LIN112

Stress is an example of a
feature that occurs over an
utterance

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

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

refers to cognitive functions
that are primarily localized
to one side of the brain or
the other

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

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

Indian English and
Australian English are
examples of
of English

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

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

All except one of these
statements is not true
___________

The word
‘institutionalisation’ is an
example of a _________

One of these is a velar
nasal_______

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 _________

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

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

The _______ is the basic
unit of phonological study

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

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

Alveolar sounds are
produced through contact
between the teeth and the

That all languages mark
plural is an example of a
language

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

The organs of speech in the
production of palatal
sounds are the tongue and
the

Chinese in China and
French in France are
examples of
languages

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

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

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

Which of these is a set of
bilabials ________?

One of the following words
has a diphthong
_________.

is the force with which a
syllable is produced

The
houses the vocal cords

Which of the following
contains only one
morpheme?

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

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

Hauwa acquired Nigerian
Pidgin alongside Hausa,
therefore she is a

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

is the study of language as
an object.

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

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

In the word /ræp/ 'rap’, /r/ is
the

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

Another term for a free
morpheme is

The root morpheme of the
word 'restructure' is

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

The smallest units of sign
languages are called
__________

The suffix in the word
'impossibility' is

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

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

The control of one side of
the body by the opposite
side of the brain is known
as _______

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

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