LIN112

Sociolinguistics is
concerned with the study of
the relationship between
language and

Nigeria uses the
sign language

The output of
is the input into phonology

The experiment with the
chimpanzee called Nim
demonstrated that animal
communication is
___________

The sound [m] is produced
in the
cavity

grammar is another name
for traditional grammar.

The earliest recorded
linguistic efforts in Nigeria
were by the _______

The
houses the vocal cords

The
is the most important
articulator in vowel
production.

Which term refers to the
arrangement of words into
phrases and sentences?

Which of the following best
describes Phonetics
_______?

The minimal unit of study in
morphology is

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

The suffix in the word
'impossibility' is

According to English
syntactic rules, the
sentence, ‘They has gone’
is an
sentence.

All the following sounds are
voiced except _______

The sound [p] is produced
in the
cavity

In Yoruba, 'kpana' 'quench
fire'--- > 'kpana kpana' 'fire
fighter' is an example of a
word formation process of
________

The language centre for
right-handed persons is
located in the ________

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

In English, the plural
marker realised as '-s' as in
/pɒts/ 'pots', '-z' as in
/pænz/ 'pans' and '-iz' as in
/haʊziz/ ;'houses' are
examples of ________

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

Words that characterise a
profession like
'stethoscope, syringe,
fracture' are examples of

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

_________ is an example
of a lingua franca

The process of
involves the loss of a sound
segment or suprasegment
when morphemes or words
are combined together.

Chinese in China and
French in France are
examples of
languages

The word ‘asynchronous’
has ________ morphemes

That all languages mark
plural is an example of a
language

In the word, /ʧit/‘cheat’, /t/ is
the

Phonetic transcription is a
form of writing using
________

English sounds are
produced by the
airstream mechanism

People who make use of
Sign language to
communicate are called

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

Hauwa acquired Nigerian
Pidgin alongside Hausa,
therefore she is a

The word 'nefariousness'
has _____ morphemes

When the compressed air
in the oral cavity is released
suddenly with an audible
pop sound by the
articulators at the place of
articulation, the sound
produced is________

The root morpheme of the
word "enterprising" is

[ʌ] is exclusive to the
language

The ties and connections
which exist within texts
refer to_______

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?

Which of the statements
below is FALSE about all
languages? ______

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

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

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 _______

Languages that descended
from the same language
are called ______

A native speaker of Yoruba
who knows that tone can
make a difference in the
meaning of two words that
have the same spelling is
said to have _______
knowledge of Yoruba

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

One of the following words
has a diphthong
_________.

All the following sounds are
voiceless except ______