Linguistics: Language and Communication

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What branch of linguistics deals with the study of language and mind?

Psycholinguistics (correct)

Sociolinguistics

Anthropological Linguistics

Philosophical Linguistics

What is the term for the meaning of word forms?

Pragmatics

Phonology

Syntax

Semantics (correct)

What is the main focus of Contrastive Linguistics?

Concentrating on the differences between languages (correct)

Studying language in cross-cultural settings

Describing the general features of language

Determining universal principles for studying languages

What is the term for the study of language change over time?

Historical Linguistics Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of combining sounds and words to form meaningful patterns?

Patterning Signup and view all the answers

What branch of linguistics applies linguistic knowledge to language teaching?

Applied Linguistics Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of language and literature?

Stylistics Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of different language types?

Linguistic Typology Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of language in cross-cultural settings?

Anthropological Linguistics Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the use of computers to simulate language and its workings?

Computational Linguistics Signup and view all the answers

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What branch of linguistics deals with the study of language and mind?

What is the term for the meaning of word forms?

What is the main focus of Contrastive Linguistics?

What is the term for the study of language change over time?

What is the process of combining sounds and words to form meaningful patterns?

What branch of linguistics applies linguistic knowledge to language teaching?

What is the term for the study of language and literature?

What is the term for the study of different language types?

What is the term for the study of language in cross-cultural settings?

What is the term for the use of computers to simulate language and its workings?

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