Language Origins Quiz
14 Questions
| Total Attempts: 131
The ultimate challenging quiz on Language Origins!
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on how words work grammatically within sentences?
- A.
Pragmatics
- B.
Discourse Analysis
- C.
Syntax
- D.
Semantics
- 2.Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on the meaning of words and word combinations?
- A.
Semantics
- B.
Synoptics
- C.
Syntax
- D.
Stylistics
- 3.The word "karaoke" is a portmanteau of the two Japanese words for what?
- A.
Hollow and Wind
- B.
Scream and Symphony
- C.
Empty and Orchestra
- D.
Lonely and Noise
- 4.Which type of linguistic construction is intermediate between a phrase and a sentence?
- A.
Block
- B.
Word
- C.
Paragraph
- D.
Clause
- 5.What type of main clause is used when asking a question?
- A.
Reactive
- B.
Interrogative
- C.
Imperative
- D.
Declarative
- 6.What type of main clause is used when making a statement?
- A.
Interrogative
- B.
Recitative
- C.
Declarative
- D.
Imperative
- 7.What type of main clause is used when making a request or demand?
- A.
Declarative
- B.
Recursive
- C.
Imperative
- D.
Interrogative
- 8.What is the term for two words which sound the same but have different meanings?
- A.
Antonyms
- B.
Homophones
- C.
Heteronyms
- D.
Synonyms
- 9.What is the term for two words that have the same sound and spelling, but different meanings?
- A.
Synonyms
- B.
Heteronyms
- C.
Antonyms
- D.
Homonyms
- 10.What kind of sentence or pair of sentences cannot logically be true?
- A.
Contradiction
- B.
Comparator
- C.
Contrapuntal
- D.
Commensurate
- 11.What is the term for two words that have opposite meanings?
- A.
Versunyms
- B.
Synonyms
- C.
Contranyms
- D.
Antonyms
- 12.What is the term for the time frame in which a verb takes place?
- A.
Inflection
- B.
Tense
- C.
Scope
- D.
Frame
- 13.What kind of word adds contexts of time, place, or manner to a verb?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Reverb
- C.
Proverb
- D.
Anverb
- 14.Which of the following is an example of a constructed language?
- A.
Esperanto
- B.
Mandarin
- C.
Portuguese
- D.
Turkish
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