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WorksheetsIntroduction to Linguistics
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Linguistics focuses on
the study of world languages
the rules and conventions of language
English phonetics
the scientific study of language
the branches of linguistics that focus on the structure of language
syntax & pragmatics
morphology & phonology
morphology & syntax
syntax & semantics
The branches of linguistics that focus on the meaning of a language
semantics & phonology
semantics & pragmatics
morphology & pragmatics
pragmatics & phonology
The branches of linguistics that focus on the sound system of a language
phonetics & semantics
phonetics & phonology
semantics & syntax
morphology & pragmatics
The study of the structure of phrases and sentences
syntax
morphology
phonology
semantics
The study of appropriate languge use in different social contexts.
semantics
phonetics
pragmatics
linguistics
The type of grammar that provides rules and tells speaker how they SHOULD use the language.
Descriptive Grammar
Universal Grammar
Prescriptive Grammar
The type of grammar that merely describes the way in which speakers of a language actually use the language, following the mental rules they know
Descriptive Grammar
Universal Grammar
Prescriptive Grammar
The study of meaning in context is....
Semantics
Psycholinguistics
Phonetics
Pragmatics
The study of meanings of words, phrases, clauses and sentences is....
Pragmatics
Semantics
Morphology
Sociolinguistics
The study of how humans acquire the language is....
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Psycholinguistics
Morphology
Linguists is refer to______
the person who have been studying how language works and is patterned.
the person who have been studying how human body work
the person who have been studying about galaxy
the person who have been studying agriculture
Phonetics is the study of (a)
Syntax is the study of _____________
sound structure
sentence structure
word structure
clause structure
A native speaker is a person
who speaks only one fully-developed language
who speaks a fully-developed language learned naturally from early age
whose language was invariably learned from birth in natural and formal settings
who was borne and raised where their native language is dominant
linguistic competence refers to
one's unconscious linguistic knowledge
the basic linguistic knowledge used in real-life situations
one's ability to produce grammatical language
one's ability to explain how language works
It's NOT TRUE to say that
languages are always systematic
languages require physiological specialization
grammaticality can only be learned in school
speakers can be creative in their use of language
The tendency to replace exceptions to grammatical patterns/rules with forms that fit the more general pattern is known as
regularization
normalization
coordination
systematization
the branches of linguistics that focus on the structure of language
syntax & pragmatics
morphology & phonology
morphology & syntax
syntax & semantics
Language can be defined as a system of communication based on sounds, necessarily written.
True
False
The only reason for studying a language is to be able to communicate.
True
False
The signs of language are basically oral-aural, they are produced by the mouth and received by the ear.
True
False
Human language is basically and essentially arbitrary.
True
False
The difference between informative and communicative signals is one of intentionality.
True
False
Linguistics is a science because...
it makes use of every day language
makes use of technical vocabulary
It is concerned with everything that pertains in any way to language and languages. It has a broader view.
MICROLINGUISTICS
THEORETICAL
MACROLINGUISTICS
The teacher should not permit the use of the native language as this would hamper the development of English.
True
False
According to Chomski's, children's acquisition of grammatical rules is guided by the principles of the development of a(n) innate _________________ capacity.
universal grammar
LAD
stimuli
reinforcement
A linguists` long-term goal is
to study the differences between different countries
to find out what all languages have in common
to recognize the grammatical structures
Language is what distinguishes human beings from other animals. While many animals have codes of communication, these differ in important ways from human language.
true
false
The components of language
phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonetic
phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics
phonetics, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics
microlinguistics, except
syntax
morphology
pragmatics
semantics
macrolinguistics, except
sociolinguistics
semantics
pragmatics
functional linguistics
Sociolinguistics studies
The language as a human faculty
The branches of linguistics
The relationship between language and society
What is neurolinguistics?
Is the study of how language is represented in the brain.
Is the language of neurons.
A and B are correct.
