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Intro to Linguistics quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Morphology

Phonology

Syntax

Semantics

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Morpheme

Phoneme

Syllable

Syntax

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Phonology

Syntax

Semantics

Morphology

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Syntax

Morpheme

Phoneme

Semantics

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

And

But

Because

Or

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Phonology

Syntax

Morphology

Semantics

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