Linguistics vocabulary quiz

Questão 1 de 20

1

Which term has three aspects to its study: language form, language meaning, and language in context?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Etymology
Linguistics
Phonetics
Grammar

Explicação

Questão 2 de 20

1

What term can we refer to when a particular ethnic group has a particular set of sounds produced in a particular language and distinguishable by native speakers of that language from other sounds in that language.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Diphthongs
Phonemics
Dialects
Language

Explicação

Questão 3 de 20

1

What terms best represents when we think of the[t] sound in words such as tar, star, writer, butter and eighth as actually being "the same," even though they are all very different from each other because of the relationship to the other sounds around them?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Phonemes
allophones
Phonology
Phonotactics

Explicação

Questão 4 de 20

1

What term best describes when two people from different backgrounds and different languages are trying to interact with one another?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Dialect
Sociolinguistics
Disconnect
Communication

Explicação

Questão 5 de 20

1

Which term enables speakers to distinguish among possibilities such as the following terms: Hey! and Excuse me! to get someone's attention in English?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Discourse
Registers
Sociolinguistics
Accent

Explicação

Questão 6 de 20

1

In the following sentence, the verb tense was changed. In doing this, the sentence was changed to correct format. What correct term are we describing?
Incorrect - We are not allowed smoking in the restaurant.
Correct - We are not allowed to smoke in the restaurant.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics
Graphemics

Explicação

Questão 7 de 20

1

The following are examples of what term ? One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Some see the glass half empty and others see the glass half full.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Pragmatics
Approximant
Syntax
Semantics

Explicação

Questão 8 de 20

1

What two terms are associated with pragmatics?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Deixis
Context
Collocation
Prototype

Explicação

Questão 9 de 20

1

What term are we referring to when an Spanish is being spoken among native speakers from Mexico and Puerto RIco?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Tone
Language
Dialect
Syntax

Explicação

Questão 10 de 20

1

In linguistics when we use words such as walking", not "walkin' and choose more formal words like father vs. dad or child vs. kid we commonly refer to this as what?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Register
Bilingualism
Prescriptive grammar
Descriptive grammar

Explicação

Questão 11 de 20

1

Which of the following are considered vowels?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

A
I
P
U

Explicação

Questão 12 de 20

1

The production of the two voiced sound [L], as in led and light and [r], as in red and write are described as what term?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Glides
Liquids
Nasals
Affricates

Explicação

Questão 13 de 20

1

What term best describes the voiced sounds [w] in words such as we, wet and [j] in words such as yes and you?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Nasals
Affricates
Glides
Liquids

Explicação

Questão 14 de 20

1

What are examples of nasals, when the velum is lowered, allowing air to flow out through the nose.

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

[m]
[l]
[r]
[n]

Explicação

Questão 15 de 20

1

We produce a stop consonant, when we block the airflow briefly and then let it go abruptly?

Selecione uma das opções:

VERDADEIRO
FALSO

Explicação

Questão 16 de 20

1

A consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. They

Selecione uma das opções:

VERDADEIRO
FALSO

Explicação

Questão 17 de 20

1

An affricative is produced when we almost block the airflow and force it through a narrow gap.

Selecione uma das opções:

VERDADEIRO
FALSO

Explicação

Questão 18 de 20

1

The acronym (AAVE) is referred as African American Vernacular English and commonly called Ebonics outside the academic community.

Selecione uma das opções:

VERDADEIRO
FALSO

Explicação

Questão 19 de 20

1

A prescriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used and there is no right or wrong language.

Selecione uma das opções:

VERDADEIRO
FALSO

Explicação

Questão 20 de 20

1

A descriptive grammar is a set of explicit rules for using language that are taught, or enforced, so that people will use the language in a particular way.

Selecione uma das opções:

VERDADEIRO
FALSO

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Linguistics vocabulary quiz

Linguistics vocabulary quiz

Questão 1 de 20

Which term has three aspects to its study: language form, language meaning, and language in context?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 2 de 20

What term can we refer to when a particular ethnic group has a particular set of sounds produced in a particular language and distinguishable by native speakers of that language from other sounds in that language.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 3 de 20

What terms best represents when we think of the[t] sound in words such as tar, star, writer, butter and eighth as actually being "the same," even though they are all very different from each other because of the relationship to the other sounds around them?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 4 de 20

What term best describes when two people from different backgrounds and different languages are trying to interact with one another?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 5 de 20

Which term enables speakers to distinguish among possibilities such as the following terms: Hey! and Excuse me! to get someone's attention in English?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 6 de 20

In the following sentence, the verb tense was changed. In doing this, the sentence was changed to correct format. What correct term are we describing? Incorrect - We are not allowed smoking in the restaurant. Correct - We are not allowed to smoke in the restaurant.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 7 de 20

The following are examples of what term ? One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Some see the glass half empty and others see the glass half full.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 8 de 20

What two terms are associated with pragmatics?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 9 de 20

What term are we referring to when an Spanish is being spoken among native speakers from Mexico and Puerto RIco?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 10 de 20

In linguistics when we use words such as walking", not "walkin' and choose more formal words like father vs. dad or child vs. kid we commonly refer to this as what?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 11 de 20

Which of the following are considered vowels?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 12 de 20

The production of the two voiced sound [L], as in led and light and [r], as in red and write are described as what term?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 13 de 20

What term best describes the voiced sounds [w] in words such as we, wet and [j] in words such as yes and you?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 14 de 20

What are examples of nasals, when the velum is lowered, allowing air to flow out through the nose.

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 15 de 20

We produce a stop consonant, when we block the airflow briefly and then let it go abruptly?

Selecione uma das opções:

Explicação

Questão 16 de 20

A consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. They

Selecione uma das opções:

Explicação

Questão 17 de 20

An affricative is produced when we almost block the airflow and force it through a narrow gap.

Selecione uma das opções:

Explicação

Questão 18 de 20

The acronym (AAVE) is referred as African American Vernacular English and commonly called Ebonics outside the academic community.

Selecione uma das opções:

Explicação

Questão 19 de 20

A prescriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used and there is no right or wrong language.

Selecione uma das opções:

Explicação

Questão 20 de 20

A descriptive grammar is a set of explicit rules for using language that are taught, or enforced, so that people will use the language in a particular way.

In the following sentence, the verb tense was changed. In doing this, the sentence was changed to correct format. What correct term are we describing?
Incorrect - We are not allowed smoking in the restaurant.
Correct - We are not allowed to smoke in the restaurant.