Morphology and Syntax Quiz

What is the fundamental purpose of a tree diagram?

• To confuse students with complex linguistic concepts

• To demonstrate the complexity of syntax

• To visually communicate concepts and aid in understanding sentence structure

• To create ambiguity in sentence interpretation

What is an example of lexical ambiguity?

• The phonological change in the word 'feet'

• The sentence 'Daniel met tall boys and girls'

• The merging of Middle English words into Modern English

• The homonyms 'there' and 'their'

What is the definition of structural ambiguity?

• When a single term has multiple meanings

• When a phrase, clause, or sentence might have two or more alternative interpretations

• When words sound the same but have different meanings

• When the acoustic units of a linked utterance are a shift rather than a single unit

What are the three types of ambiguity mentioned in the text?

• Phonological, syntactic, and lexical

• Lexical, phonetic structure, and structural

• Morphological, phonological, and syntactic

• Syntactic, semantic, and phonological

What is the purpose of using tree diagrams as a teaching tool?

• To demonstrate the complexity of morphology

• To create ambiguity in linguistic examples

• To visualize and understand sentence structure and syntactic relationships

• To complicate the understanding of sentence structure

What is an example of phonological ambiguity?

• The merging of Middle English words into Modern English

• The homonyms 'here' and 'hear'

• The sentence 'Your students… - You’re students…'

• The sentence 'Daniel met tall boys and girls'

What is the definition of lexical ambiguity?

• When words sound the same but have different meanings

• When a phrase, clause, or sentence might have two or more alternative interpretations

• When the acoustic units of a linked utterance are a shift rather than a single unit

• When a single term has multiple meanings

What are the components of a tree diagram?

• Noun and verb clauses

• Verb and noun phrases

• Subject and predicate

• Modifiers and adjectives

What is the definition of structural ambiguity?

• When the acoustic units of a linked utterance are a shift rather than a single unit

• When words sound the same but have different meanings

• When a phrase, clause, or sentence might have two or more alternative interpretations

• When a single term has multiple meanings

What is the purpose of using tree diagrams as a teaching tool?

• To complicate the understanding of sentence structure

• To visualize and understand sentence structure and syntactic relationships

• To create ambiguity in linguistic examples

• To demonstrate the complexity of morphology