Linguistics Quiz

What are phonological rules?

• Rules that control how sounds change during spoken communication

• Rules that determine the meaning of words

• Rules that discuss the use of language in social situations

• Rules that determine the order of words in a sentence

Which type of phonological rule changes one sound in a group of sounds to be more like the sound next to it?

• Assimilation

• Dissimilation

• Deletion

• Insertion

Which type of morpheme stands on its own as a word with meaning?

• Free morpheme

• Bound morpheme

• Prefix

• Suffix

Which type of morpheme cannot stand alone as a word with meaning?

• Free morpheme

• Bound morpheme

• Prefix

• Suffix

Which type of phonological rule deletes a sound in a group of sounds?

• Assimilation

• Dissimilation

• Deletion

• Insertion

What is the purpose of phonological rules?

• To control how sounds change during spoken communication.

• To determine the meaning of words.

• To discuss the use of language in social situations.

• To determine the order of words in a sentence.

Give an example of a free morpheme.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Bound morpheme

• Root

According to phonological rules, what is insertion?

• Changing a sound to match the sound next to it

• Changing the order of phonemes

• Adding a sound to a word

• The sound becomes less like the sound next to the initial sound

What is truncation?

• Adding a morpheme

• Repeating a word

• Lengthening a word

• Shortening the word

Which is NOT a syntax rule in English?

• The use of double negatives

• Sentences can be complex, simple, compound, and compound complex

• Adjectives and adverbs go in front of the words being described

• Subjects come before the verb in a sentence