What is the primary subject of study in linguistics?
QUIZ: LINGUISTICS

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Donald Cayao
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Animals
Language
Mathematics
Physics
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the lecture, what is one of the unique challenges in studying language?
Language is not widely used
Language is easily measurable
Language requires meta-linguistic awareness
Language is a solitary activity
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the combination of forms in language that creates meaning?
Syntax
Duality of patterning
Morphology
Semantics
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which feature of language allows us to talk about things that aren't present in the immediate environment?
Reflexivity
Displacement
Morphology
Pragmatics
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the study of individual sounds in spoken languages?
Phonetics
Syntax
Semantics
Morphology
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the lecture, what distinguishes human language from other forms of communication?
Its complexity
Its simplicity
Its arbitrary nature
Its lack of structure
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What term is used to describe the arbitrary connection between a word and its meaning?
Arbitrariness of the sign
Duality of patterning
Reflexivity
Displacement
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