QUIZ: LINGUISTICS

QUIZ: LINGUISTICS

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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QUIZ: LINGUISTICS

QUIZ: LINGUISTICS

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Donald Cayao

Used 8+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary subject of study in linguistics?

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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