Mid IntroLing

Phonology is the study of the sounds used in language

• True

• False

What did u know about morpheme? One of the answers below is wrong

• Related to derivational and inflectional

• The smallest unit in word formation

• One of its function is to show the position of subject

• The main function is to create sound

• Showing how word was formed

What kind of category does it belong to?

• Semantics

• Idiomatic

• Idiom

• Lingua franca

English is a tone language

• True

• False

The rules governing the phonological patterning is language-specific, which means that every language has its own rules

• True

• False

Syntax is the study of the structure of sentences

• True

• False

Pragmatics can help explain why a speaker chose a particular sentence structure.

• True

• False

The meaning of a sentence is determined solely by its grammatical structure

• True

• False

Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object, while transitive verbs do

• True

• False

The belief that all children have a capacity for language learning is part of the ______________.

• cognitive theory.

• behaviorist theory

• universal grammar

• innatist theory