Linguistics is the study of language.
The study of the distribution of sound systems in human language is known as...
morphology
phonemics
syntax
linguistics
Phonology describes which system of relationships in a language?
speech sounds
consonants and vowels
social
native language
A teacher had a student divide the word mistrustful up into its prefix, root, and suffix. This word study is a form of what?
phonics
Semantics refers to the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text.
The teacher studied how her new student took turns in conversation. This is an example of...
semantics
pragmatics
The effect of cultural norms on the way language is used is examined in sociolinguistics.
The teacher engaged in conversation with a student about a book they were reading. This is an example of...
communication
dialect
investigation
cultural norms
A set of rules about language based on how it is actually used is know as which of the following:
prescriptive grammar
descriptive grammar
standard English
slang
A set of rules about language based on how people think it should be used, with correct and incorrect language, is know as which of the following:
Standard English is well established by usage and uniform with respect to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
"Y'all come on back again." is an example of which of the following:
Lexicon refers to the words used in a language or by a group of people.
When the student wrote, "To the store I want to go" , the teacher offered help with the_______of his sentence.
Register refers to the level of formality with which you speak in a given situation.
In linguistics, AAVE refers to which of the following:
American Audiolinguistic Variable Etymology
African American Vernacular English
Autodidactic Associative Vernacular English
American Adjective and Verb Etymology
A, E, I, O, and U are the speech sounds known as...
consonants
fricatives
vowels
glides
B, C, D, and T are speech sounds known as...
The sounds for "r" in the word "right" is an example of an approximant consonant.
The sound for "l" in "rattle" is an example of a liquid consonant, where the tongue produces a partial closure in the mouth.
The "w" sound in "west" is an example of a glide.
Consonants that are formed by pushing air out through the nose are known as...
nasals
liquids
stops
A consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases is referred to as a...
fricatative
stop
liquid
glide
"S" is an example of a fricative consonant.
The sound "ch" in the word "chair" is an example of an affricative sound made by forcing air out of your mouth through a narrow opening.
Choose the example of a voiced consonant, where the vocal cords vibrate:
B
A
P
E
Choose the example of an unvoiced consonant, where there is no vibration of the vocal cords:
