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The features that all human languages share in common are referred to as ________.
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Sign Languages __________
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of articulation describes where sounds are produced.
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refers to forms that charaterise the speech of individual speakers
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-ee' in 'mentee' is an example of a _______ morpheme
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The word, 'uncommonality' has morphemes
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The distinction between pairs of words like 'prince/princess', is that of
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Chinese in China and French in France are examples of languages
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When the compressed air in the oral cavity is released suddenly with an audible pop sound by the articulators at the place of articulation, the sound produced is________
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This utterance is an example of ____'The accused is hereby pronounced guilty'.
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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 ________
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refers to cognitive functions that are primarily localized to one side of the brain or the other
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The manner of articulation for the consonant sound [kw] is
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The _______ is the basic unit of phonological study
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The suffix in the word "entrepreneurship" is
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One of these is a voiceless dental stop _______
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The presence of words like 'restaurant, salon, fillet" in English is a result of
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To put to bed' instead of to give birth' is an example of a
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The place of articulation for consonant [mw] which occurs in Urhobo language in “ẹ̀mwa” (clothe) is nasal
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The manner of articulation for the consonant sound [ʤ] is
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The prefix in the word 'restructuring' is
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The ties and connections which exist within texts refer to_______
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One of these is a velar nasal_______
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[u] is a , back, rounded, short vowel
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One of the following is a correct analysis for ‘The suicide bomber put the bomb in a bag’ ________________
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26. The antonym of ‘criticism’ is
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Acoustic phonetics deals with __________.
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A native speaker of Yoruba who knows that tone can make a difference in the meaning of two words that have the same spelling is said to have _______ knowledge of Yoruba
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The place of articulation for the consonant sound [ɲ] is
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Which of the following do not occur in final positions in words?
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A morpheme that cannot stand on its own is called a morpheme
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The word ‘asynchronous’ has ________ morphemes
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The function word in the sentence, "Kola passed his exams" is __.
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A speaker's use of his/her language in interaction is called
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The feature these sounds have in common is that they are sounds [m, n, ɲ]
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Sociolinguistics is concerned with the study of the relationship between language and
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People who make use of Sign language to communicate are called
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Words that characterise a profession like 'stethoscope, syringe, fracture' are examples of
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English sounds are produced by the airstream mechanism
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This utterance is an example of ____'Shut that door, now!'
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The smallest units of sign languages are called __________
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Which of the following may not function as the peak of a syllable?
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How many branches of phonetics are there __________?
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One of the following words has a diphthong _________.
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According to Saussure, is the part of language that reflects its variant nature
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_____________is concerned with the study of speech impairment in children and adults.
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__________ is concerned with the study of how the brain processes language
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One of the following is TRUE of vowel sound segments.
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The process of involves the loss of a sound segment or suprasegment when morphemes or words are combined together.
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The type of stress on a syllable that is produced with a maximum force of breath is called________
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