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Linguistic knowledge

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Linguistics is

a)

The study of the second language

b)

The study of the structure of a language

c)

The study of the origin, structure and variations of a language

d)

The study of sounds and meanings of any language

2.

Accent and dialect are synonyms

a)

True

b)

False

3.

This linguistic branch studies how words are formed

a)

Syntax

b)

Morphology

c)

Phonology

d)

Semantics

4.

"Specialized or technical words used by a group of professionals", corresponds to the definition of jargon

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Denotations and connotations of words are studied by

a)

Sociolinguistics

b)

Psycholinguistics

c)

Morphology

d)

Semantics

6.

Spanish, English and French are examples of linguistic codes.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

An informal style of using a language corresponds to the definition of...

a)

Register

b)

Accent

c)

Slang

d)

Jargon

8.

How the language is conceptualized in the mind is something studied by...

a)

Sociolinguistics

b)

Psycholinguistics

c)

Applied linguistics

d)

Etnolinguistics

9.

Patterns used to make a correct sentence is something studied by...

a)

Semantics

b)

Morphology

c)

Phonetics

d)

Syntax

10.

The use of language according to the situations is studied by the psycholinguistics

a)

True

b)

False