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Introduction to Linguistics

Total questions: 178

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you explain this underlined word:

The writer counted the quires of his manuscript and the leaves.

a)

Verb

Morphological indication: it ends with the suffix -es which is an inflection for present tense

Syntactic indication: it appears after the subject so it's a verb

Semantic indication: it means the action of counting

b)

Noun

Morphological indication: it ends with a suffix -es which is a plural suffix

Syntactic indication: it appears after the determiner "the" which is only used before a noun

Semantic indication: it means something that can be counted

c)

Adverb

Morphological indication: it ends with a suffix -es which is a suffix for adverb

Syntactic indication: it appears after a verb so it must be an adverb that describes manner

Semantic indication: it means how the action of counting is carried out

2.

Which of the following words belong to the same group?

a)

writer

b)

user

c)

inner

d)

foreigner

3.

How many root(s) is/are there in the word "outnumbered"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Which type of affix is "-en" in "driven"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

5.

Which type of affix is "-en" in "darken"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

6.

Which type of affix is "im-" in "impossible"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

7.

Which type of affix is "-al" in "recreational"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

8.

Which type of affix is "-er" in the word "developer"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

9.

"Any base to which a grammatical (inflectional) affix may be added"

This is a definition of:

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

10.

Which of the following 2 structures can be the same part in a word?

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

11.

"Any morpheme on which the rest of a word is built".

This is a definition of:

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

12.

"Any structure to which an affix is added."

This is a definition of:

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

13.
The basic principles of linguistics are studied in
a)
psycholinguistics
b)
theoretical linguistics
c)
computational linguistics
d)
historical linguistics
14.
the language change and the reconstruction of linguistic history is studied in
a)
theoretical linguistics
b)
historical linguistics
c)
psycholinguistics
d)
sociolinguistics
15.
the language learning and language processing is studied in
a)
theoretical linguistics
b)
historical linguistics
c)
computational linguistics
d)
pshycholinguistics
16.

microlinguistics, except

a)

syntax

b)

morphology

c)

pragmatics

d)

semantics

17.
the algorithms for computer analysis of text and speech is studied in
a)
theoretical linguistics
b)
psycholinguistics
c)
sociolinguistics
d)
computational linguistics
18.

microlinguistics, except

a)

syntax

b)

morphology

c)

pragmatics

d)

semantics

19.

macrolinguistics, except

a)

sociolinguistics

b)

semantics

c)

pragmatics

d)

functional linguistics

20.

Sociolinguistics studies

a)

The language as a human faculty

b)

The branches of linguistics

c)

The relationship between language and society

21.
the study of the mental representations and processes involved in language use
a)
psycholinguistics
b)
neurolinguistics
c)
cognitive psychology
d)
lexicon
22.

What is neurolinguistics?

a)

Is the study of how language is represented in the brain.

b)

Is the language of neurons.

c)

A and B are correct.

23.

It is concerned with everything that pertains in any way to language and languages. It has a broader view.

a)

MICROLINGUISTICS

b)

THEORETICAL

c)

MACROLINGUISTICS

24.

The difference between informative and communicative signals is one of intentionality.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

It is concerned with everything that pertains in any way to language and languages. It has a broader view.

a)

MICROLINGUISTICS

b)

THEORETICAL

c)

MACROLINGUISTICS

26.

Linguistics is a science because...

a)

it makes use of every day language

b)

makes use of technical vocabulary

27.

The difference between informative and communicative signals is one of intentionality.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Human language is basically and essentially arbitrary.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The signs of language are basically oral-aural, they are produced by the mouth and received by the ear.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Language can be defined as a system of communication based on sounds, necessarily written.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

the branches of linguistics that focus on the structure of language

a)

syntax & pragmatics

b)

morphology & phonology

c)

morphology & syntax

d)

syntax & semantics

32.

The tendency to replace exceptions to grammatical patterns/rules with forms that fit the more general pattern is known as

a)

regularization

b)

normalization

c)

coordination

d)

systematization

33.

It's NOT TRUE to say that

a)

languages are always systematic

b)

languages require physiological specialization

c)

grammaticality can only be learned in school

d)

speakers can be creative in their use of language

34.

linguistic competence refers to

a)

one's unconscious linguistic knowledge

b)

the basic linguistic knowledge used in real-life situations

c)

one's ability to produce grammatical language

d)

one's ability to explain how language works

35.

A native speaker is a person

a)

who speaks only one fully-developed language

b)

who speaks a fully-developed language learned naturally from early age

c)

whose language was invariably learned from birth in natural and formal settings

d)

who was borne and raised where their native language is dominant

36.

Syntax is the study of _____________

a)

sound structure

b)

sentence structure

c)

word structure

d)

clause structure

37.

Linguists refer to______

a)

the person who have been studying how language works and is patterned.

b)

the person who have been studying how human body work

c)

the person who have been studying about galaxy

d)

the person who have been studying agriculture

38.

Phonetics is the study of (a)  

39.

Linguists is refer to______

a)

the person who have been studying how language works and is patterned.

b)

the person who have been studying how human body work

c)

the person who have been studying about galaxy

d)

the person who have been studying agriculture

40.

The study of how humans acquire the language is....

a)

Sociolinguistics

b)

Pragmatics

c)

Psycholinguistics

d)

Morphology

41.

The study of how humans acquire the language is....

a)

Sociolinguistics

b)

Pragmatics

c)

Psycholinguistics

d)

Morphology

42.

The study of meanings of words, phrases, clauses and sentences is....

a)

Pragmatics

b)

Semantics

c)

Morphology

d)

Sociolinguistics

43.

The study of meanings of words, phrases, clauses and sentences is....

a)

Pragmatics

b)

Semantics

c)

Morphology

d)

Sociolinguistics

44.

The study of meaning in context is....

a)

Semantics

b)

Psycholinguistics

c)

Phonetics

d)

Pragmatics

45.

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

a)

Descriptive Grammar

b)

Universal Grammar

c)

Prescriptive Grammar

46.

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

a)

Descriptive Grammar

b)

Universal Grammar

c)

Prescriptive Grammar

47.

The type of grammar that provides rules and tells speaker how they SHOULD use the language.

a)

Descriptive Grammar

b)

Universal Grammar

c)

Prescriptive Grammar

48.

The type of grammar that provides rules and tells speaker how they SHOULD use the language.

a)

Descriptive Grammar

b)

Universal Grammar

c)

Prescriptive Grammar

49.

The study of appropriate languge use in different social contexts.

a)

semantics

b)

phonetics

c)

pragmatics

d)

linguistics

50.

The study of the structure of phrases and sentences

a)

syntax

b)

morphology

c)

phonology

d)

semantics

51.

The study of the structure of phrases and sentences

a)

syntax

b)

morphology

c)

phonology

d)

semantics

52.

The branches of linguistics that focus on the sound system of a language

a)

phonetics & semantics

b)

phonetics & phonology

c)

semantics & syntax

d)

morphology & pragmatics

53.

The branches of linguistics that focus on the meaning of a language

a)

semantics & phonology

b)

semantics & pragmatics

c)

morphology & pragmatics

d)

pragmatics & phonology

54.

the branches of linguistics that focus on the structure of language

a)

syntax & pragmatics

b)

morphology & phonology

c)

morphology & syntax

d)

syntax & semantics

55.

Linguistics focuses on

a)

the study of world languages

b)

the rules and conventions of language

c)

English phonetics

d)

the scientific study of language

56.

Flawless, bigger and sadness are example of …..

a)

Suffix

b)

Preffix

57.

It is an affix that comes before a base morpheme.

a)

Prefix

b)

Affix

c)

Suffix

d)

Base

58.

A dialect is a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

One from many points discusses in "language" is linguistics communication. How does it take place to produce a good communication? Explain briefly.

4 lines
60.

What does the picture tell you about?

4 lines
61.

Read the following statement and answer whether it is true or false.


"Pragmatics is a description of how humans form linguistic structures."

a)

True

b)

False

62.

He is the Father of Modern Linguistics.

a)

Benjamin Whorf

b)

Ferdinand de Saussure

c)

Noam Chomsky

d)

Robin Lakoff

63.

Sociolinguistics studies

a)

The language as a human faculty

b)

The branches of linguistics

c)

The relationship between language and society

64.

Syntax is the study of _____________

a)

sound structure

b)

sentence structure

c)

word structure

d)

clause structure

65.

One from many points discusses in "language" is linguistics communication. How does it take place to produce a good communication? Explain briefly.

4 lines
66.

What does the picture tell you about?

4 lines
67.

He is the Father of Modern Linguistics.

a)

Benjamin Whorf

b)

Ferdinand de Saussure

c)

Noam Chomsky

d)

Robin Lakoff

68.

Which of the following BEST describes Language?

a)

A system that associates sounds (or gestures) with meanings in a way that uses words and sentences.

b)

It is the scientific study of human language.

c)

Attempts to make practical use of the knowledge derived from general linguistic research

d)

It existed much earlier than writing.

69.

The study of the structure of phrases and sentences

a)

syntax

b)

morphology

c)

phonology

d)

semantics

70.

the branches of linguistics that focus on the structure of language

a)

syntax & pragmatics

b)

morphology & phonology

c)

morphology & syntax

d)

syntax & semantics

71.

What are the labels X, Y, Z in this tree diagram?

a)

X: A,

Y: Aux,

Z: Adv

b)

X: A,

Y: V,

Z: A

c)

X: NP,

Y: VP,

Z: Adv

d)

X: N,

Y: V,

Z: A

72.

What is the label X in this tree diagram?

a)

Num

b)

V

c)

Det

d)

A

73.

Which is the correct phrase structure rule (PSR) of:

three fat cats

a)

NP -> Num A N

b)

VP -> V NP

c)

NP -> Det A N

d)

S -> NP VP

74.

Linguistics focuses on

a)

the study of world languages

b)

the rules and conventions of language

c)

English phonetics

d)

the scientific study of language

75.

The branches of linguistics that focus on the sound system of a language

a)

phonetics & semantics

b)

phonetics & phonology

c)

semantics & syntax

d)

morphology & pragmatics

76.

Linguistics focuses on

a)

the study of world languages

b)

the rules and conventions of language

c)

English phonetics

d)

the scientific study of language

77.

How speech is produced and perceived is the study of ........

a)

Phonetics

b)

Phonology

c)

Morphology

d)

Syntax

78.

The study about language formation is called.....

a)

Phonetics

b)

Semantics

c)

Morphology

d)

Syntax

79.

How word is combined into larger unit is the focus of .........

a)

Phonetics

b)

Semantics

c)

Stylistics

d)

Syntax

80.

The branch of linguistics that investigate the influence of context in language meaning is called ........

a)

Semantics

b)

Syntax

c)

Pragmatics

d)

Morphology

81.

The branch of linguistics that focuses on studying how language is employed in literary works is called......

a)

Sociolinguistics

b)

Psycholinguistics

c)

Stylistics

d)

Semiotics

82.

The branch of linguistics that investigate the influence of context in language meaning is called ........

a)

Semantics

b)

Syntax

c)

Pragmatics

d)

Morphology

83.

The branch of linguistics that studies about the effect of mental processes in language performance is ...........

a)

Phonetics

b)

Syntax

c)

Semantics

d)

Psycholinguistics

84.

Each element in a language is explained by reference to its function in total linguistics system. This theory is proposed by .........

a)

Plato

b)

De Saussure

c)

Noam Chomsky

d)

Michael Halliday

85.

The most influence figure in Traditional Linguistics is .......

a)

Plato

b)

De Saussure

c)

Noam Chomsky

d)

Michael Halliday

86.

Linguistics becomes science is marked by the emerge of ........

a)

Panini Grammar

b)

Speculative Grammarians

c)

Historical Comparative Linguistics

d)

Functional Grammar

87.

Speculative Grammarians is emerged in ............ period.

a)

Ancient Grammarians

b)

Middle Ages

c)

The Nineteenth Century

d)

Traditional Era

88.

The followings are the figures in Ancient Grammarian, except ....

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Varro

d)

Cratylus

89.

Which one is true about the developmental period of linguistics.......

a)

Traditional- Structural- Ancient Grammarian- TGG Functional

b)

Functional Grammar- TGG- Structural- Ancient Grammarian

c)

Ancient Grammarians- Structural- TGG- Functional - TGG

d)

Ancient Grammarians - Middle Ages- The 19th Century- Traditional linguistics

90.

The following statements are true about linguistics and linguists, except .......

a)

Linguists are people who can speak many languages

b)

linguistics investigates the structure within a language

c)

linguist also study about the relationship of language and society.

d)

linguistics is a science

91.

'linguistics' term begins to be used in .........

a)

1900

b)

1837

c)

1765

d)

1990

92.

'Innate' theory in language is proposed by ...........

a)

B F Skinner

b)

Leonard Bloomfield

c)

Noam Chomsky

d)

Michael Halliday

93.

There is no specific motivation in most words of a language. It means that language is ........

a)

Displacement

b)

Stimulus-Freedom

c)

Open-endedness

d)

Arbitrary

94.
Which of these statements on the Great Vowel Shift (GVS) is FALSE?
a)
It only affected long vowels
b)
It (partly) explains the spelling of words such as food and deed.
c)
It is responsible for some irregular plurals such as foot-feet.
d)
It was completed around 1700.
95.
Which of these propositions is FALSE?
a)
Women tend to use more standard forms than men
b)
In the department store study, Labov studied rhoticity
c)
"Accent" refers to pronunciation only
d)
The inner-, outer- and expanding circles are part of Schneider's model
96.
Which of these is NOT a Gricean maxim?
a)
relevance
b)
quantity
c)
quality
d)
manner
97.
"Downing Street refuses to say if England will return to tier system": Downing Street is...
a)
a metaphor
b)
a metonymy
c)
a connotation
d)
an illocutionary act
98.
In the sentence The movie should win at the Oscars, "at the Oscars" is...
a)
A prepositional phrase (PP)
b)
An indirect object
c)
A noun phrase (NP)
d)
A direct object
99.
What's the first-level structure of this sentence? Climate change is real.
a)
S:NP + V:VP + Od:AdjP
b)
S:NP + V:VP + Od:NP
c)
S:NP + V:VP + Cs:AdjP
d)
S:NP + V:VP + A:AdvP
100.
The word bromance is an example of...
a)
neologism
b)
exocentric compounding
c)
blending
d)
endocentric compounding
101.
The word inconceivable is made of...
a)
3 morphemes: {IN}+{CONCEIVE}+{ABLE}
b)
2 morphemes: {IN}+{CONCEIVABLE}
c)
3 morphemes: {IN}+{CONCEI}+{VABLE}
d)
4 morphmes: {IN}+{CON}+{CEIV}+{ABLE}
102.
Which of these is an example of an allophone in English?
a)
[z] in dogs
b)
[ɫ] (dark l)
c)
rhoticity
d)
[d] in played
103.
What's the correct phonemic transcription of the word linguistics?
a)
/lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/
b)
/lɪŋˈgwɪstɪkz/
c)
/ling'wɪstɪks/
d)
/lɪŋˈgvɪstɪks/
104.
What do the sounds /ð/, /æ/, /ʒ/ and /v/ have in common?
a)
They are voiceless.
b)
They are voiced.
c)
They are fricatives.
d)
They are affricates.
105.
Which of these is NOT a property of human language?
a)
displacement
b)
reflexivity
c)
genetic transmission
d)
creativity
106.
Which of these is NOT a property of human language?
a)
displacement
b)
reflexivity
c)
genetic transmission
d)
creativity
107.
Which of these people is NOT a linguist?
a)
Ferdinand de Saussure
b)
Jacob Grimm
c)
Paul Grice
d)
Keanu Reeves
108.

By using language, human can produce limitless of lexical unit. It's one of design features of language called...

a)

Displacement

b)

Duality of Patterning

c)

Open-endedness

d)

Arbitrary

109.

By using language, we can tell about our past and future. It is an attribute design of language named ......

a)

Displacement

b)

Duality of Patterning

c)

Open-endedness

d)

Arbitrary

110.

Japanese is an example of ........ writing system.

a)

syllabic

b)

logographic

c)

neographic

d)

alphabetic

111.

The followings are the writing systems used in the world, except.....

a)

logographic

b)

neographic

c)

alphabetic

d)

syllabic

112.

Humans use several modalities in communicating, except ....

a)

verbal

b)

sign

c)

waves

d)

writing

113.

animals communicate for many purposes, except....

a)

finding predators

b)

mating

c)

getting food

d)

threatening others

114.

Animals communicate by using following modes of communication, except .....

a)

Sight

b)

tactic

c)

sense

d)

Hearing

115.

Which one is not included in communication process ?

a)

Encoding

b)

Delivering the medium

c)

Perceptual Processing

d)

Decoding

116.

The followings are the components of communication, except .....

a)

Source

b)

Goal

c)

Message

d)

Act

117.

It is when two or more words with the same form & related meanings can have multiple meanings that are connected with extensions (e.g., HEAD = chairperson, top parts of the body).

a)

Antonyms

b)

Synonyms

c)

Hyponymy

d)

Polysemy

118.

It means referring to something by one of its attributes or by using a related word.

a)

Antonyms

b)

Hyponymy

c)

Metonymy

d)

Polysemy

119.

It is the process of making, writing, editing, compiling, and revising dictionaries (monolingual, bilingual, or specialized).

a)

Lexicography

b)

Morphology

c)

Syntax

d)

Semantics

120.

It means referring to something by one of its attributes or by using a related word.

a)

Antonyms

b)

Hyponymy

c)

Metonymy

d)

Polysemy

121.

It is when two or more words with the same form & related meanings can have multiple meanings that are connected with extensions (e.g., HEAD = chairperson, top parts of the body).

a)

Antonyms

b)

Synonyms

c)

Hyponymy

d)

Polysemy

122.

It is when the meaning of two related words is integrated within the same hierarchical connections (flower = orchid & rose)

a)

Antonyms

b)

Synonyms

c)

Hyponymy

d)

Polysemy

123.

It is when the meaning of two related words is integrated within the same hierarchical connections (flower = orchid & rose)

a)

Antonyms

b)

Synonyms

c)

Hyponymy

d)

Polysemy

124.

It is when two or more words formed the conflicting meaning.

a)

Antonyms

b)

Hyponymy

c)

Polysemy

d)

Synonyms

125.

Two words with the same form that are unrelated in meaning (e.g. mole(on skin) –mole(small animal)

a)

Hyponymy

b)

Homophones

c)

Homonyms

d)

Polysemy

126.

Two or more words with different forms and the same pronunciation.

a)

Hyponymy

b)

Homophones

c)

Homonyms

d)

Polysemy

127.

It is when two or more words with very close meaning are associatively similar.

a)

Antonyms

b)

Hyponymy

c)

Polysemy

d)

Synonyms

128.

It is when two or more words with very close meaning are associatively similar.

a)

Antonyms

b)

Hyponymy

c)

Polysemy

d)

Synonyms

129.

It is the study of meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.

a)

Morphology

b)

Phonology

c)

Syntax

d)

Semantics

130.

It focuses on how words are put together to create phrases and how phrases are put together to build clauses or bigger phrases, and how clauses are put together to build sentences.

a)

Morphology

b)

Phonology

c)

Syntax

d)

Semantics

131.

It is when a newly formed word depicts the sound it makes.

a)

Back-formation

b)

Derivational Affixation

c)

Inflectional Affixation

d)

Onomatopoeia

132.

It refers to a lexeme that is formed from the initial letters or larger parts of words (SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

a)

Acronyms

b)

Derivational Affixation

c)

Inflectional Affixation

d)

Onomatopoeia

133.

It is a process in which a kind of reverse affixation takes place.

a)

Back-formation

b)

Derivational Affixation

c)

Inflectional Affixation

d)

Onomatopoeia

134.

It is when two words are blended to form a new word (e.g., motor + hotel = MOTEL)

a)

Blending

b)

Clipping

c)

Conversion

d)

Compounding

135.

It is when a new word is derived from shortening the already-existing lexeme (e.g., gasoline – gas)

a)

Blending

b)

Clipping

c)

Conversion

d)

Compounding

136.

It happens when two free morphemes are conjoined to form a new word (e.g., blackboard)

a)

Blending

b)

Clipping

c)

Conversion

d)

Compounding

137.

It is when a new word is derived from another lexeme with different syntactic category w/o altering its form (e.g., water – to water)

a)

Blending

b)

Clipping

c)

Conversion

d)

Compounding

138.

It is the process of adding some grammatical information about the word, such as the person and number of a finite verb, or whether a noun is plural or not.

a)

Affixation

b)

Derivational Affixation

c)

Inflectional Affixation

139.

It is the process of forming new words by adding affixes.

a)

Affixation

b)

Derivational Affixation

c)

Inflectional Affixation

140.

This is the kind of formation where affixes are all particles attached to the base word either preceding or following it.

a)

Affixation

b)

Derivational Affixation

c)

Inflectional Affixation

141.

Conjuctions, Prepositions, Articles, and Pronouns specify grammatical relations and have little or no semantic content. This is also called?

a)

Content Words

b)

Function Words

c)

Syntactic Words

142.

It is a kind of morpheme which is a part of a word (e.g., -er, -ness, -ly, pre-, and un-)

a)

Bound Morpheme

b)

Derivational Morpheme

c)

Free Morpheme

d)

Inflectional Morpheme

143.

Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, & Adverbs are examples of?

a)

Content Words

b)

Function Words

c)

Syntactic Words

144.

It is a kind of morpheme which is a part of a word (e.g., -er, -ness, -ly, pre-, and un-)

a)

Bound Morpheme

b)

Derivational Morpheme

c)

Free Morpheme

d)

Inflectional Morpheme

145.

It is a kind of morpheme which constitutes words by themselves.

a)

Bound Morpheme

b)

Derivational Morpheme

c)

Free Morpheme

d)

Inflectional Morpheme

146.

It is the smallest unit that has meaning and cannot be divided into smaller meaning parts.

a)

Allophone

b)

Lexeme

c)

Morpheme

d)

Syntactic Word

147.

It is an inflected variant of a lexeme (including the zero-inflection).

a)

Allophone

b)

Morpheme

c)

Phonotactics

d)

Syntactic Word

148.

It is a vocabulary item or a unit of the lexicon that we normally find as an entry in the dictionary. It is an uninflected term that we normally find as an entry in the dictionary.

a)

Allophone

b)

Lexeme

c)

Morpheme

d)

Syntactic Word

149.

It is the science of word forms.

a)

Morphology

b)

Phonology

c)

Semantics

d)

Syntax

150.

It is the process of not pronouncing a sound segment that might be present in the deliberately careful pronunciation of a word in isolation.

a)

Blending

b)

Compounding

c)

Elision

d)

Linking

151.

These are sounds where the tongue only approaches the roof of the mouth so that there is not enough obstruction to create any friction.

a)

Approximants

b)

Fricatives

c)

Laterals

d)

Plosives

152.

These are sounds where the air escapes around the sides of the tongue.

a)

Approximants

b)

Fricatives

c)

Laterals

d)

Plosives

153.

It resembles plosives except that there is a complete closure in the mouth, but as the velum is lowered the air can escape through the nasal cavity. Though most sounds are produced with the velum raised, the normal position for the velum is lowered, as this is the position for breathing.

a)

Approximants

b)

Fricatives

c)

Laterals

d)

Nasals

154.

These are sounds which meets a closure which is not quite complete. This means that the air is not blocked at any point which causes no explosion.

a)

Approximants

b)

Fricatives

c)

Nasals

d)

Plosives

155.

These are sounds produced when there is a complete closure in the mouth so that the air is blocked for a fraction of second and then released with a small burst of sound called a plosion which sounds like a small explosion.

a)

Approximants

b)

Fricatives

c)

Nasals

d)

Plosives

156.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced in the glottis (e.g. h).

a)

Palatal

b)

Post-alveolar

c)

Glottals

d)

Velars

157.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced in the area of the soft palate or velum (e.g., k, g,)

a)

Palatal

b)

Post-alveolar

c)

Glottals

d)

Velars

158.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced in the area of the hard palate (e.g., j)

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabials

c)

Palatal

d)

Post-alveolar

159.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced in the post-alveolar region.

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabials

c)

Dentals

d)

Post-alveolar

160.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced between the alveolar ridge and the front of the tongue.

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabials

c)

Dentals

d)

Labiodentals

161.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced between the upper front teeth and the tip of the tongue.

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabials

c)

Dentals

d)

Labiodentals

162.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced between the upper front teeth and the lower lip (e.g., p, b, m, w).

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabials

c)

Dentals

d)

Labiodentals

163.

A kind of place of articulation that is produced between the two lips (e.g., p, b, m, w).

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabials

c)

Dentals

d)

Glottals

164.

A type of voicing when the vocal folds are drawn together, the air from the lungs repeatedly pushes them apart as it passes through, creating a vibration effect.

a)

Voiced

b)

Voiceless

165.

A type of voicing when the vocal folds are spread apart and the air from the lungs passes between them unimpeded.

a)

Voiced

b)

Voiceless

166.

The sub-field of phonetics which examines the way in which human beings perceive speech sounds through the medium of the ear.

a)

Acoustic phonetics

b)

Articulary phonetics

c)

Auditory phonetics

167.

The sub-field of phonetics which deals with the physical properties of speech sounds as they travel through the air in the form of sound waves.

a)

Acoustic phonetics

b)

Articulary phonetics

c)

Auditory phonetics

168.

The sub-field of phonetics which is the most relevant in foreign language teaching because it examines the articulary organs and their role in the production of speech sounds.

a)

Acoustic phonetics

b)

Articulary phonetics

c)

Auditory phonetics

169.

It is the study of the production, physical properties, & perception of the actual sounds realizing the phonemes & of the suprasegmental elements of speech.

a)

Allophones

b)

Phonetics

c)

Phonology

d)

Phones

170.

It is a kind of linguistics which involves the scientific study of comparative languages at a certain period of time without regard to some other periods.

a)

Classical Linguistics

b)

Diachronic Linguistics

c)

Synchronic Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

171.

It is a kind of linguistics which involves the study of how one particular language has changed or developed over time.

a)

Classical Linguistics

b)

Diachronic Linguistics

c)

Synchronic Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

172.

It is a perspective of linguistics which regards language to the functions they perform at all levels of language (phonology, semantic, syntactic, & pragmatic).

a)

Classical Linguistics

b)

Functional Linguistics

c)

Modern Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

173.

It is a perspective of linguistics wherein it focuses on the study of minor changes in linguistics such as phonetics, grammar, and internal level of language analysis.

a)

Macro Linguistics

b)

Micro Linguistics

c)

Modern Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

174.

It is a perspective of linguistics wherein it is the study of language by using major changes as the parameter of assessment.

a)

Macro Linguistics

b)

Micro Linguistics

c)

Modern Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

175.

It is a perspective of linguistics which relates to the development and beginning at the 18th century.

a)

Classical Linguistics

b)

Functional Linguistics

c)

Modern Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

176.

It is a perspective of linguistics which confirms the antiquity of old manuscripts of the early printed editions & translations of human language and communication.

a)

Classical Linguistics

b)

Functional Linguistics

c)

Modern Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

177.

It is a perspective of linguistics which attempts to explain the nature of human linguistics knowledge.

a)

Classical Linguistics

b)

Functional Linguistics

c)

Modern Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics

178.

It is the scientific and systematic study of human language.

a)

Linguistics

b)

Classical Linguistics

c)

Functional Linguistics

d)

Theoretical Linguistics