Language and Linguistics - basic concepts

What is the subject matter of Linguistics?

• Language as a system of arbitrary symbols.

• Languages as they are spoken by people.

• Natural and constructed languages

• Language variations over time

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a linguistic subdiscipline?

• Syntax

• Phonology

• Computational Linguistics

• Morphology

• Pragmatics

Which of the following is not a linguistic interdiscipline?

• Semantics

• Psycholinguistics

• Applied Linguistics

• Sociolinguistics

• Applied Linguistics

What are Phonetics and Phonology concerned with?

• Sounds of speech in general

• Sounds of speech in general and as spoken in a particular language

• Sounds of speech as spoken in a particular language

• The study of natural sounds

Morphology and Syntax are linguistic sub-disciplines concerned with the meaning of constructions.

• False

• True

What is a difference between Semantics and Pragmatics?

• Semantics is concerned with linguistic meaning in abstract, whereas Pragmatics is concerned with phrase and sentence structure.

• Semantics is concerned with linguistic meaning in context, whereas Pragmatics is concerned with linguistic meaning in abstract.

• Semantics is concerned with word formation processes, whereas Pragmatics is concerned with linguistic meaning in context.

• Semantics is concerned with linguistic meaning in abstract, whereas Pragmatics is concerned with linguistic meaning in context.

Which of the following is not a concern of Applied Linguistics?

• Language assessment

• Language internal structure & word order

• Language teaching & learning

• Speech therapy

• Forensic linguistics

Which of the following is a constructed (artificial) language?

• Ancient Greek

• Cantonese Chinese

• Chilean Spanish

• Esperanto

• British English

Which of the following is a minority language?

• Spanish

• Japanese

• Mandarin Chinese

• Welsh

• Cantonese Chinese

One of the concerns of psycholinguistics is the modelling of language into AI.

• True

• False