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One of these is a velar nasal_______
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stress is the type of stress that is produced with a maximum breath force
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People who make use of Sign language to communicate are called
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Alveolar sounds are produced through contact between the teeth and the
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The function word in the sentence, "Kola passed his exams" is __.
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The type of sounds produced by a closed glottis forcing air pressure in the mouth that results in loud sound when the air is released suddenly are called ________
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This utterance is an example of ____'Shut that door, now!'
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Which of the following is true about language? Language is _______
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The minimal sound unit that makes a difference in meaning is a
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The word ‘peculiar’ is a for ‘odd’
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One of these is a low, back, unrounded vowel ______
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The words ‘berry and bury’, ‘plain and plane’ are examples of words called
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"Its beyond my apprehension” is an example of a speech error called
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A proposal to change the ways in which a language is to be used in society is part of ___________
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affixes are those affixes that can alter the meaning of the words to which they are attached.
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One of the following is TRUE of vowel sound segments.
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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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The word, 'uncommonality' has morphemes
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morphemes are free morphemes that have independent dictionary meaning of their own.
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An example of a speech impairment that requires the use of sign language is ________
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Which of the following is not a component of linguistic knowledge? ________
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A is a pidgin that has acquired native speakers or first language speakers
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English sounds are produced by the airstream mechanism
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The area of the throat where voice is produced is also called
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The _______ is the basic unit of phonological study
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The statement 'He is a backstabber' can be only be understood in ________
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The distinction between langue and parole as an explanation to language phenomenon is associated with _______
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The manner of articulation for the consonant sound [ʤ] is
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One of these is a voiceless dental stop _______
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Damage to the Wernike area of the brain can cause difficulties in
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The feature these sounds have in common is that they are sounds [m, n, ɲ]
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Damage to the _________ hemisphere of the brain can lead to language disorders
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Which of these is a set of bilabials ________?
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Sounds produced with the stream of air flowing out of the mouth without obstruction are________
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With more than 500 languages, Nigeria is an example of a nation.
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The history of sign languages dates back to the _______
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The ties and connections which exist within texts refer to_______
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The orthographic representation of a language is known as ________
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One of the following words has a diphthong _________.
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A diachronic description of a language is concerned with the historical development of the language and the structural changes that have taken place in it. TRUE OR FALSE ?
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Which of the following is a complete set of voiceless sounds
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All the following sounds are voiceless except ______
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A speaker's use of his/her language in interaction is called
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The effect that an illocutionary act has on a hearer is referred to as______
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The suffix in the word "entrepreneurship" is
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Dental fricatives occur in only one of these languages________
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The word ‘asynchronous’ has ________ morphemes
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The houses the vocal cords
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That all languages mark plural is an example of a language
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of articulation describes where sounds are produced.
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