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Linguistics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Linguistics is the science that focuses on...

a)

world language.

b)

english phonetics.

c)

the rules and conventions of a language.

d)

the scientific study of language.

2.

In Linguistics, the aspect that focuses on the structure of a language:

a)

pragmatics & phonology

b)

morphology & phonology

c)

semantics & syntax

d)

morphology & syntax

3.

In Linguistics, the aspect that focuses on the meaning of a language:

a)

pragmatics & phonology

b)

semantics & phonology

c)

semantics & pragmatics

d)

morphology & syntax

4.

In Linguistics, the aspect that focuses on the sound of a language:

a)

pragmatics & phonology

b)

phonetics & phonology

c)

semantics & pragmatics

d)

morphology & syntax

5.

Morphology is

a)

A branch of Linguistics

b)

The study of words structures

c)

All of the above

6.
The study of the structure of phrases and sentences
a)
Phonology
b)
Morphology
c)
Syntax
d)
Semantics
7.
The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _________ language."   
a)
a. spoken
b)
b. written
c)
 c. informal
d)
d. formal 
8.
Phonology is the study of:
a)
The Sounds of a Language
b)
Meaning
c)
The Structure of a Language
d)
How Language is Used
9.
Sarcasm is a good example of a ______ ______ speaking technique.
a)
High Context
b)
Low Context
10.

A linguists` long-term goal is

a)

to study the differences between different countries

b)

to find out what all languages have in common

c)

to recognize the grammatical structures

11.

The function of language that refers to talk about language itself

a)

communicative

b)

metalanguage

c)

phatic

12.

Language is what distinguishes human beings from other animals. While many animals have codes of communication, these differ in important ways from human language.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

___________ considers how words can be grouped into classes, what are traditionally called “parts of speech”.

a)

Phonology

b)

Syntax

c)

Morphology

d)

Pragmatics

14.

Lexicon is

a)

A branch of Linguistics

b)

the list of the words of any language

c)

None of them

15.

Diachronic linguistics means

a)

the study of language at a given point in time

b)

the study of language through time

c)

the study of language dealing with time

d)

the study of language as a metaphor for time

16.

Synchronic linguistics is the study of a language

a)

at a given point in time

b)

in a relation with its mother languages

c)

that is extinct

d)

as spoken by proto-indo-europeans

17.

Latin languages are also called

a)

Romantic languages

b)

dead languages

c)

Romance languages

d)

Roman languages

18.
unit of speech sound that is capable of distinguishing one word from another
a)
phoneme
b)
phonology
c)
morpheme
d)
lexicon
19.
Syntactics is the study of:
a)
How Language is Used
b)
The Sounds of a Language
c)
The Structure of a Language
d)
Meaning
20.

D'après Ferdinand de Saussure, qu'est-ce que le signifié ?

a)

Le concept qui permet de se représenter la chose visée par le signe

b)

La forme matérielle, l'image acoustique du signe

21.

D'après Ferdinand de Saussure, qu'est-ce que le signifiant ?

a)

Le concept qui permet de se représenter la chose visée par le signe

b)

La forme matérielle, l'image acoustique du signe

22.

D'après Ferdinand de Saussure, la relation entre le signifiant et le signifié est...

a)

Arbitraire

b)

Nécessaire

c)

Superflu

d)

Immanent

23.

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

a)

Semantics

b)

Syntax

c)

Phonology

d)

Linguistics

24.

a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language.

a)

Linguistics

b)

Languange

c)

Creole

d)

Pidgin

25.

a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage.

a)

Pidgin

b)

Dialect

c)

Bisaya

d)

Creole