Language Structure Quiz

Human language is characterized by__________

• universality

• non-arbitrariness

• semanticity

• non-discreteness

_________consists of syntax, semantics and phonology.

• Arbitrariness

• Grammar

• Phrase Structure

• Morpheme

Meaning of sentences is known as_______

• Syntax

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Semantics

English language has _____phonemes.

• 46

• 40

• 44

• 42

Play, er, s, ed are all examples of _______

• morphemes

• phonemes

• word

• language

The rules for combining words into sentences is known as__________.

• Structure

• Morphemes

• Semantics

• Syntax

My mom is the best.

I have the best mom.

Both these sentences have the same________structure.

• phrase

• deep

• surface

• superficial