LIN112



Category: LIN112

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LIN112

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1.

This utterance is an
example of ____'The
accused is hereby
pronounced guilty'.

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2.

of articulation describes
where sounds are
produced.

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3.

In the word 'vandalism',
'ism' is a _________

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4.

is that aspect of a speaker's
grammar an represents
his/her ability to produce
grammatically correct
sentences

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5.

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

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6.

The _____ are not found in
the English sound system

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7.

Codification is the
stage of language planning

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8.

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

9 / 50

9.

The function word in the
statement, "Lets make
America great again" is

10 / 50

10.

The prefix in the word
'restructuring' is

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11.

Grammar is a system that
is used to generate an
number of sentences

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12.

Alveolar sounds are
produced through contact
between the teeth and the

13 / 50

13.

According to
Chomsky,________ is the
use of language in
everyday situations.

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14.

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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15.

refers to the study of the
meaning of language in its
context of use.

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16.

The ties and connections
which exist within texts
refer to_______

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17.

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

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18.

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

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19.

Sounds produced with
vibration in the glottis are
described as

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20.

Phonetic transcription is a
form of writing using
________

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21.

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

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22.

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

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23.

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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24.

Which of the following is
NOT TRUE of human
language? It is ______

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25.

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

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26.

One of the following is
TRUE of vowel sound
segments.

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27.

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

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28.

The difference between 'go
slow', traffic jam', and heavy
traffic flow' is a
difference

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29.

One of these is an aveolar
stop ________

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30.

The word ‘asynchronous’
has ________ morphemes

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31.

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

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32.

The statement, “All
languages have consonant
and vowel sounds” is an
example of a language

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33.

The word ‘photocopy’ is a
for ‘original’

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34.

The word
‘institutionalisation’ is an
example of a _________

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35.

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

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36.

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

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37.

The sound [p] is produced
in the
cavity

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38.

The word, 'uncommonality'
has
morphemes

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39.

According to Chomsky,
_________is not affected
by memory limitation,
distraction, shift of attention
and errors.

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40.

[ʌ] is exclusive to the
language

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41.

Sounds that function as a
peak are described
as_______

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42.

One of the following words
has a diphthong
_________.

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43.

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

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44.

In the word /ræp/ 'rap’, /r/ is
the

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45.

What part of the brain can
cause difficulty in speech
production if damaged?
________

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46.

The phenomenon in the
example 'Gaskiya, gidan
belongs to a friend' is called

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47.

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

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48.

The suffix in the word
'impossibility' is

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49.

Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE
__________

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50.

Phonology helps us to
know ___________.

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