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Syntactic Variation and Minimalism

Authored by Kenneth Romero

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Syntactic Variation and Minimalism
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does syntactic variation refer to?

  • Differences in word meanings across languages.

  • Differences in sentence structure and the use of grammatical elements across languages.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word order does English primarily follow?

  • Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)

  • Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is parametric variation in linguistic theory?

  • The concept that languages share a common set of parameters but differ in how these parameters are set.

  • The idea that all languages have completely different rules.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which parameter does English follow regarding subjects in sentences?

  • English requires explicit subjects in sentences.

  • English allows sentences without subjects (null subjects).

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does verb movement in questions differ across languages?

  • Some languages move verbs to the end of questions.

  • Some languages move verbs to the beginning of questions.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the typical word order in Japanese?

  • Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)

  • Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes cross-linguistic variation?

  • The study of how linguistic features differ or are shared among different languages.

  • The study of the exact same linguistic features in all languages.

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