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Quiz by Mary Beth Steigerwald, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mary Beth Steigerwald
over 6 years ago
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Question 1
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Linguistics is the study of language and its structure. It includes the study of which of the following?
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semantics
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figures of speech
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morphology
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phonetics
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syntax
Question 2
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Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors including differences in which of the following?
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bilingualism
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occupational dialect
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affricatives
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gender differences
Question 3
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Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of which of the following?
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a language
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a branch of knowledge
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a rhetorical phrase
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a person
Question 4
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What does AAVE represent?
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Vernacular Black English
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Black English Vernacular
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English Black Vernacular
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Ebonics
Question 5
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Ms. Kelly asked her class to choose which of the following were examples of fricatve consonants.
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/f/
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/b/
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/w/
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/s/
Question 6
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A consonant can be defined as a sound produced with a definite and clear obstruction of air, by which of the following?
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tongue
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teeth
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nasal passage
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lips
Question 7
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Approximants are sounds that have less obstruction of air than consonants, but more than vowels. A teacher might give which of the following as examples?
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/r/
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/s/
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/y/
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/l/
Question 8
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Semantics is the study of word origins.
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- True
- False
Question 9
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A "stop" is made with a total obstruction of air.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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An affricative is a sound produced which starts as a "fricative" and ends as a "stop"?
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- True
- False
Question 11
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Examples of a "glide" are /w/ and /y/.
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- True
- False
Question 12
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A vowel is a speech sound that is created without obstructing the flow of air and is differentiated by the shape of the oral cavity.
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- True
- False
Question 13
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"Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" is an example of pragmatics.
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- True
- False
Question 14
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Communication in the classroom can only take place when the students are allowed to speak.
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- True
- False
Question 15
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Ms. Kelly had her hand on her throat. She was likely teaching her students about what type of sounds?
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unvoiced consonants
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rounded vowels
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unrounded vowels
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voiced consonants
Question 16
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The teacher taught her students that sounds created without use of the vocal cords were called "voiceless." Which letter would she use an example of a voiceless sound?
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/m/
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/b/
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/f/
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/z/
Question 17
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/m/ is an example of a _________ sound in which air exits through both the nose and the mouth.
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oral
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nasal
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palatal
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velar
Question 18
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Regional language, local language and local speech are all synonyms for what word that refers to a form of language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group?
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sociolinguistics
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descriptive grammar
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Standard English
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dialect
Question 19
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In which of the following settings would a person use a more formal register?
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at a ballgame
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a job interview
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on the playground
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walking to school with friends
Question 20
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After the child arranged her words and phrases to create well formed sentences in class, the teacher complimented her on her proper ___________ .
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dialect
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semantics
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syntax
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pragmatics
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