General Terms and Definitions

Question 1

Name the missing dichotomy:
syntagmatic - ____________

Answer 1

paradigmatic

Question 2

Name the missing dichotomy:
descriptive - ___________

Answer 2

prescriptive

Question 3

Name the missing dichotomy and their meaning:
non-contrastive - _____________

Answer 3

contrastive (languages are compared/contrasted)

Question 4

Name the missing dichotomy:
synchronic - _____________

Answer 4

diachronic

Question 5

Name the dichotomy that describes the binding rules for “correct” language use

Answer 5

Descriptive

Question 6

True or false: Word formation is another term for morphology

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or false: Every word in a sentence has a paradigmatic relationship with every other word which can be substituted for it, and a syntagmatic relationship with words which occur within the same sentence.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or false: Following Ferdinand de Saussure’s understanding of linguistic signs, a distinction between the signifiant and the signifié is to be made.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or false: Prescriptive linguistics tries to outline normative rules for correct language use while descriptive linguistics observes factual language use without making value judgements.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Fill in the blanks: _____________ studies the meaning of words and phrases whereas _______________ studies the meaning and effect of utterances

Answer 10

Semantics, pragmatics

Question 11

Which branch of linguistics deals with the study of sound systems?

Answer 11

Phonology