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

With more than 500
languages, Nigeria is an
example of a
nation.

Indian English and
Australian English are
examples of
of English

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

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

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

One of these is a high,
front, rounded vowel
_______

The distinction between
langue and parole as an
explanation to language
phenomenon is associated
with _______

Another term for a free
morpheme is

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

The statement, "I am
coming" instead of "I'll be
back" is an example of
language

The prefix in the word
'restructuring' is

The organ of speech that
makes sounds voiced or
voiceless is the

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

Nigeria uses the
sign language

Chinese in China and
French in France are
examples of
languages

The phrase ‘Jamb question’
in Don’t ask me ‘jamb
question’ is an example of a
________

18. The antonym of ‘criticism’ is

__________ is concerned
with the study of how the
brain processes language

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 _________

is the study of language as
an object.

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

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

The study of differences in
the way people speak
based on variables such as
age, education, ethnicity is
called ______

Linguists have categorised
the various dimensions of
meaning into three major
classes namely denotative,
associative and
meaning.

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

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

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

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

Sounds that begin as stops
and end as fricatives are
called
__.

This utterance is an
example of ____'The
accused is hereby
pronounced guilty'.

Suspect’ and ‘custody’ in
the statement ‘The suspect
was remanded in custody’
are examples of ______.

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

The minimal unit of study in
morphology is

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

In the word 'vandalism',
'ism' is a _________

Another term for the
communicative purpose of
an expression is _______

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

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

According to Saussure,
is the part of language that
reflects its variant nature

The smallest units of sign
languages are called
__________

is also known as a “slip of
tongue

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

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

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

The word ‘peculiar’ is a
for ‘odd’

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

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

The minimal meaningful
unit of grammatical analysis
is the

Which of the following is a
complete set of voiceless
sounds