L&L_Unit_1-3

The terms of "diachronic" and "synchronic" were suggested by...

• Noam Chomsky
• Edward Sapir
• Ferdinand de Saussure
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay

A new dictionary of surnames has _____________ of hundreds of common family names.

Name the linguists

The linguist who didn't belong to The Prague Linguistic Circle was

• Vilém Mathesius
• August Leskien
• Roman Jakobson
• René Wellek

The general approach of the Prague school may be called a blend of ___________

The theory of the genetic component of the language faculty, usually credited to Noam Chomsky is referred as

Structuralists _____________ as a system of subsystems.

• coined the term

• are widely considered

• advocate for

• view language

Name the linguist

Write a sentence:

The little bear saw the fine fat trout in the brook.

The boy was in the brook.

The ability of individuals withing species to both send and receive messages is called

• mode of communication

• interchangeability

• semanticity

• pragmatic function