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Intro to linguistics

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which characteristic of human language refers to its ability to convey an infinite number of ideas using a finite set of elements?

Arbitrariness
Productivity
Discreteness
Duality of patterning
Interchangeability

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The property of language that allows it to be divided into meaningful units such as words and morphemes is known as:

Displacement
Productivity
Discreteness
Duality of patterning
Interchangeability

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which characteristic of human language allows speakers to talk about things not present in the immediate environment or time?

Arbitrariness
Displacement
Duality of patterning
Interchangeability
Cultural transmission

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What term describes the fact that linguistic signs are not intrinsically related to the things they represent?

Productivity
Arbitrariness
Interchangeability
Discreteness
Displacement

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The ability of speakers to understand and produce an infinite number of sentences is a result of:

Duality of patterning
Interchangeability
Cultural transmission
Displacement
Discreteness

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT considered a component of the structure of language?

Phonetics
Pragmatics
Semantics
Syntax
Paralinguistics

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the study of the meaning of words and sentences?

Pragmatics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics

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