ELL Quiz

The study of language and how it is used

Order of words to create meaning

The system of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.

How sounds and words can be changed within a language.

The study of linguistic behavior as determined by sociocultural factors.

The order of words to create meaning

The words used in a language or by a person or group of people

A way to convey meaning or a message to someone else

A way of speaking a language, or specific words/ phrases, that are special to a region or group of people.

The form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form.

A basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable.

A speech sound that is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction and is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant.

The consonant sounds that are made by vibrating the vocal chords. They can be compared with unvoiced consonants.

Voiced and unvoiced. Many consonant sounds come in pairs. For example, P and B are produced in the same place in the mouth with the tongue in the same position. The only difference is that P is an unvoiced sound (no vibration of the vocal cords) while B is a voiced sound (vocal cords vibrate).

are consonant sounds that are made by vibrating the vocal chords. They can be compared with unvoiced consonants.

It is characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant.

A sound made by forcing air out of your mouth through a narrow opening that is made using the lips, teeth, or tongue

A sound produced as the vocal organs move toward or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant.

Articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.