Ling 150 Week 09 Day 1 Review

True or False: In some dialects of English, this machine is called a sweeper.

• True

• False

Which one of these statements is a false myth about dialects?

• Dialects have their own, internally consistent grammar.

• Everyone speaks a dialect.

• Dialects result from the mistakes of people who can't speak the language correctly.

• Dialects can vary in phonetics, vocabulary, and grammar.

The official language of the US is:

• English

• Spanish

• French

• None

True or False: Everyone in our class speaks the same dialect.

• True

• False

What is the current term used for the dialect spoken by African Americans?

• Ebonics

• African American Vernacular English

• African American English

• Nonstandard Negro English

True or False: There are multiple ways to form plural nouns in English.

• True

• False

What type of morphology is -tion in this pair of words?
derive / derivation

• Inflectional

• Derivational

• Root

• Latin

True or False: English used to have grammatical gender on nouns.

• True

• False

True or False: English always uses native plurals, even on borrowed words.

• True

• False

How many native plural strategies does English have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4