APPLIED LIGUISTICS MLO

The study of language at a given point in time is?

• Synchronic Linguistics (Crosssectional)

• Diachronic Linguistics (longitudinal)

What is theoretical linguistics concerned with?

• Development of theories about general aspects of languages.

• To analyze what syntax is.

• To create new languages.

What is universal linguistics?

• A format the used to write essays.

• Properties that all, or many languages have in common.

• Rules in the languages.

What is applied linguistics?

• It is a branch of linguistics that is related to pragmatics— it only tries to solve social context issues in language

• A field involved in solving or addressing language-related problems.

What are two areas of study that applied linguistics greatly focuses on?

• Language education and acquisition

• Morphology and Syntax of English

What word best describes the scope of applied linguistics?

• Monodisciplinary

• Interdisciplinary

• Limited

• Evolutionary

Children learn a second language more easily than do adolescents or adults.

• true

• false

The process of acquiring a second language is similar to that of acquiring the first language.

• true

• false

The age of arrival of an individual into a second language community will not affect the degree of native-like pronunciation ultimately attained.

• true

• false