English Language revision

What is the primary function of phatic communication?

• To convey information

• To express emotions

• To maintain social relationships

• To persuade

Which term describes a word formed from the initials of a phrase?

• Clipping

• Compounding

• Acronym

• Borrowing

Which term refers to the structure of a sentence?

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• Morphology

What is code-switching?

• Changing writing style for different audiences

• Using technical jargon in a specific field

• Translating text from one language to another

• Alternating between languages or dialects in conversation

What is an example of a colloquialism?

• Therefore

• Gonna

• Slay, girl

• Igneous

Which term describes the literal meaning of a word?

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Which term refers to the vocabulary of a language?

• Phonology

• Lexicon

• Syntax

• Pragmatics

Backformation, abbreviation, blending and contraction are examples of what sort of patterning?

• Morphological

• Semantic

• Lexical

• Syntactic

You are at a lecture on the history of the Crusades.

The lecturer is expressing the _________ function.

• Conative

• Metalinguistic

• Emotive

• Referential

"I'm literally dying of stress right now."

• Metaphor

• Dysphemism

• Hyperbole

• Lexical ambiguity