MA COURSE - INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED LINGUISTICS - VOCABULARY

How many TOKENS are there in this sentence?

"Artificial intelligence is transforming many industries."

• 4

• 8

• 5

• 6

Answer explanation

artificial = 1st token

intelligence = 2nd token

is = 3rd token

transforming = 4th token

many = 5th token

industries = 6th token

What type of Formulaic language is this?

TIME IS MONEY

• Core idioms

• Figurative

• Literal

• None of them

Answer explanation

Time is valuable, and wasting it is like wasting money.

Refers to learning vocabulary incidentally via movies, or books.

What type of Formulaic language is this?

THE BOOK IS ON THE TABLE.

• Core idioms

• Figurative

• Literal

How many tests are there used for assessing vocabulary knowledge?

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

Answer explanation

1/ Vocabulary Levels Test

2/ Productive Levels Test

3/ Vocabulary Dictation Test

4/ Vocabulary Size Test

_______ learning is the acquisition of knowledge that occurs without the explicit intention to learn.

• Incidental

• Deliberate

• Unintentional

• Intentional

What type of Formulaic language is this?

UNDER THE WEATHER

• Core idioms

• Figurative

• Literal

How many TYPES are there?

"She sells sea shells by the sea shore, and she sells them well."

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

Answer explanation

1/ she = repeated 2 times = 1 type

2/ sells = repeated 2 times = 1 type

3/ sea = repeated 2 times = 1 type

4/ shells = 1 type

5/ by = 1 type

6/ the = 1 type

7/ shore= 1 type

8/ and = 1 type

9/ them = 1 type

10/ well = 1 type

When you take part in a conversation, you are learning vocabulary from meaning-focused ______

• INPUT

• OUTPUT

How many TOKENS are there?

"We went to the park yesterday and we will go to the park again tomorrow."

• 13

• 16

• 12

• 15

Answer explanation

1/ we

2/ went

3/ to

4/ the

5/ park

6/ yesterday

7/ and

8/ we

9/ will

10/ go

11/ to

12/ the

13/ park

14/ again

15/ tomorrow