lec4

In the ………..linguistic approach to language study linguists describe language.

• A.alternative

• B. imperative

• C. prescriptive

• D. descriptive

Linguists attempt to……… the grammar of the language that exists in the minds of its speakers.

• A.create

• B. describe

• C. prescribe

• D. correct

Linguists attempt to create a model of speakers' ……….grammar.

• A.developed

• B. imaginary

• C. real

• D. mental

The resulting descriptive grammar a person's basic linguistic knowledge.

• A.prescribes

• B. corrects

• C. describes

• D. improves

Descriptive grammar explains how it is possible to ………and understand.

• A. speak

• B. think

• C. believe

• D. write

Descriptive …………summarizes what speakers know about the sounds, words, phrases and sentences of their language.

• A.summary

• B. vocabulary

• C. grammar

• D. rules

Creating a descriptive grammar involves ………the language and trying to discover the rules that govern it.

• A. observing

• B. writing

• C. speaking

• D. stating

Descriptive rules ………….as given the patterns speakers actually use and try to account for them.

• A. correct

• B. accept

• C. review

• D. refuse

Descriptive rules ………..for different dialects of a language and even variations within one dialect.

• A. attend

• B. act

• C. indicate

• D. allow

Prescriptivists tell you someone's ……of what is \good" or \bad".

• A. view

• B. idea

• C. opinion

• D. thought