Introduction to language science

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE.

Applied linguistics is the study of the relationship between language and culture.

Answer 1

False. The relationship between language and culture is the domain of ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS.

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE.

Semantics is the study of how languages change over time.

Answer 2

False. Semantics is the study of MEANING. Historical (or diachronic) linguistics is the study of language change.

Question 3

What is the creative aspect of language use?

Answer 3

The creative aspect of language use is being to produce new sentences never spoken before and to understand sentences never heard before.

Question 4

What is an arbitrary word?

a. the sound of the word doesn’t match with the object.
b. the word has to be spelled a certain way.
c. the word needs an adjective before it.

Answer 4

A
Example: Pencil.
Without knowing what a pencil is, you cannot know just by hearing the sound “pencil”.

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE

Primitive language is a language that was spoken a long time ago.

Answer 5

False

There are no primitive language.

Question 6

What is descriptive Grammar?
A- It illustrates your basic linguistic knowledge.
B- The meaning of a word is given by providing a gloss.
C- It is a vigorous, dynamic and constantly changing

Answer 6

A- It illustrates your basic linguistic knowledge.