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The dictionary definition of a word
connotation
denotation
notation
infinitive
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A new word, meaning, usage, or phrase
litotes
infinitives
discourse
neologism
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According to Chomsky:
a creative activity
involves acquiring a finite set of rules...
which will generate new rules
which will generate a finite set of well- formed sentence structures
that any listener o speaker can understand sentences structures
which will generate an infinite set of well- formed sentence structures
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The arrangement of words in a sentence in a correct way is ______.
pragmatics
phonetics
syntax
semantics
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The study of meaning
grammar
lexis
phonology
semantics
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Linguists sometimes speak of the 'coherence of a text'. What does this mean?
whether it includes statements which are true or not
the use of correct punctuation
its grammatical acceptability
the logical development of a sequence of ideas
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The study of the sound patterns that occur within languages
Phonemes
Phonetics
Allophone
Phonology
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The words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language
Morphology
Semantics
Grammar
Lexis
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The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
accent
diction
rhetoric
vernacular
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A word with the same spelling but a different meaning and sound.
phonology
metonymy
morphology
homonym
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Any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence
discourse
homonym
lexis
metonymy
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A person's individual speech pattern
discourse
dialect
sociolect
idiolect
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How many languages are there being spoken in the world today?
12,000
9,000
6,000
3,000
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The patterns of speech sounds in a language and the rules governing pronunciation
phonology
lexis
semantics
morphology
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The study of the form of words
morphology
syntax
semantics
pragmatics
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Pragmatics is concerned with...
the way the voice rises and falls in speech
how words are constructed into phrases or sentences
meaning in context
how humans produce sounds
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The way in which the sentences of a language are constructed
grammar
discourse
semantics
lexis
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Any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence
lexis
homonym
metonymy
discourse
