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Linguistics Basics

Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The overall meaning of a text






2. The principle of cooperation that requires relevance






3. Adding derivational morphemes to create new words (to fax)






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






5. Meanings of the same word that are unrelated (bank)






6. What we say in a literal sense (speech act)






7. The meaning derived from flouting






8. What can be deduced from the sentence's literal meaning






9. Words that depend on the context of a sentence for meaning (I - here - now)






10. Affix after the root






11. The ability to produce language - what you know






12. One who knows many languages






13. Morphemes that can appear alone (cat)






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






15. What we say in a literal sense (speech act)






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






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






18. 1. Vowels (no obstruction) 2. Stops (complete obstruction) 3. Fricatives (Partial occlusion)






19. Mental representation of a word






20. Deals with how the sounds are organized






21. Aspects of meaning evoked by cultural or literary codes






22. The overall meaning of a text






23. Affixes - need to attach to another morpheme






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






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






26. Deals with how sounds are put together to form words






27. Morphemes that can appear alone (cat)






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






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






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






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






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






33. Combined phonemes - the smallest unit of language with a distinct meaning






34. A sentence in which no transformation has been applied






35. A sentence in context






36. Meanings of the same word that are unrelated (bank)






37. Multiword units - the meaning of which is not the sum of its parts






38. What can be deduced from the sentence's literal meaning






39. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






40. Deals with how sentences are formed






41. Deals with the sounds of a language






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






43. The principle of cooperation that states to avoid obscurity and ambiguity - be brief and orderly






44. The science that studies language






45. Invent new words from scratch (Xerox - Kleenex)






46. The connection between shape and meaning is arbitrary






47. One who knows many languages






48. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






49. A transformation in which you add a negation word to the sentence






50. A sentence in context