Introduction to Linguistics Mid-Term Exam

Which of the following is NOT a branch of linguistics?

• A) Phonetics

• B) Syntax

• C) Semantics

• D) Astrology

• E) Morphology

Who is considered the father of modern linguistics?

• A) Ferdinand de Saussure

• B) Noam Chomsky

• C) Leonard Bloomfield

• D) Edward Sapir

• E) Roman Jakobson

What is the study of meaning in language called?

• A) Phonology

• B) Syntax

• C) Pragmatics

• D) Morphology

• E) Semantics

Which of the following is a voiced consonant?

• A) /p/

• B) /t/

• C) /k/

• D) /b/

• E) /f/

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a language?

• A) Morpheme

• B) Phoneme

• C) Syllable

• D) Grapheme

• E) Lexeme

Which of the following is an example of a diphthong in English?

• A) /i:/

• B) /u:/

• C) /aɪ/

• D) /e/

• E) /ɔ:/

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

• A) Phoneme

• B) Morpheme

• C) Syllable

• D) Lexeme

• E) Grapheme

Which of the following is a bound morpheme?

• A) Cat

• B) Run

• C) Book

• D) Happy

• E) -s (plural)

What type of morpheme is ‘un-’ in the word ‘unhappy’?

• A) Free morpheme

• B) Bound morpheme

• C) Inflectional morpheme

• D) Derivational morpheme

• E) Lexical morpheme

Which of the following sentences is an example of a complex sentence?

• A) She runs every day.

• B) She runs and he swims.

• C) She runs because she wants to stay fit.

• D) She runs, he swims, and they bike.

• E) She runs fast.