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What was the concern of
early linguistic efforts in
Nigeria in the late 19th and
early 20th century? _____

Which of the theories of the
origin of language explains
using differences in the
biological features between
man and animals?
___________

The place of articulation for
the consonant sound [ð] is

affixes can change the
word class (part of speech)
of the word to which they
are attached.

All the following sounds are
voiced except _______

__________ was a Swiss
scholar often referred to as
the father of modern
linguistics

The sound [p] is produced
in the
cavity

The process by which oral
vowels become nasalized
before nasal consonants
within the same syllable is
called

The word ‘peculiar’ is a
for ‘odd’

-ee' in 'mentee' is an
example of a _______
morpheme

refers to when the
languagevariety of a
speaker differs only in
pronounciation

In the word /ræp/ 'rap’, /r/ is
the

One of the following
distinguishes human
language from animal
language. Human language
is ________

One of the misconceptions
about sign languages is
that _________

The main difference
between consonant and
sounds is the obstruction in
the flow of air from the
lungs

Four Greek scholars who
contributed to the growth of
linguistics are _________.

The earliest recorded
linguistic efforts in Nigeria
were by the _______

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

A
word is that which
comprises one root
followed by one or more
bound elements

Language interference
refers to _________.

Which of the following does
not feature in the
production of consonants?

______ is the process of
determining the time of
separation of genetically
related languages

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

The meaning an expression
has over and above its
conceptual content is
known as ______

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

Phonetic transcription is a
form of writing using
________

Which of the following is not
a fricative sound?

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

The sound produced when
the lower lip meets the
upper lip is called_____

In English, 'biographical' is
an example of a ________

Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE
__________

One of these is a voiceless
dental stop _______

Which of the maxims
relates to how something is
said in a talk exchange?

A patient who has
experienced a serious head
injury but is able to respond
to instructions is an
indication that the
side of the brain is still
functioning

That all languages mark
plural is an example of a
language

Acoustic phonetics deals
with __________.

The main organ of speech
in the production of vowels
is the

The suffix in the word
"entrepreneurship" is

A ________grammar states
explicitly the rules of the
language, list the words
and their pronunciations

Damage to ________part
of the brain can cause
speech comprehension
difficulties.

The word ‘transcript’ was
formed from the word
'transcription' through a
process of

All except one of these
statements is not true
___________

Which of these is a set of
bilabials ________?

The basic minimal unit of
grammatical analysis in a
language is the ________

Suspect’ and ‘custody’ in
the statement ‘The suspect
was remanded in custody’
are examples of ______.

The morphological process
by which the affix ‘un’ is
attached to the root word
‘happy’ to derive ‘unhappy’
is called
_

In Hausa, ‘asibiti’ meaning
‘hospital’ is an example of
_______

Pitch patterns (low and
high) over phrases and
sentences are known as

Which of the following does
not feature in the
production of vowels?

How many branches of
phonetics are there
__________?