Introduction

Question 1

What is linguistics?

Answer 1

the scientific study of language

Question 2

linguistics is descriptive or prescriptive?

Answer 2

descriptive ( it describes language structures and usage )

Question 3

field of linguistics

Answer 3

1) Phonetics
2) Phonology
3) Morphology
4) Syntax
5) Semantics
6) Pragmatics
7) Sociolinguistics
8) Psycholinguistics
9) Applied Linguistics

Question 4

What is phonetics?

Answer 4

How sounds are produced.

Question 5

What is Phonology?

Answer 5

The patterns of sounds.

Question 6

Morphology

Answer 6

Word structure.

Question 7

Syntax

Answer 7

the structure of sentences.

Question 8

Semantics

Answer 8

meaning of words and sentences.

Question 9

Pragmatics

Answer 9

meaning in context

Question 10

Sociolinguistics

Answer 10

Language and Society

Question 11

Psycholinguistics

Answer 11

Language and the brain.

Question 12

Applied Linguistics

Answer 12

Language teaching.

Question 13

Features of human language

Answer 13

1) Displacement
2) Arbitrariness
3) Productivity
4) Cultural transmission
5) Discreteness
6) Duality

Question 14

Word Classes are…

Answer 14

NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

Question 15

how to identify word classes?

Answer 15

1) Identification frames

2) Criteria

Question 16

Identification frames (1)

Answer 16

Noun: (The) …….. may be good.

Question 17

Identification Frames (2)

Answer 17

Verb: We can usually …….. (it).

Question 18

Identification frames (3)

Answer 18

Adjective: This thing is very ……..

Question 19

Identification frames (4)

Answer 19

We can do it ……….

Question 20

Criteria for Word Classes (1)

Answer 20

Notional : meaning

Question 21

Criteria for Word Classes (2)

Answer 21

Morphological: Suffixes

Question 22

Distributional (3)

Answer 22

What precedes it