31 Questions
Which aspect of language study includes the study of knowledge systems in all their aspects?
Linguistics
What is the branch of linguistics that deals with speech sounds?
Phonetics
Under which rubric is the study of pronunciation of sounds, structures of phrases and sentences, and the way of creating meanings studied?
Grammar
Which branch of linguistics is concerned with how the structures should be used according to pragmatics?
Pragmatics
What is the scientific study of nature, structure, and variation of language?
Linguistics
What is the unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in human speech?
Phoneme
What is the study of forms in linguistics called?
Morphology
How many vowels are there in English?
5
Which type of sounds are produced with more obstruction of airflow through the vocal tract than vowels?
Consonants
What is the minimal unit that has meaning or function in any language called?
Morpheme
What is a bound morpheme that must be attached to another element called?
Bound morpheme
What kind of sound requires vibration in the vocal folds?
/z/
What is the branch of linguistics concerned with sentence structure called?
Syntax
What are bound morphemes that don't belong to a lexical category called?
Affixes
What type of clause has a subject and a verb but can't stand alone by itself?
Dependent clause
What is the branch of linguistics that deals with the study of sentence structure?
Syntax
Which aspect of language study includes the scientific study of nature, structure, and variation of language?
General linguistics
What is the minimal unit that has meaning or function in any language called?
Morpheme
Which type of sounds are produced with less obstruction of airflow through the vocal tract than consonants?
Vowels
What is the study of forms in linguistics called?
Morphology
What kind of sound requires no vibration in the vocal folds?
Vowels
What are the units of sound that distinguish one word from another in human speech called?
Phonemes
Which branch of linguistics deals with the study of speech sounds?
Phonology
Which type of inflectional morphology describes the manner in which a lexical item has a grammatical morpheme joined to its beginning or end?
Inflectional morphology
Which type of clause has a subject and a verb but can't stand alone by itself?
Dependent clause
What kind of sound requires vibration in the vocal folds?
Voiced sound
How many vowel letters are there in English?
5
What is the study of forms in linguistics called?
Morphology
What is the minimal unit that has meaning or function in any language called?
Morpheme
What are bound morphemes that don't belong to a lexical category called?
'Affixes'
What are the units of sound always written between slashes in linguistic notation called?
Phonemes
Study Notes
Language Study
- The study of knowledge systems in all aspects of language is called linguistics.
Phonetics
- The branch of linguistics that deals with speech sounds is phonetics.
- Phonetics studies the pronunciation of sounds, structures of phrases and sentences, and the way of creating meanings.
Phonology
- The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of speech sounds is phonology.
Pragmatics
- The branch of linguistics concerned with how language structures should be used is pragmatics.
Linguistics
- Linguistics is the scientific study of the nature, structure, and variation of language.
Phonemes
- The unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in human speech is called a phoneme.
Morphology
- The study of forms in linguistics is called morphology.
- There are 5 vowels in English: A, E, I, O, and U.
Sounds
- Consonants are produced with more obstruction of airflow through the vocal tract than vowels.
- Vowels are produced with less obstruction of airflow through the vocal tract than consonants.
- Sounds that require vibration in the vocal folds are voiced sounds.
- Sounds that require no vibration in the vocal folds are voiceless sounds.
Morphemes
- The minimal unit that has meaning or function in any language is called a morpheme.
- A bound morpheme that must be attached to another element is called an affix.
- Functional morphemes that don't belong to a lexical category are called function morphemes.
Syntax
- The branch of linguistics concerned with sentence structure is syntax.
- A dependent clause has a subject and a verb but can't stand alone by itself.
Inflectional Morphology
- Inflectional morphology describes the manner in which a lexical item has a grammatical morpheme joined to its beginning or end.
- There are 5 vowel letters in English: A, E, I, O, and U, sometimes Y.
Notation
- Units of sound are always written between slashes in linguistic notation and are called phonemes.
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