Metalanguage Quiz 1

The language we use to talk about a particular area of study, such as linguistics, is known as:

• jargon

• metalanguage

• lexicon

• lingua franca

The study of the structure of words; how they are formed and how they can be classified according to structure is known as:

• syntax

• morphemes

• lexicology

• morphology

The study of the meaning of language is:

• syntax

• semantics

• lexicology

• etymology

A metalanguage term used in linguistics that is synonymous with 'vocabulary' is:

• lexeme

• lexicon

• lexicology

• logos

A conversation or a text can be referred to as a:

• dialogue

• monologue

• discourse

• subsystem

Name the 5 subsystems that form the metalanguage of linguistics.

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What are the three modes of language?

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List 5 functions of language.

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