General Linguistics

The father of modern Linguistics was Ferdinand de (a)  

Which linguistic disciplines deal with the sound of language?

• Phonology

• Phonetics

• Morphology

• Syntax

Which linguistic discipline deals with the meaning of words?

• morphology

• syntax

• semantics

• pragmatics

To which language family does English belong?

• Slavic

• Germanic

• Romance

• Celtic

It is only some nations that were able to develop a fully functioning and complex language system

• true

• false

What does the term : "Arbitrary" mean?

• komplikovaný

• odvozený

• společný

• nahodilý

Which two competencies do you need to be able to communicate in a language? Use 2 adjectives divided by a comma.

(a)  

Studying language at 1 given point in time is named with a term

• diachronically

• multidisciplinary

• synchronically

• thoroughly

Studying the development of language over centuries is describet with a term:

• linguistically

• synchronically

• diachronically

• polysynthetically

The linguistic approach brought by Ferdinand de Saussure is called:

• Individualism

• Structuralism

• Anthropomorphism

• Colloquialism