Intro to Linguistics quiz

Which of the following refers to the study of the sound patterns of a language?

• Morphology

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Semantics

What term describes the smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word?

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Syllable

• Syntax

Which of the following refers to the study of the structure and organization of words in a language?

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Morphology

What is the term for the smallest grammatical unit in a language?

• Syntax

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Semantics

What type of morphological process involves adding a prefix or suffix to a word to create a new word with a different meaning or grammatical category?

• Derivation

• Inflection

• Compounding

• Reduplication

Which of the following is an example of a subordinating conjunction?

• And

• But

• Because

• Or

What is the term for the study of the rules governing the structure of sentences in a language?

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Semantics

This IPA transcription (hˈɛd) in regular spelling is...

• held

• hed

• head

• hear

What week are now based on the syllabus?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8