TL | Linguistics Quiz (Canvas)

Language acquisition is concerned with:

• How knowledge of language is stored

• How knowledge of language is put to use

• How knowledge of language is acquired

• None of the above

Language acquisition primarily refers to:

• Learning a second language

• Learning one's first language

• Studying historical languages

• None of the above

Which branch of linguistics studies language areas and structures in the brain?

• Sociolinguistics

• Psycholinguistics

• Neurolinguistics

• Historical linguistics

Which of the following is NOT a field of linguistics?

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Physiology

• Semantics

Which branch of linguistics studies the relationship between language and society?

• Sociolinguistics

• Psycholinguistics

• Neurolinguistics

• Historical linguistics

Sign language is primarily used by:

• Animals

• Deaf individuals

• Linguists

• None of the above

Who is considered the father of modern linguistics?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Noam Chomsky

• William Labov

• Edward Sapir

What is sign language primarily based on?

• Vocalization

• Written symbols

• Gestures

• None of the above

Noam Chomsky described language as:

• Only words

• A process of free creation

• A fixed system

• None of the above

What does it mean to know a language?

• Only being able to recognize words

• Only being able to produce sounds

• Being able to create complex sentences

• None of the above