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affixes can change the
word class (part of speech)
of the word to which they
are attached.

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

morphemes are free
morphemes that have
independent dictionary
meaning of their own.

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

In the word /ræp/ 'rap’, /r/ is
the

The branch of
linguistics that studies the
internal structure of words
and how words are formed
in a language is
called_________.

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

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 ________

Phonetic transcription is a
form of writing using
________

In Sign language, the
elements of a sign as
summarized in the acronym
HOLME refers to________

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

English sounds are
produced by the
airstream mechanism

The word ‘photocopy’ is a
for ‘original’

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

The ties and connections
which exist within texts
refer to_______

Languages that descended
from the same language
are called ______

People who make use of
Sign language to
communicate are called

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

The main organ of speech
in the production of vowels
is the

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

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

_is the object of study for
linguistics

Ferdinard de Saussure is
called the father of
linguistics

The sound [p] is produced
in the
cavity

The earliest recorded
linguistic efforts in Nigeria
were by the _______

[ʌ] is exclusive to the
language

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

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

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

Codification is the
stage of language planning

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

Chinese in China and
French in France are
examples of
languages

The prefix in the word
'restructuring' is

Indian English and
Australian English are
examples of
of English

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

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
?

The head of the capitalised
part of the sentence 'The
terrorists hid IN THE
FOREST' is a

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

One of the following is
TRUE of vowel sound
segments.

Sounds produced with the
stream of air flowing out of
the mouth without
obstruction are________

Linguistics is a science
because ____________

The origin of linguistics
dates back to ________

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

_____is a phonological
feature in which all vowels
within a defined unit agree
in one phonetic value.

The root morpheme of the
word "enterprising" is

is also known as a “slip of
tongue

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

______________is
concerned with the study of
the acquisition, use, and
loss of language.

The word ‘asynchronous’
has ________ morphemes

The
houses the vocal cords