
Structural Linguistics: consolidation quiz
Authored by Mimi Masson
World Languages, English
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What aspect of language does the following refer to: If we see the word “talks” alone, outside of any context, we could consider it to be composed of the root “talk” and a plural -s to make a noun (more than one talk/discussion/address), or we could consider it to be made up of the root “talk” and a third person -s to make a conjugated verb (like “he talks,” “she talks,” or “it talks”).
phonology
morphology
syntax
lexicon
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What aspect of language does the following refer to: The English word “talk” has near synonyms like “speak,” “say,” “express,” “shout,” “yell,” and “whisper.”
lexicon
morphology
syntax
phonology
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What aspect of language does the following refer to: The English word “talk” can be pronounced differently depending on the geographical locations of the speakers.
morphology
syntax
phonology
lexicon
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What aspect of language does the following refer to: In English, appropriate word order is Subject–Verb–Object, like saying “The man was talking to the child.” In Japanese, word order is subject–object–verb, so one would say “The man the child to was talking.”
lexicon
morphology
phonology
syntax
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select all of which are true. In structural linguistics, language is considered:
as a self-contained
interconnected with other languages
as self-regulating semiotic system whose elements are defined by their relationship to other elements within the system
to be a structured system of formal units (like sentences and syntax).
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is generally considered to have launched linguistics as a field of study?
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