EDMS4150 - Chapter 1 Review

Phonology is the study of the sound system of a language. (T/F)? 

• True

• False

Correct _____ is one of the most difficult features of learning a new language. (The dashes do not indicate spelling).

Prefixes, suffixes, Ex-, -ist, -ism and acronyms are examples of which?:

• Memes

• Phonics

• Morphemes

Select all that apply for how Morphemes should be taught:

a) Give students one new word at a time and break it down into the morphemes. 

b) Expose students to “families” of words across parts of speech to help them see the patterns with the same Morpheme. 

c) Tell students good luck and let them guess. 

• a) Give students one new word at a time and break it down into the morphemes. 

• b) Expose students to “families” of words across parts of speech to help them see the patterns with the same Morpheme. 

• c) Tell students good luck and let them guess. 

Native speakers of a language have syntactic proficiency. (T/F?) 

• True

• False

Semantics is the study of the meanings of _______ words and of larger units such as phrases and sentences. (The dashed do not indicate spelling).

How many main semantics challenges are there? (on pages 26-27)

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Please indicate what the Acquired Language Functions are between choice A, B or C: (page 31)

• A. Instruments, Regulations, Information, International, Personnel, Hygienic, Imaginative 

• B. Instrumental, Regulatory, Informative, Interactional, Personal, Heuristic, Imaginative 

• C. DC Comics, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Bachelor, Nascar, ESPN

The Recitation Pattern has the acronym of IRE/IRF. What does each initial indicate for IRE?

• Initiates, responds, evaluation  

• Indicate, Respiratory, Evaluation

Pragmatics is the study of communication in _____. It includes three major communication skills. (The dashes do not indicate spelling).