LING finals Flashcards
What type of knowledge do linguists have in regards to languages other than their native language ?
Explicit and conscious
By contrast, the knowledge that native speakers have when it comes to language is … and … knowledge
Tacit and unconscious
What is best described as a computational system ?
The mind
A mental representation
Competence
Responsible for the acoustic output of their body
Performance
Where is the linguistic system stored?
The human mind
What are the five sub fields of linguistics ?
Phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics
What do phonetics study ?
Physical properties of sound, their articulation, and their audition
What does morphology study ?
Internal structure and analysis of words. For example, you know that cats is cat + s meaning that it is more than one cat
What does phonology study?
Knowledge which underlies the ability to produce and analyze output and input of the grammar from the perspective of structures that will relate to sound
What does syntax study?
Knowledge about the structure of sentences. Governs the structuring of sentences. For example, this is an example of wrong syntax : pass you not class shall this. We know this due to syntax
What do semantics study ?
The meaning.
When the five modules are combined, what is the branch that they fall under?
Grammar
What do sociolinguistics study?
Looks at the relationship between social variables like age and gender and linguistic variation
What do historical linguistics study ?
Concerns itself with the change in language over time and the distinction between languages as a whole
What does acquisition study?
How knowledge of the language develops in humans
A speaker’s knowledge of his or her language is :
A)explicit knowledge
B)conscious knowledge
C)tacit knowledge
D)all of the above
C) tacit knowledge
‘I’m not doing nothing today’ is:
A) a string of words which is ungrammatical for all humans
B) a string of words which is a grammatical sentence to some humans
C) an illogical statement
D) a fundamental truth
B) a string of words which is a grammatical sentence to some humans
‘Syntax’ is the module of the grammar responsible for:
A) the structure of sentences
B) the structure of complex words
C) the sounds used in human languages
D) that extra money you have to pay when you buys cigarettes
A) the structure of sentences
Linguistics examine various linguistics system and develop:
A) prescriptive grammars
B) descriptive grammars
C) dictionaries
D) theories about which systems are best
B) descriptive grammars
A ‘linguist’ is someone who:
A) can speak more than five languages
B) can speak more than ten languages
C) investigates the nature of human language
D) speaks with proper grammar
C) investigates the nature of human language
Select the words below which belong in this sentence: “the English language is … linguistic research”:
A) a critical component of
B) the major focus of
C) irrelevant to
D) one aspect of
C) irrelevant to
‘Phonology is’:
A) the study of telephonic communication y
B) the study of telepathic communication
C) the module of the grammar which allows one to produce and to parse speech sounds
D) you Phoenix Sakho
C) the module of the grammar which allows one to produce and to parse speech sounds
An individual’s linguistic competence refers to:
A) how clearly they enunciate
B) how many languages they know
C) the mental system containing linguistic knowledge
D) their ability to speak in public
C) the mental system containing linguistic knowledge
Which letters correspond to sound breaks
T and k
Sounds produced with complete closure at some point in the vocal tract
Stops
