Introduction to Linguistics Quiz

What is the study of the sound patterns of language and the changes in different contexts within and among languages?

• Phonetics

• Semantics

• Morphology

• Syntax

Which rhetorical device involves repeating a word or phrase several times to make an idea clear or for emphasis?

• Allusion

• Parallelism

• Repetition

• Rhetorical Question

What is the smallest part of a word that has grammatical function or meaning?

• Morpheme

• Word

• Consonant

• Syllable

Which type of semantics is concerned with the truth of utterances and how that truth is determined?

• Formal Semantics

• Conceptual Semantics

• Connotation

• Lexical Semantics

What is the study of how words are put together in sentences?

• Phonology

• Pragmatics

• Syntax

• Stylistics

Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of words at the end of a line?

• Epistrophe

• Anaphora

• Understatement

• Oxymoron

What is the study of the production and perception of speech sounds?

• Semantics

• Syntax

• Phonetics

• Morphology

Which type of figurative language involves a comparison between two unrelated things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

What is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in a spoken or written form?

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• Rhetoric

Which type of pragmatics adds extra meaning to an expression in addition to its literal or straightforward meaning?

• Connotation

• Far-side Pragmatics

• Denotation

• Near-side Pragmatics