LING 1000 SP25 Practice Quiz

Ferdinand de Saussure was a linguist who conceived these concepts regarding semiotics:

• Form; Meaning

• Form; Sign

• Symbol; Sign

• Index; Meaning

Mandarin and Cantonese are...

• mutually intelligible

• mutually unintelligible

Which of these counts as a community of practice? Select all that apply.

• University students

• Swifties

• Anime fans

• Preps

This version of language is upheld by prescriptivists:

• Non-standard

• Super Standard

• Standard

Which of the following are functions of Discourse Markers?

• Exclamation

• Interrogate

• Agreement

• Hedging

Indexical sign relationships are...

• Non-Arbitrary

• Arbitrary

Match the IPA transcription to its English form: /bæt̬ɚ/

• Better

• Butter

• Batter

• Bitter

Match this IPA transcription to an English form: /ˈɑː.kwɚd/

• Awkward

• Orchid

• Oxford

Match this English form to an IPA transcription: "Bite"

• /beɪt/

• /buːt/

• /bʌt/

• /baɪt/

True or False: Standard American English does not exist.

• True

• False