LING01_UNIT QUIZ 1

1.       Which of the following BEST describes a linguist?

• A.      an individual who speaks more than one language

• an individual who speaks more than two languages

• A.      also called as a ‘polyglot’ like Jose Rizal.

• A.      an individual who understands the internal structure of language without speaking it

2.       This formal linguistics approach focuses on the physical features of utterances with little regard for meaning?

• Generative Approach

• Structural Approach

• Traditional Approach

•    Transformational Approach

3.      What theory aroused out from the generative approach?

• Behaviorist Theory

• Interactionist Theory

• Social Learning theory

• Universal Grammar

4. Who is considered the father of modern linguistics?

• Aristotle

• Leonard Bloomfield

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Noam Chomsky

5. 5. What is the focus of sociolinguistics?

• Language structure

• Language meaning

• Language acquisition

• Language as a social and cultural phenomenon

6. 6.   What is the primary focus of applied linguistics?

• Theoretical language analysis

• The history of languages

• Phonetic transcription

• Language Teaching and problem solving

7. How does transformational/generative grammar differ from traditional grammar?

• It focuses solely on written language.

• It includes the deep structure of sentences

• It ignores sentences

• It relies only on prescriptive rules.

8. 8. Which area of linguistics studies the physical sounds of speech?

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Phonetics

• Phonology

9. 9. Language as something learned refers to:

• The idea that language is species specific and uniform.

• The process of acquiring language through practice

• The innate capability to form grammatical structure

• The conventional system of sounds

10. 10. Which study of linguistics displays the structures and processes of language, that is, how language works and is organized.

• Formal Linguistics

• Informal Linguistics

• Psycholinguistics

• Socio-Linguistics