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Which are sonorants?Single vowel sounds that begin in one vowel position and end in
another vowel or glide position?
A relation between two speech sounds such that either one can occur in a certain
position without changing the meaning of the word?
One produced by holding the highest point of the tongue towards the front of the
mouth?
Produced with somewhat less muscular tension and somewhat shorter in duration?
A relation between two speech sounds such that each occurs in one or more positions
where the other one never does?
Single vowel sounds that begin in one vowel position and end in another vowel or
glide position?
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Slang
Discuss
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
2.
Polysemous
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
3.
Root
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
4.
Bound Morphone
o A.
o B.
A morpheme which always occurs alone but is not attached to
other morphemes.
o C.
o D.
5.
Homographs
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
6.
Homonyms
o A.
Words that are pronounced differently and spelled the same, but
have the same meaning.
o B.
o C.
Words that are pronounced and possibly spelled the same, but
with a different meaning.
o D.
Words that have one meaning but are spelled and prounounced
differently.
7.
Homophones
o A.
o B.
Words that are pronounced differently and spelled the same, but
have the same meaning.
o C.
Words that sound different but have the same spellings and
meanings.
o D.
Words that are the same but have different spellings and
meanings.
8.
Lexicon
o A.
o B.
o C.
Internet jargon
9.
Morpheme
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
10.
Morphology
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
12.
Etymology
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
13.
Phonology
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
14.
Phonetics
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
15.
Pragmatics
o A.
o C.
o D.
A new way to figure out what the text means, rather than reading
between the lines of the acutal text.
16.
Semantics
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
17.
Syntax
o A.
The rules for sentences that apply to all writing and dialog.
o B.
o C.
The underlying meaning hidden in text in books.
o D.
18.
Antonym
Discuss
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
19.
Acronym
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
A word that is created by adding intial letters to the beginning
and end of a word.
20.
Clause
Discuss
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
21.
Creole
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
23.
Cognate
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
24.
Denotation
o A.
The literal direct meaning of a word.
o B.
o C.
o D.
25.
Metonymy
Discuss
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
26.
Orthography
o A.
o B.
The representation of sounds of written or printed symbols.
o C.
o D.
27.
Synonym
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
28.
Dialect
o A.
o B.
o D.
29.
Prefix
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
30.
Suffix
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Affix has to be added to the middle of the word.
31.
Illocutionary Force
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
32.
Proto-Language
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
33.
Inflectional Morphemes
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
34.
Derivational Morphemes
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
35.
Deep Structure
o A.
o C.
o D.
36.
Surface Structure
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Discuss
o A.
o B.
Informal verbal communication that is generally unacceptable for
formal writing
o C.
o D.
2.
Polysemous
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
3.
Root
o A.
o B.
o C.
The form of a word after all affixes are removed.
o D.
4.
Bound Morphone
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
5.
Homographs
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Words that are pronounced the same but spelled differently.
6.
Homonyms
o A.
Words that are pronounced differently and spelled the same, but
have the same meaning.
o B.
o C.
Words that are pronounced and possibly spelled the same, but
with a different meaning.
o D.
Words that have one meaning but are spelled and prounounced
differently.
7.
Homophones
o A.
o B.
Words that are pronounced differently and spelled the same, but
have the same meaning.
o C.
Words that sound different but have the same spellings and
meanings.
o D.
Words that are the same but have different spellings and
meanings.
8.
Lexicon
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Internet jargon
9.
Morpheme
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
10.
Morphology
o A.
The science of breaking down sentence structure and meaning.
o B.
o C.
o D.
11.
Ebonics
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
12.
Etymology
o A.
o C.
o D.
13.
Phonology
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
14.
Phonetics
o A.
o B.
o C.
The study of language and how it relates to sound patterns
o D.
15.
Pragmatics
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
A new way to figure out what the text means, rather than reading
between the lines of the acutal text.
16.
Semantics
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
The study of linguistics of English writing and literature.
17.
Syntax
o A.
The rules for sentences that apply to all writing and dialog.
o B.
o C.
o D.
18.
Antonym
Discuss
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
19.
Acronym
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
20.
Clause
Discuss
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
21.
Creole
o A.
Languge that is created by local populance to become the offical
language of the region.
o B.
o C.
o D.
22.
Connotation
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
23.
Cognate
o A.
o B.
Words that have the opposite linguistic root or orgin.
o C.
o D.
24.
Denotation
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
25.
Metonymy
Discuss
o A.
o B.
o C.
A figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing
for that of another.
o D.
26.
Orthography
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
27.
Synonym
o A.
o B.
o C.
28.
Dialect
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
29.
Prefix
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
31.
Illocutionary Force
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Hermann Paul (1886) argued that the most basic building block of
language was which of the following?
A. Words B. Morpheme C. Phoneme D. Lexeme
Proto-Language
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Inflectional Morphemes
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Morphemes that have no inflectional properties.
Derivational Morphemes
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Deep Structure
o A.
o B.
o C.
o D.
Surface Structure
o A.
o C.
o D.
The rules for combining phonemes into words in a language are said to be:
a. A. Transcription B. Orthography
b. C. Phonotactics D. All of these
A label for the speech organs most directly involved in producing
a consonant is termed as:
a. A. Manner of Articulation B. Place of Articulation
b. C. Transcription D. None of these
Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.
B)vocalizations
C)symbols
D)words
A)syntax.
B)phonology.
C)morphology.
D)infinite generativity.
A)language.
B)finite generativity.
C)phonological ability.
D)morphological ability.
A)Phonology
B)Morphology
C)Syntax
D)Semantics
5 The sound system of a language is referred to as:
A)phonology.
B)pragmatics.
C)semantics.
D)syntax.
A)phonology
B)pragmatics
C)semantics
D)syntax
7 Which aspect of language deals with the meaning of
words and sentences?
A)phonology
B)pragmatics
C)semantics
D)syntax
A)syntactical
B)semantic
C)pragmatic
morphological
D)
9 Yoshi is learning that there are many different ways to
say "thank you" in Japanese, depending on the gender,
social status, and relationship to Yoshi of the person he is
thanking. This use of appropriate conversation
demonstrates an issue of:
A)syntax.
B)semantics.
C)morphology.
D)pragmatics.
A)pragmatics.
B)morphology.
prepositions.
C)
D)syntax.
12 What is morphology?
A)syntax
B)semantics
C)pragmatics
D)morphology
A)echoing.
expanding.
B)
C)recasting.
D)labeling.
A)semantics.
B)pragmatics.
C)syntax.
D)morphology.
B)Broca's disorder.
C)aphasia.
D)Wernicke's disorder.
A)biology.
B)the environment.
A)3 to 6
B)6 to 9
C)9 to 10
D)10 to 15
A)the same .
D)more complex.
24 A child's expansive vocabulary is directly correlated with:
B)parents' IQ.
C)parents' age.
A)echoing.
B)recasting.
C)infant-directed speech
D)morphology.
27 Little Lisa points to a ball and says "Color dat ball." Her
father responds with "What color is the ball?" This is an
example of:
A)echoing.
B)recasting.
motherese.
C)
D)morphology.
A)generalization
generativity
B)
C)cognitive
D)holophrase
A)intelligence.
B)cognitive development.
C)language development.
D)creativity.
remains stable.
A)
B)continues to increase.
C)begins to decline.
D)becomes distorted.
middle childhood
A)
B)adolescence
C)early adulthood
D)middle adulthood
A)satire.
B)metaphor.
C)analogy.
D)parsimony.
B)late childhood.
C)adolescence.
D)adulthood.