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Linguistics Basics

Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Aspects of meaning having to do with feelings or attitudes of speakers (liberal - terrorist)






2. Provides information about the group to which individuals belong






3. An utterance produced by a speaker






4. The vocabulary of a speaker/language






5. Core meaning - corresponds to a sign's sense or intension - the literal meaning of a word






6. Deals with the sounds of a language






7. Figurative use of meaning (Bob is a pig)






8. Affix after the root






9. Breaking a word down by the way it looks and adding morphemes (workaholic - veggieburger)






10. Mental representation of a word






11. The overall meaning of a text






12. Using a word from another language to create a new word (cafe - deja-vu)






13. Associations that an individual/small group may develop through everyday experiences (inside joke)






14. Two linked turns by different speakers which make sense only taken together (How are you? Fine. How about you?)






15. A single sound. K - d - t - e






16. The object which you can see - touch - hear - or smell






17. Shift in meaning (drink a glass of water)






18. A transformation in which you add an auxiliary verb and switching to question format






19. The connection between shape and meaning is arbitrary






20. Deals with the meaning of words - sentences - and texts






21. The principle of cooperation that requires you be as informative as required but not more than that






22. Figurative use of meaning (Bob is a pig)






23. Core meaning - corresponds to a sign's sense or intension - the literal meaning of a word






24. The Principle of cooperation that states that one does not say what is false or what you lack evidence for






25. 1. Airstream 2. Phonation 3. Nasalization 4. Articulation






26. Meaning components






27. Describing the facts - Tries to determine why people use language the way they do - seeks to find the rules that govern spoken language






28. Parts of a word are translated from other languages to create a new word (Fernsprecher)






29. The effect an utterance has on its audience (speech act)






30. Deals with how the sounds are organized






31. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






32. Shortening a longer word (phone - auto) to create new words






33. A transformation in which you shift the object of a sentence (Mary gave a book to John --> Mary gave John a book)






34. Aspects of meaning having to do with different levels of formality






35. Having more than one meaning (polysemy)






36. The meaning derived from flouting






37. A transformation in which you divide the phrasal verb (Mary stood up John --> Mary stoop John up)






38. Aspects of meaning concerning other meanings of an expression that may be activated when irrelevant (cock)






39. When a public body decides which language will be taught in schools - what languages public employees must know - etc






40. The word that connects the meaning and the referent






41. Aspects of meaning having to do with feelings or attitudes of speakers (liberal - terrorist)






42. A transformation in which you shift the object of a sentence (Mary gave a book to John --> Mary gave John a book)






43. A sentence in context






44. An utterance produced by a speaker






45. Aspects of meaning having to do with the linguistic environment in which the expression occurs (cease and desist)






46. Two words of different meanings that differ in only one phoneme (bit and pit - dog and dock)






47. Using a word from another language to create a new word (cafe - deja-vu)






48. Historical - shows how language has changed through time - traces the etymology of words






49. All aspects of meaning that go beyond the sense of the word - or the literal meaning






50. All aspects of meaning that go beyond the sense of the word - or the literal meaning