Language Elements Quiz

What is phonology?

• The study of the written form of human language.

• The study of the meaning of words in human language.

• The study of the sounds of human language and how they function within a particular language or languages.

• The study of the grammar and syntax of human language.

Which subtopic of language deals with the study of word formation?

• Semantics

• Syntax

• Phonetics

• Morphology

What is syntax?

• The set of rules that dictate how to write comments in code.

• The set of rules that dictate how words and symbols are combined to form valid statements or expressions in a programming language.

• The process of debugging code.

• The process of optimizing code for performance.

Which subtopic of language focuses on the meaning of words and sentences?

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• Phonetics

• Syntax

What is pragmatics?

• The study of how sounds are produced in language.

• The study of how words are formed in language.

• The study of how context influences the meaning of language.

• The study of how grammar rules are applied in language.

Which subtopic of language deals with the study of sentence structure and word order?

• syntax

• phonetics

• morphology

• semantics

What are the basic units of sound in a language called?

• syllables

• morphemes

• phonemes

• graphemes

What is morphology?

• The study of the history and evolution of words in language.

• The study of the structure and form of words in language.

• The study of the meaning of words in language.

• The study of the sounds of words in language.

What is semantics?

• The study of language acquisition.

• The study of meaning in language.

• The study of syntax in language.

• The study of phonetics in language.