The Ultimate Linguistic Quiz!
20 Questions
| Total Attempts: 23192
Welcome to a brief test on Linguistics. This quiz is not only for BSED majoring in English but also to everyone, especially YOU!. . . It contains different questions about the study of language, phonemes, and the theory of language. So, jump right in, and enjoy the quiz!
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is the study of languages?
- A.
Phonetics
- B.
Syntax
- C.
Linguistics
- D.
Semantics
- 2.It is the study of the meaning of languages.
- A.
Phonetics
- B.
Syntax
- C.
Linguistics
- D.
Semantics
- 3.Phonetics is the study of the sounds of language. What do we call to this sounds?
- A.
Morphemes
- B.
Phonemes
- C.
Syntax
- D.
Lexicology
- 4.What is the study of language as it pertains to social classes, ethnic groups, and genders?
- A.
Psycholinguistics
- B.
Comparative linguistics
- C.
Sociolinguistics
- D.
Linguistics
- 5.It is the study of language from a cognitive and developmental law.
- A.
Psycholinguistics
- B.
Sociolinguistics
- C.
Comparative linguistics
- D.
Linguistics
- 6.The English language begins with the Anglo-Saxons.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Julius Caesar, Duke of Normandy, invades and conquers England in 1066.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.In 1348, English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.
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Shakespeare is born on 1564 and died on 1660.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.French replaced English as the language of law.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.In the vocal tract, speech starts with the _________ which push air out (carbon dioxide) and pull it in (oxygen).
- 12.Next, we have the latynx, or voice box. It sits at the juncture of the __________ or windpipe coming up from the lungs,and esophagus coming up from the stomach.
- 13.The vocal cords can be tightened and loosened and can vibrate when air is past them, creating sounds called ________. examples include the consonants b, d, g, v, z and r.
- 14.Other phonemes do not involved the vocal cords and there is no vibration, such as the consonants h, t, s, p, k, l, and f are called _________.
- 15.At the top of the throat is the opening to the nasal passages called the ___________.
- 16.This are sound made with air passing through the nose. examples include m, n, and ng sound of sing.
- A.
Nasal
- B.
Uvula
- C.
Velum
- D.
Bilabial
- 17.The sounds made by holding the lips together and then releasing the sound, such as p and b.
- A.
Liquid
- B.
Nasal
- C.
Bilabial
- D.
Bilabial nasal
- 18.We can also use the upper teeth with the lower lip, for _________ sounds. This is how we make an f sound.
- A.
Uvular
- B.
Labiodental
- C.
Velar
- D.
Nasal
- 19.We also have two names for the parts of the tongue used with these various parts of the mouth: The front edge is called the _______, sounds like t, th, and s are made with this.
- A.
Corona
- B.
Dorsum
- C.
Labiodental
- D.
Dental
- 20.And the back edge is called the _________. Sounds k, g, and ng are made with this.
- A.
Corona
- B.
Dorsum
- C.
Labiodental
- D.
Dental
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