20 Question Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

Linguistics is the study of...

Choose all that apply. Phonemics is the study of...

An example of phonology is being able to read the following sentence. "Mi lida sista is niz."

Ms. Brown's class is studying how adding the prefix "un" changes the meaning of a word. Ms. Brown's class is studying what?

Choose all that apply. Semantics is the study of...

Lucy is learning about how culture and economy effect a persons way of speaking. Lucy is studying sociolinguistics?

Choose all that apply. Alec wants to communicate some important news to his friends. Which are forms of communication?

Judges and lawyers speak the same lexicon during a trial?

John is 7. His sister is 5. When John says "I am older then her'" he is using what?

Which of the following are examples of prescriptive grammar? Choose all that apply.

The following is an example of proper Standard English. "Ain't nobody gonna do that homework assignment!"

Ms. Brown's class is learning about the parts of speech, number, tense, voice and gender. They are studying the __________ of language.

When Jack asked Sandy, "What's up?" he was using ___________________.

The study of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in language is called 'Phonology'?

Choose all that apply. Examples of Standard English can be seen in which of the following places?

In 'To Kill a Mockingbird', many of the characters have different _______________, showing their class in the American South: I was sittin' on the porch, and he come along. Uh, there's this old chifforobe in the yard, and I-I said, 'You come in here, boy, and bust up this chifforobe, and I'll give you a nickle.'

Choose all that apply. Which of the following are examples of register?

'He didn't pay me no mind,' is an example of AAVE.

Sounds created without obstructing air as in /i/, are called _________________.

Ms. Brown is making sounds produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air by her lips, teeth and tongue. She is saying consonants.

Choose all that apply. Which are examples of approximants?