Question On Language Origins
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- 1.Which psychologist was a pioneer of the behaviorist theory of language development?
- A.
B.F. Skinner
- B.
Theodor Adorno
- C.
Sigmund Freud
- D.
Carl Jung
- 2.The word "quarantine" comes from the French word for which number?
- A.
50
- B.
40
- C.
30
- D.
20
- 3.Loaned from Spanish and Portuguese, the word "mosquito" translates literally to what?
- A.
Little Blood
- B.
Little Drink
- C.
Little Devil
- D.
Little Fly
- 4.Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on the physical properties of speech?
- A.
Morphology
- B.
Phonetics
- C.
Pragmatics
- D.
Syntax
- 5.Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on the internal structures of words?
- A.
Syntax
- B.
Phonology
- C.
Morphology
- D.
Phonetics
- 6.Which sub-discipline of linguistics studies how context helps transmit meaning in language?
- A.
Stylistics
- B.
Morphology
- C.
Phonetics
- D.
Pragmatics
- 7.Which school of linguistics focuses on language as a tool?
- A.
Structuralism
- B.
Cognitive Linguistics
- C.
Historicism
- D.
Functionalism
- 8."Brunch" and "spork" are examples of what kind of linguistic anomaly?
- A.
Spoonerism
- B.
Portmanteau
- C.
Eggcorn
- D.
Colloquialism
- 9.The words "Polish" (from Poland) and "polish" (shine) are examples of which of the following?
- A.
Heterographs
- B.
Capitonyms
- C.
Synonyms
- D.
Homophones
- 10.What is the term for a word that has little or no meaning, but has a grammatical use?
- A.
Foundation Word
- B.
Function Word
- C.
Breaker Word
- D.
Base Word
- 11.What linguistic term is sometimes defined as "the minimal unit carrying meaning"?
- A.
Word
- B.
Morpheme
- C.
Root
- D.
Clause
- 12.What is the linguistic term for the set of associations and feelings that a word evokes?
- A.
Connotation
- B.
Metrotation
- C.
Erutation
- D.
Denotation
- 13.What is the linguistic term for a sequence of two vowel sounds in the same syllable?
- A.
Rhotacism
- B.
Lallation
- C.
Assibilation
- D.
Diphthong
- 14.The "Great Vowel Shift" of English began in which century?
- A.
14th
- B.
16th
- C.
15th
- D.
13th
- 15.English is a member of which of language family?
- A.
Romance
- B.
Slavic
- C.
Celtic
- D.
Germanic
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