Quiz on Contrastive Linguistics

What is the main focus of comparative linguistics?

• Studying the meaning of words

• Avoiding language transfer

• Compares several languages focusing on certain aspects

• Juxtaposing 2-3 languages

Who created contrastive linguistics?

• Noam Chomsky

• Robert Lado

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• B.F. Skinner

What type of view does contrastive linguistics take?

• Diachronic view

• Synchronic view

• Historical view

• Comparative view

What is an example of negative language transfer?

• She is going home.

• I am happy.

• I love you better.

• The taxi has arrived.

At which level can language transfer be observed?

• Only in semantics

• Only in syntax

• At all levels

• Only in phonetics

What does phonetics study?

• The physical properties of speech sounds

• The meaning of words

• The arrangement of words in sentences

• The internal structure of words

Which of the following is an example of orthography?

• The study of sound patterns

• The letter to sound correspondence

• The meaning of sentences

• The arrangement of words

What does morphology focus on?

• The meaning of words

• The internal structure of words

• The arrangement of words

• The physical properties of speech sounds

What is the study of syntax concerned with?

• The physical properties of speech sounds

• The arrangement of words to create sentences

• The meaning of words

• The internal structure of words

What does semantics study?

• The arrangement of words

• The meaning of words and sentences

• The physical properties of speech sounds

• The internal structure of words