LIN111



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LIN111

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1.

One of these is a velar
nasal_______

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2.

stress is the type of stress
that is produced with a
maximum breath force

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3.

People who make use of
Sign language to
communicate are called

4 / 50

4.

Alveolar sounds are
produced through contact
between the teeth and the

5 / 50

5.

The function word in the
sentence, "Kola passed his
exams" is
__.

6 / 50

6.

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 ________

7 / 50

7.

This utterance is an
example of ____'Shut that
door, now!'

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8.

Which of the following is
true about language?
Language is _______

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9.

The minimal sound unit that
makes a difference in
meaning is a

10 / 50

10.

The word ‘peculiar’ is a
for ‘odd’

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11.

One of these is a low, back,
unrounded vowel ______

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12.

The words ‘berry and bury’,
‘plain and plane’ are
examples of words called

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13.

"Its beyond my
apprehension” is an
example of a speech error
called

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14.

A proposal to change the
ways in which a language is
to be used in society is part
of ___________

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15.

affixes are those affixes that
can alter the meaning of the
words to which they are
attached.

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16.

One of the following is
TRUE of vowel sound
segments.

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17.

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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18.

The word, 'uncommonality'
has
morphemes

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19.

morphemes are free
morphemes that have
independent dictionary
meaning of their own.

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20.

An example of a speech
impairment that requires
the use of sign language is
________

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21.

Which of the following is not
a component of linguistic
knowledge? ________

22 / 50

22.

A
is a pidgin that has
acquired native speakers or
first language speakers

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23.

English sounds are
produced by the
airstream mechanism

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24.

The area of the throat
where voice is produced is
also called

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25.

The _______ is the basic
unit of phonological study

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26.

The statement 'He is a
backstabber' can be only be
understood in ________

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27.

The distinction between
langue and parole as an
explanation to language
phenomenon is associated
with _______

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28.

The manner of articulation
for the consonant sound
[ʤ] is

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29.

One of these is a voiceless
dental stop _______

30 / 50

30.

Damage to the Wernike
area of the brain can cause
difficulties in

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31.

The feature these sounds
have in common is that
they are
sounds [m, n, ɲ]

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32.

Damage to the _________
hemisphere of the brain can
lead to language disorders

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33.

Which of these is a set of
bilabials ________?

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34.

Sounds produced with the
stream of air flowing out of
the mouth without
obstruction are________

35 / 50

35.

With more than 500
languages, Nigeria is an
example of a
nation.

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36.

The history of sign
languages dates back to
the _______

37 / 50

37.

The ties and connections
which exist within texts
refer to_______

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38.

The orthographic
representation of a
language is known as
________

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39.

One of the following words
has a diphthong
_________.

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40.

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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41.

Which of the following is a
complete set of voiceless
sounds

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42.

All the following sounds are
voiceless except ______

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43.

A speaker's use of his/her
language in interaction is
called

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44.

The effect that an
illocutionary act has on a
hearer is referred to
as______

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45.

The suffix in the word
"entrepreneurship" is

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46.

Dental fricatives occur in
only one of these
languages________

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47.

The word ‘asynchronous’
has ________ morphemes

48 / 50

48.

The
houses the vocal cords

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49.

That all languages mark
plural is an example of a
language

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50.

of articulation describes
where sounds are
produced.

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