Quiz Intro to Linguistics

The study of sentence structure and the rules for forming grammatical sentences is called….

• A. Morphology

• B. Syntax

• C. Phonetics
  
  

• D. Semantics

• E. Pragmatics

The study of meaning in language can be learned in …..

• A.     Phonetics and Phonology

• B.     Morphology and Syntax

• C.     Semantics and pragmatics

• D.     Sociolinguistics

• E.     Psycholinguistics

What is Phonology?

• A.     The study of sentence formation

• B.     The study of human speech symbol

• C.     The study of word formation

• D.     The study of literal meaning

• E.     The study of arrangement of sounds and its function

Which branch of linguistics studies the smallest unit of sound?

• Morphology

• Phonology

• Phonetics

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

The word "unhappiness" is the example of which micro linguistics?

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Phonetics

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

Which of the following is an example in Phonetic symbol?

• 'un'

• 'cat'

• /f/

• 'running'

• 'the'

What is the main focus of morphology?

• Word sounds

• Word meanings

• Word order

• Word structure

• Word usage

Which of these is an example of a semantic difference?

• “Bank” (a place for money) vs. “Bank” (side of a river)

• /b/ vs. /p/

• “Unhappy” vs. “Happy”

• “Cats” vs. “Cat”

• “He runs” vs. “He ran”

Which sentence is syntactically incorrect?

• I eat breakfast every day.

• Eat I breakfast every day.

• She loves music.

• They are playing football.

• We will go tomorrow.

These are the suitable morpheme that can form this word ”love” except …..

• lover

• lovable

• unloved

• lovely

• loveness