] [ɔː] [ʌ] [ɜː] | [ə] [ɔː] [ɜː] |
| Which of the following statements is/are true for phones? They represent abstract categories They are the smallest meaning-distinguishing units of a language They are the concrete realisations of phonemes You transcribe them using square brackets | They are the concrete realisations of phonemes You transcribe them using square brackets |
| Which of the following statements is/are true? Phonotactics... - is a set of universal rules about sound relationships -is concerned with how syllables interact -comprises a set of restraints regarding consonant clusters -deals with how phonemes are realised | -comprises a set of restraints regarding consonant clusters |
| Which of the following words contain(s) a grammatical morpheme? Registration -Devastated -Mice Preownership | Devastated Mice |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about syllables? -Only vowels and diphthongs can form the nucleus -Open syllables mean the onset is empty -There cannot be two consecutive open syllables in a word - The sonority of sounds is a relative characteristic | The sonority of sounds is a relative characteristic |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about morphemes? - There are polymorphemic and monomorphemic words - They are the smallest meaning-distinguishing units of a language Suffixes can only be grammatical morphemes - The category of ‘position’ applies to bound morphemes only | There are polymorphemic and monomorphemic words The category of ‘position’ applies to bound morphemes only |
| Which of the following relate(s) to syntagmatic relations? Axis of combination ‘Vertical’ relationships What linguistic elements can be used in place of others ‘Horizontal’ relationships | Axis of combination ‘Horizontal’ relationships |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about this sentence? My music teacher is younger than my dad. There are two instances of derivational morphology. There are no voiceless alveolar fricatives. It would be transcribed differently in RP and in GA. There is a centering diphthong. | There are no voiceless alveolar fricatives. It would be transcribed differently in RP and in GA. |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about this sentence? I dunno who I‘m gonna go with. Descriptivists would object to the stranded preposition. Prescriptively speaking, this sentence is ungrammatical. Descriptivists might say this is rather spoken language. There are only two closed syllables. | Prescriptively speaking, this sentence is ungrammatical. Descriptivists might say this is rather spoken language. There are only two closed syllables. |
| Which of the following is/are (an) appropriate transcription(s) of the word <train>? /traɪn/ /treɪn/ /tɹ̥ eɪn/ /train/ | /treɪn/ |
| Which of the following markers for plural are phonologically conditioned? Mice Pieces Fish Bags | Pieces Bags |
| Which of the following statements are true? Derivational morphemes can only be prefixes. English has become more of a synthetic language over time. The most productive compound type is Noun-Noun. Prefixes often change the word-class of a base. | The most productive compound type is Noun-Noun. |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about this sentence? There is a BA student in the lecture hall. There is one acronym. There is one abbreviation. There is one initialism. There is one compound phrase. | There is one abbreviation. There is one initialism. |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about the rightmost element in a compound? It carries the inflection. It carries the main meaning. It carries the stress. It determines the word-class. | It carries the inflection. It carries the main meaning. It determines the word-class. |
| Which theory allows us to categorise a kiwi, which is flightless, as a bird? The theory of conceptual meaning The theory of atoms of meaning The theory of semantic features The theory of prototypes | The theory of prototypes |
| What is the ‘sense’ of a word/expression? The associative meaning of a word/expression. The descriptive meaning of a word/expression. The connotative meaning of a word/expression. The mental concept we have of a word/expression. | The descriptive meaning of a word/expression. The mental concept we have of a word/expression. |
| Which of the following concepts form part of the conceptual meaning of the word ‘man’? Short hair Adult Male Strong | Adult Male |
| What are the advantages of the theory of semantic features? It tries to explain meaning overlap. It tries to find basic components for defining word meaning. It allows for gradience between entities. It is easy to find core attributes. | It tries to explain meaning overlap. It tries to find basic components for defining word meaning. |
| Which of the following is/are (a) euphemism(s)? He’s getting on a bit... Are you crazy?! She’s in a better place. It’s raining cats and dogs! | He’s getting on a bit... She’s in a better place. |
| Which of the following is/are (an) example(s) of metonymy? I destroyed his argument. It’s time to go, get your feet on. Buckingham Palace has recently announced that... I drank the whole glass in one go. | It’s time to go, get your feet on. Buckingham Palace has recently announced that... I drank the whole glass in one go. |
| Which of the following is/are (an) example(s) of lexical ambiguity? Let’s meet by the bank at 2 o’clock. The teacher said she would give an exam on Monday. She cannot bear children. John informed the woman that Bill was dating. | Let’s meet by the bank at 2 o’clock. She cannot bear children. |
| Which of the following pairs of words are reversives? Right – Wrong Lend – Borrow Give – Receive Arrive – Depart | Arrive-Depart |
| What term(s) could describe the word in red? Hypernym Archilexeme Hyponym Superordinate term | Hypernym Archilexeme Superordinate term |
| Which of the following are closed classes? Adverbs Pronouns Auxiliary verbs Prepositions | Pronouns Auxiliary verbs Prepositions |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about the syntactic function of a word? You can also call it ‘syntactic class’ It describes the role an element has in its grammatical context ‘Adjunct’ is an example of a syntactic function It is defined by morphological, semantic and syntactic criteria | It describes the role an element has in its grammatical context ‘Adjunct’ is an example of a syntactic function |
| What is true about the head of a phrase? It determines the syntactic form/class of the phrase It is the element that indicates what is being described It is always the first part of the phrase It is obligatory | It determines the syntactic form/class of the phrase It is the element that indicates what is being described It is obligatory |
| Which of the following statements is/are true about this sentence? The boy threw his toys on the floor. ‘threw his toys on the floor’ is a constituent It is ditransitive It is a simple sentence There is a subject complement | ‘threw his toys on the floor’ is a constituent It is a simple sentence |
| Which of the following is/are (a) modular approach(es)? Cognitive grammar Generative syntax Construction grammar Functional approaches | Generative syntax |
| Generative grammar sees language as... a reflection of conceptualisation a means of communication an inventory of constructions expression of thought | expression of thought |
| How can we define a ‘construction’? (In construction grammar) A semi-fixed expression An abstraction of form into meaning An inventory of fixed phrases A stored pairing of form and meaning | A stored pairing of form and meaning |
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