Language and Journalism Quiz

In the controversy over the Makati City Hall parting building, which too of journatism was applied?

• development journalism

• yellow journalism

• precision journalism

• Investigative journalism

The word 'gef' can imply several meanings such as understand,' becomе.' or 'obtain,' What linguistic phenomenon does tre Bustrate?

• derivational

• affixation

• polysemy

• inflection

• repurposing

Rolf performs a monologue where he acte ike a tormented souf in a fary place, full of dramatic screams and wails. What la this an example o

• technique

• interpretation

• Histrionics

• Monologue

The pronounciation /t/ varies in Top' (aspirated), 'stop' (unaspirated)pot (unreleased), What concept does this demonstrate?

• consonant

• variation

• allophone

• phoneme

Which rhetorical term refers to the timing or occasion when a speech is delivered?

• Pathos

• Epizeuxis

• Diegesis

• Kairos

Leo conducted a study involving interviews and observations of English majors as they prepared for the LET. What type of research is this?

• Experimental

• Descriptive

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

'Bra', 'flu', 'fax' and 'cab' are formed through.

• acronym

• eponym

• coinage

• clipping

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. These lines from Carroll's Jabberwocky exemplify

• euphony

• cacophony

• charactonym

• irony

Which critical theory argues that language strongly influences how we perceive reality?

• feminism

• post-modernism

• reader-response theory

• deconstruction

Which of these statements best describes the function of an auxiliary verb?

• It occurs before the main verb and denotes modification in its basic meaning.

• It is followed by a noun or pronoun phrase that acts as the direct object.

• It is used to complete the verb phrase in certain constructions such as the emphatic, the negative, the passive or the perfect and progressive aspects.

• It belongs to several classifications of verbs. It may take an impersonal 'it' as a subject.