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Which of the statements below is FALSE about all languages? ______
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The ties and connections which exist within texts refer to_______
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Articulatory phonetics deals with the study of ___________.
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In the word /ræp/ 'rap’, /r/ is the
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grammar is another name for traditional grammar.
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To say 'cerfiticate' instead of 'certificate' is an example of _________________
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The smallest units of sign languages are called __________
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Grammar is a system that is used to generate an number of sentences
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What are the conditions a speech act must meet to be successful and achieve its communicative purpose?
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[u] is a , back, rounded, short vowel
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Which of the theories of the origin of language explains using differences in the biological features between man and animals? ___________
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Language is written using a system of arbitrary and signs
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Alveolar sounds are produced through contact between the teeth and the
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Chinese in China and French in France are examples of languages
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The history of sign languages dates back to the _______
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The feature these sounds have in common is that they are sounds [m, n, ɲ]
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Dental fricatives occur in only one of these languages________
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inter’ in the word ‘interconnectivity’ is an example of a _______
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Which of the following is not a component of linguistic knowledge? ________
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The origin of linguistics dates back to ________
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The is the most important articulator in vowel production.
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Language interference refers to _________.
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The auditory phonetic property of a sound that enables a listener to place it on a scale from low to high or vice versa is _______
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Every language has a set of that determine word order
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According to Chomsky,________ is the use of language in everyday situations.
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The phenomenon in the example 'Gaskiya, gidan belongs to a friend' is called
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Which theory assumes a certain period for normal language acquisition or learning and development to take place, after which language learning can only be achieved with great difficulty?
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refers to the study of the meaning of language in its context of use.
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The co-existence of two different forms of language in a society--often a "high" and "low" or "official" and "lingua franca" form--is called
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A morpheme that cannot stand on its own is called a morpheme
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Sign Languages __________
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The language centre for right-handed persons is located in the ________
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According to Saussure, is the part of language that reflects its variant nature
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The word ‘attractive’ is a for ‘beautiful’.
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Which of the following is not a fricative sound?
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The vowel in [bᴈ:d] is a central unrounded vowel
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isé + àtó --> ìsáto meaning ‘eight’ is an example of the process of ______
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The output of is the input into phonology
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Sounds produced with the stream of air flowing out of the mouth without obstruction are________
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In Ikwere dialect spoken in Rivers State, the words [risi] and [riʃi] both mean ‘head’. In other words, the use of consonant sound [s] or [ʃ] does not change the meaning of the word. Therefore, both sounds are said to be in _________
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Hauwa acquired Nigerian Pidgin alongside Hausa, therefore she is a
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morphemes are free morphemes that have independent dictionary meaning of their own.
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The process by which oral vowels become nasalized before nasal consonants within the same syllable is called
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The sound produced when the lower lip meets the upper lip is called_____
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All the following sounds are voiced except _______
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When pitch of individual vowels or syllables is used to make a difference in meaning of words that have the same segmental properties, pitch is said to be performing a function
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refers to forms that charaterise the speech of individual speakers
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The statement, "I am coming" instead of "I'll be back" is an example of language
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The place of articulation for the consonant sound [ɲ] is
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The lingua franca of the Niger-Delta area of Nigeria is English
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