Transformational-Generative Grammar and Linguistics
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What type of linguistics prioritizes written language and is based on classical languages?

  • Comparative
  • Descriptive
  • Prescriptive (correct)
  • General

    • What is the focus of general linguistics?

  • Only literary languages
  • Only written language
  • All forms and aspects of language (correct)
  • Only spoken language

    • What is the primary goal of prescriptive linguistics?

  • To identify language universals
  • To prescribe rules for language use (correct)
  • To describe language in its own terms
  • To translate languages

    • What is the relationship between linguistics and translation studies?

    <p>Linguistics and translation studies are separate fields</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of computational linguists?

    <p>Figuring out what is going on in the mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of linguists are polyglots?

    <p>There is no requirement to learn multiple languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of descriptive linguistics?

    <p>To describe language in its own terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is unique about the two kinds of linguists?

    <p>One focuses on language itself, the other on the mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is not a requirement for being a linguist?

    <p>Learning multiple languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common misconception about linguists?

    <p>They are experts in multiple languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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