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Linguistics Vocabulary Quiz

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Question 1

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Linguistics is the study of language.
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The study of the distribution of sound systems in human language is known as...
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  • morphology
  • phonemics
  • syntax
  • linguistics

Question 3

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Phonology describes which system of relationships in a language?
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  • speech sounds
  • consonants and vowels
  • social
  • native language

Question 4

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A teacher had a student divide the word mistrustful up into its prefix, root, and suffix. This word study is a form of what?
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  • phonics
  • morphology
  • linguistics
  • syntax

Question 5

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Semantics refers to the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The teacher studied how her new student took turns in conversation. This is an example of...
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  • semantics
  • pragmatics
  • morphology
  • syntax

Question 7

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The effect of cultural norms on the way language is used is examined in sociolinguistics.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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The teacher engaged in conversation with a student about a book they were reading. This is an example of...
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  • communication
  • dialect
  • investigation
  • cultural norms

Question 9

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A set of rules about language based on how it is actually used is know as which of the following:
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  • prescriptive grammar
  • descriptive grammar
  • standard English
  • slang

Question 10

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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:
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  • prescriptive grammar
  • descriptive grammar
  • standard English
  • slang

Question 11

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Standard English is well established by usage and uniform with respect to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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"Y'all come on back again." is an example of which of the following:
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  • dialect
  • morphology
  • linguistics
  • syntax

Question 13

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Lexicon refers to the words used in a language or by a group of people.
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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When the student wrote, "To the store I want to go" , the teacher offered help with the_______of his sentence.
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  • morphology
  • standard English
  • syntax
  • pragmatics

Question 15

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Register refers to the level of formality with which you speak in a given situation.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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In linguistics, AAVE refers to which of the following:
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  • American Audiolinguistic Variable Etymology
  • African American Vernacular English
  • Autodidactic Associative Vernacular English
  • American Adjective and Verb Etymology

Question 17

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A, E, I, O, and U are the speech sounds known as...
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  • consonants
  • fricatives
  • vowels
  • glides

Question 18

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B, C, D, and T are speech sounds known as...
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  • consonants
  • fricatives
  • vowels
  • glides

Question 19

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The sounds for "r" in the word "right" is an example of an approximant consonant.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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The sound for "l" in "rattle" is an example of a liquid consonant, where the tongue produces a partial closure in the mouth.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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The "w" sound in "west" is an example of a glide.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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Consonants that are formed by pushing air out through the nose are known as...
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  • nasals
  • glides
  • liquids
  • stops

Question 23

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A consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases is referred to as a...
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  • fricatative
  • stop
  • liquid
  • glide

Question 24

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"S" is an example of a fricative consonant.
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Choose the example of a voiced consonant, where the vocal cords vibrate:
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  • B
  • A
  • P
  • E

Question 27

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Choose the example of an unvoiced consonant, where there is no vibration of the vocal cords:
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  • B
  • A
  • P
  • E
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