Questão 1
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What is the definition of linguistics?
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The study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.
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The study of social movements that have affected language and its structure.
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The study of syntax and grammar.
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The study of the changes in sounds over time in a language.
Questão 2
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Which of the following are considered phonemes?
Questão 3
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The primary concern of phonology is the structure of words in a language.
Questão 4
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Someone who studies morphology would be most likely to study which of the following?
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The suffix "pre"
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The sounds of Germanic languages.
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The syntax of a sentence in Italian.
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The spelling of a word in English.
Questão 5
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The syntax of a language regards its structure when words are used together to communicate a message.
Questão 6
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Which of the following are a part of the study of semantics?
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Word meanings
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Changes in meanings
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Sentence structures
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Spelling of words
Questão 7
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Someone studying pragmatics would most likely take data on which of the following?
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How an EL spells words
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How an EL pronounces unknown words
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How contexts affect the words ELs use
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How an EL explains syntax
Questão 8
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Sociolinguistics includes which of the following?
Questão 9
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Communication is the transmission and reception of messages in reading and listening.
Questão 10
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Which of the following is the word that is used to describe the vocabulary of a language?
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Dictionary
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Lexicon
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Semantics
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Linguistics
Questão 11
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Which of the following are examples of descriptive grammar?
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Maria uses a semicolon when she introduces two related ideas.
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Semicolons should be used to join two very closely related independent clauses.
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A comma must be used to join an independent and dependent clause along with a subordinating conjunction.
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Alan uses nouns to describe other nouns that he wants to explain.
Questão 12
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Prescriptive grammar recognizes no right or wrong ways to use language.
Questão 13
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Which of the following is NOT an example of Standard English?
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Using Spanish words in a primarily German conversation.
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Using vocabulary related to the legal system in the country.
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Spelling words according to their dictionary entries.
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Applying the prescriptive grammar rules in one's writing.
Questão 14
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Which of the following would have Spanish dialects?
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Hamburg, Germany
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La Paz, Bolivia
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Madrid, Spain
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Dublin, Ireland
Questão 15
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The register of a communication can be best found by listening to pronunciation.
Questão 16
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AAVE is a dialect of which of the following?
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Spanish
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French
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English
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Italian
Questão 17
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Which of the following are vowels?
Questão 18
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Consonants are produced by the obstruction of the movement of air during pronunciation.
Questão 19
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Which of the following includes an approximant?
Questão 20
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Which of the following are morphemes that represent liquid sounds?
Questão 21
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A glide is called a vowel.
Questão 22
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A nasal sound production filters the flow of air through which of the following?
Questão 23
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Which of the following words end with a stop?
Questão 24
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A fricative is produced when air is forced through articulators that have been brought together.
Questão 25
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Which of the following is the definition of an affricative?
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Consonants produced when articulators are brought close together.
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Vowel produced through the nasal cavity.
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Consonant pronounced with a stop followed by a fricative.
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Vowel pronounced with the tongue in the middle of the mouth.
Questão 26
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Which of the following word starts with a voiced consonant?
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Cat
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Mask
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Voice
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Zebra
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Them
Questão 27
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A voiceless consonant produces a vibration in the vocal chords.