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Transformational-Generative Grammar and Linguistics

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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?

Linguistics and translation studies are separate fields Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of computational linguists?

Figuring out what is going on in the mind Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of linguists are polyglots?

There is no requirement to learn multiple languages Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of descriptive linguistics?

To describe language in its own terms Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about the two kinds of linguists?

One focuses on language itself, the other on the mind Signup and view all the answers

What is not a requirement for being a linguist?

Learning multiple languages Signup and view all the answers

What is a common misconception about linguists?

They are experts in multiple languages Signup and view all the answers