Historical Linguistics

Filipino language is part of what language family?

• Afro-Asiatic

• Austronesian

• Austroasiatic

• Dravidian

In this type of semantic change, the meaning of the word becomes more positive or favorable.

• broadening

• narrowing

• amelioration

• pejoration

In this type of sequential change, one segment is made less like another segment in its environment like for example, the nm will be modified to lm in another language.

• dissimilation

• assimilation

• metathesis

• epenthesis

The insertion of a consonant or vowel into a particular environment

• metathesis

• epenthesis

• assimilation

• dissimilation

This involves the EXTENSION or GENERALIZATION of a regularity on the basis of the inference that if elements are ALIKE in some respects, they should be alike in others as well.

• Articulatory Simplification

• Reanalysis

• Language Contact

• Analogy

This is the process used to establish a possible FAMILY CONNECTION between different languages involved.

• comparative reconstruction

• philology

• cognates

• historical linguistics

The meaning of the English word below is quite different from its current one. Identify what type of semantic change was applied:

word - fond

original meaning - foolish

new meaning - affectionate

• narrowing

• broadening

• amelioration

• pejoration

The phenomenon by which permanent alterations are made in the features and the use of a language over time.

• cognate

• language change

• language contact

• comparative reconstruction

"Punch" is a borrowed lexical word from what language?

• German

• Hindi

• Dutch

• Italian

"Mafia" is a borrowed lexical word from what language?

• Dutch

• Italian

• Hindi

• Spanish