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Linguistics Basics

Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adding derivational morphemes to create new words (to fax)






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






3. Moving parts of a sentence into different positions for emphatic purposes






4. Meaning components






5. Occurs when words have been disambigued and a sentence has a clear meaning






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






7. A syntactic phenomenon where a given constituent is in a constituent of the same kind






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






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






10. Deals with how sentences are formed






11. Morphemes that can appear alone (cat)






12. 1. Quality or timbre 2. Volume 3. Length 4. Pitch or tone






13. An utterance produced by a speaker






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






15. Deals with the sounds of a language






16. Change the meaning of a word - or part of speech (ex. child -> childhood)






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






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






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






20. A new word






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






22. Moving parts of a sentence into different positions for emphatic purposes






23. The sequence of sounds that make up a word






24. The word that connects the meaning and the referent






25. The fact that saying something commits you to it (vow - promise - swearing) (speech act)






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






27. Affix before the root






28. Affix in the middle of a word






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






30. The branch of pragmatics that studies deictic words






31. The meaning derived from flouting






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






33. The rise and fall of sentences






34. The ability to produce language - what you know






35. The word that connects the meaning and the referent






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






37. Deals with how sentences are formed






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






39. Deals with how the sounds are organized






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






41. 1. Quality or timbre 2. Volume 3. Length 4. Pitch or tone






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






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






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






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






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






47. The situation in which a sentence is uttered






48. The meaning of a sign






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






50. The property of the surface structure of the text to 'hold together'