Linguistics Interview Questions

In linguistics research, interviews are primarily used to:

• Test vocabulary knowledge

• Elicit spoken data and opinions

• Teach pronunciation patterns

• Grade student performance

Which type of interview gives the researcher the most control over the conversation?

• Unstructured interview

• Group interview

• Structured interview

• Ethnographic interview

A semi-structured interview includes:

• No prepared questions

• Only yes/no questions

• A mix of fixed and open-ended questions

• Questions only written by participants

In sociolinguistics, interviews are often used to:

• Count morphemes in a sentence

• Teach phonetic transcriptions

• Investigate language attitudes and variation

• Test formal grammar rules

Which of the following is a key ethical concern when conducting interviews?

• Using a stopwatch

• Avoiding all audio recordings

• Obtaining informed consent

• Grading the participant’s language use

One challenge of using interviews in multilingual contexts is:

• Lack of internet access

• Audio equipment malfunction

• Code-switching and translation issues

• The interviewee refusing to sit

Which is an advantage of using interviews in language studies?

• They eliminate all biases

• They produce purely statistical data

• They provide rich, detailed language data

• They are faster than all other methods

In a linguistic field study, interviews are often recorded:

• For entertainment

• To help with language revitalization

• To avoid participant responses

• To replace transcription work

Interview questions that are too leading can:

• Increase language acquisition

• Improve fluency

• Bias the participant’s response

• Enhance language variety

Which tool is most commonly used to analyze interview data in qualitative language research?

• SPSS

• PRAAT

• NVivo or other coding software

• Excel macros