Trivia On Language Origins
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- 1.What term is used for a grammatical form that expresses the social status of the addressee?
- A.
Honorific
- B.
Diglossia
- C.
Shibboleth
- D.
Slang
- 2.What is the term for a generally harmless word,that replaces an offensive or suggestive one?
- A.
Expurgation
- B.
Euphemism
- C.
Isocolon
- D.
Correption
- 3.Which term means a "special language" applying to a specific profession or event?
- A.
Stylometry
- B.
Idiolect
- C.
Jargon
- D.
Brogue
- 4.What term is used for the literary technique of using exaggeration for effect?
- A.
Hyperbole
- B.
Onomatopoeia
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Apostrophe
- 5.What term refers to a谩variety谩of a谩language谩used by a group of the language's speakers?
- A.
Dialect
- B.
Register
- C.
Joual
- D.
Vernacular
- 6.What process is the communication of the meaning of a text from one language to another?
- A.
Transnumeration
- B.
Transition
- C.
Transfiguration
- D.
Translation
- 7.The English letters "s" and "z" are examples of which kind of sound?
- A.
Semivowel
- B.
Sibilant
- C.
Lateral
- D.
Liquid
- 8.Which English letter's sound is nasal?
- A.
Y
- B.
Z
- C.
M
- D.
L
- 9.What term is used for a use of words expressing the opposite of their literal meaning?
- A.
Synecdoche
- B.
Apostrophe
- C.
Paradox
- D.
Irony
- 10.What is the term for a verb which does not conform to an expected谩inflectional谩pattern?
- A.
Irregular
- B.
Appositive
- C.
Unnatural
- D.
Anathema
- 11."To go", "to be", and "to run" are all examples of what?
- A.
Infinitive
- B.
Gerund
- C.
Auxiliary Verbs
- D.
Attributive
- 12.Symbols谩that indicate the structure and organization of谩written language are called what?
- A.
Diacritic
- B.
Numerals
- C.
Palaeography
- D.
Punctuation
- 13.What term is used for two different languages who speakers can understand each other?
- A.
Mutually Beneficial
- B.
Mutually Intelligible
- C.
Mutually Exclusive
- D.
Mutually Agreed
- 14.As of 2012, Aragonese, and Catalan are recognized languages of which country?
- A.
Switzerland
- B.
Ireland
- C.
Spain
- D.
Mexico
- 15."Leetspeak" is an alternative English alphabet often used where?
- A.
The Internet
- B.
Poetry
- C.
Government Papers
- D.
Religious Texts
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