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Sounds that function as a
peak are described
as_______

A sufficient corpus of
description of words in a
language can constitute a

Nigeria uses the
sign language

Dental fricatives occur in
only one of these
languages________

Which of the following do
not occur in final positions
in words?

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

inter’ in the word
‘interconnectivity’ is an
example of a _______

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

The history of sign
languages dates back to
the _______

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

One of these is a velar
nasal_______

The word ‘attractive’ is a
for ‘beautiful’.

Phonology helps us to
know ___________.

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

One of the following is a
correct analysis for ‘The
suicide bomber put the
bomb in a bag’
________________

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

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

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

To say 'cerfiticate' instead
of 'certificate' is an example
of _________________

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

stress is the type of stress
that is produced with a
maximum breath force

are produced with a partial
obstruction in the flow of air
such that air passes
through a narrow passage
with some noise.

23. The antonym of ‘criticism’ is

All except one of the
following are minimal
pairs________

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

The suffix in the word
"entrepreneurship" is

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

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

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

Acoustic phonetics deals
with __________.

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

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 _______

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

Which of the following
contains only one
morpheme?

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

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

All the following sounds are
voiced except _______

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

[ʌ] is exclusive to the
language

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

Ability to recognise the
word order and sentence
structure in a language is
_______ knowledge.

Variants of a phoneme are
called

[u] is a
, back, rounded, short
vowel

Every language has a set of
that determine word order

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

Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE
__________

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

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

Which of the following may
not function as the peak of
a syllable?

Which of the following is not
a fricative sound?