LIN112

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

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

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

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

Which of the following
category of sounds is
absent from the English
sound system?________

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?

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

Dental fricatives occur in
only one of these
languages________

A morpheme that cannot
stand on its own is called a
morpheme

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

The word for 'hospital' in
Hausa is 'asibiti' an
example of

is also known as a “slip of
tongue

The first phase of linguistics
as a science had its focus
on________ logic of
meaning

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

Another term for the
communicative purpose of
an expression is _______

Which of these is a set of
bilabials ________?

The word, 'innovation' has
morphemes

_____________is
concerned with the study of
speech impairment in
children and adults.

Nigeria uses the
sign language

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

grammar is another name
for traditional grammar.

Sign Languages
__________

isé + àtó --> ìsáto meaning
‘eight’ is an example of the
process of ______

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

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

Chinese in China and
French in France are
examples of
languages

The sound [m] is produced
in the
cavity

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 ________

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

30. The antonym of ‘criticism’ is

How many branches of
phonetics are there
__________?

Acoustic phonetics deals
with __________.

are a group of consonants
characterized by lack of
friction or obstruction in
their production.

The distinction between
pairs of words like
'prince/princess', is that of

English is said to have
stress-timed rhythm
because in connected
speech,__________

The co-existence of two
different forms of language
in a society--often a "high"
and "low" or "official" and
"lingua franca" form--is
called

According to Chomsky,
grammar is a native
speakers’
of his/her language

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

The root morpheme of the
word "enterprising" is

A grammatical rule in
English that says you
cannot use two negatives in
a sentence is an example
of a
rule

The word
‘institutionalisation’ is an
example of a _________

When a language is
stigmatised, it suggests
which of the following
statements about the
speakers of the
language_______

All of the following
statements are TRUE of
human language EXCEPT
ONE. All languages
_________

In Ikwere dialect spoken in
Rivers State, the words
[risi] and [riʃi] both mean
‘head’. In other words, the
use of consonant sound [s]
or [ʃ] does not change the
meaning of the word.
Therefore, both sounds are
said to be in _________

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

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

Words like "mugu, bam,
swagger" are examples of
in Nigerian English

The science of designing
machines that simulate
human intelligence is
known as _________

In Hausa, ‘farin ciki’
meaning ‘happiness’ is an
example of a_____

To put to bed' instead of to
give birth' is an example of
a