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Introduction to language and communication studies (class Hannah)
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The different types of affixes are...
Postfix
Suffix
Infix
Prefix
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Which of the following is true for syllables?
Their only obligatory element is the coda.
The nucleus of a syllable always consists of a consonant.
A syllable's coda can never branch.
They are the smallest rhythmic tone unit of a language.
3
Phones...
Are language specific
Are concrete realizations of sounds
Are more abstract than phonemes
Are part of the sound inventory of a specific language
4
Types of sense relations:
Antonymy
Synonymy
Meronymy
Hyponymy
5
Which statements are correct? Denotation...
Can be empirically investigated in association tests
Can be used as a definition of a word
Comprises knowledge connected to a word
Is a word's conceptual meaning
6
Names for the abstract language system are "competence" and "langue".
False
True
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Which are correct? Pragmatics is...
A branch of core linguistics
The study of "acting with words"/"how to do things with words"
Concerned with word meaning rather than sentence meaning
Similar to semantics in that they voth are concerned with meaning
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Types of inflection and their part of speech...
Declination - noun
Comparison - adjective, adverb
Conjunction - adverbial
Conjugation - verb
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(metaphors) select the correct answers:
"Argument is war" is a conceptual metaphor.
Metaphors connect concepts from the same domain.
Metonomy connects concepts from the same domain.
"foot" is the vehicle of the metonomy "foot of a mountain"
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Morphemes are...
Concrete realizations of actual roots/affixes
Never bound
The largest meaning-bearing units in a language
Abstractions of actual roots/affixes
11
Some words are better than others.
True
False
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Cases of zero derivation/ conversion:
freedom
Kiss
Google
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The parameters of of vowel classification...
Lip rounding
State of glottis
Position of tongue
Tongue height
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Which statements are true?
Antonymy is also called opposition-synonymy.
A word can only have a synonym or an antonym.
There are four types of antonyms.
Antonyms are defined as counter-terms (opposites).
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There are multiple plural markers.
False
True
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Example: listen, psychology
Homophone
Homograph
Silent letters
"missing" letters
17
Which statements are true? Adverbial clauses...
Are always at the end of sentences
Can describe place, manner, and time
Are also called adverbialism
Take over the same function as AdvP, PP
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Which are correct?
Some words are "better" than others regarding their attributes.
Bound morphemes can stand alone.
Morphemes can be divided further.
Morphology is the study of basic forms of language.
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Example: uniform, cute
Silent letters
Homophone
Homograph
"Missing" letters
20
Which statements are true?
Restrictive relative clauses add additional information.
Non-restrictive relative clauses are separated from the sentence by commas.
"My uncle who lives in London married" changes meaning when adding commas.
Relative clauses are never part of a noun phrase.
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The process of inflection...
Is always word class changing
Always involves suffixes
Never co-occurs with derivation
Is used to form new words in English
22
The complement...
Usually follows after copula verbs.
Is basically the same as an object.
Expresses a meaning adding to that of another clause element.
Can add to either a subject or an adverbial.
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Tick all bound morphemes.
teaTIME
loudER
OF
kissES
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Which statements are true?
Synonyms are defined as words with the same meaning.
Synonym use depends on factors like stylistic/regional/social variety.
There are a lot of complete synonyms.
Every word has a synonym.
25
Which statements are correct?
Inflection never uses suffixes.
The meaning of word forms produced by inflection is predictable.
Derivation & inflection can both change word class.
Derivation is part of the lexicon.
26
Which ones are inflection?
fastER
dancING
freeDOM
PREview
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Example: reuse
Simplex word
Complex word
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[f] is a...
Bilabial plosive
Alveolar nasal
Dental fricative
Labio-dental fricative
29
The subject...
Appears before the verb in statements.
Must always be a noun.
Controls the inflection of the verb.
Appears before the verb in questions.
30
How many unique properties does human language have?
7
4
3
5
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Tick examples for proper nouns!
London
John
Go
Microsoft
32
There is a phoneme-grapheme correspondence.
False
True
33
"The man whom I saw" is an example for prescriptive grammar.
False
True
34
Which statements are correct?
There are preferred second pair parts in adjacency pairs
Preference always depends on your personal thoughts
Adjacency pairs are infrequent in communication
Adjacency pairs are turns that belong together
35
Word formation processes in "he unfriends"
Suffixation (derivation) & zero derivation
Clipping & compounding
Coinage, prefixation (derivation) & suffixation (inflection)
Zero derivation, prefixation (derivation) & suffixation (inflection)
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What's correct? Adjacency pairs...
Are infrequent in communication
-> preference always depends on your personal thoughts
Have a preferred second pair part
Are turns that belong together
37
Onomatopoeia means that...
A word phonetically imitates/suggests the source of the sound it describes
There is no natural connection between the thing and the sound as a name
The connection between sound and meaning is arbitrary
There is a connection between the receiver & the sender of communication
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Example: flower, flour
Homograph
"missing" letters
Silent letters
Homophone
39
Which statements apply to lexemes?
Minimal unit in the meaning system of a language
Lexemes are concrete units
Can occur in different forms
"Eats" and "eating" are possible realisations of the lexeme "eat"
40
Example: a tear, to tear
Homograph
Homophone
Silent letters
"missing" letters
41
Example: word
Simplex word
Complex word
42
What does it mean when a category has fuzzy boundaries?
Membership to it can't be ultimately determined
It has several essential features that define it
It has no internal structure
No clear determination where it ends
43
(Varieties of English) What is correct?
Accents are ways to pronounce a variety
The inner circle is norm-dependent
World Englishes include Canadian, British, American English
Term variety has a negative connotation
44
"phonemes" & "graphemes" are sounds and letters respectively.
False
True
45
Example: members
Simplex word
Complex word
46
What are parts of de Saussure's two dichotomies?
Phones & phonemes
Semantics and pragmatics
Signifiant & signifié
Langue & parole
47
Select all noun phrases: "My professor sent me an email yesterday"
Professor, me, email
Professor, an email
My professor, me, an email
My professor, an email
48
(paradigmatic associations) What's correct? Associated words...
Have the same word class
Are co-occurring in context
Are either synonyms or opposites
Are alternatives from which speakers select
49
The verb...
Is an optional element of all clauses.
Cannot be omitted.
Determines what other elements can be used in the clause.
Is also called predicate.
50
What are the functions of language?
Appellative
Referential (representational)
Symbolical
Expressive
51
Make a compound sentence: I really like cats...
even though I'm allergic.
because they are super cute.
and I also like dogs.
but they can be annoying.
52
The adverbial....
Can express manner, time, and place.
Is most commonly used at the end of a sentence.
Can just be called adverb.
Can be used in several positions in the clause.
53
The compound greenhouse is...
Right headed
An adjective compound
A copulative compound
A noun compound
54
Rhyme=onset+coda
True
False
55
The object...
Occurs in every sentence.
Can refer to the recipient of the action.
Can refer to sth/smb directly affected by the action of the verb.
Usually stands between subject and verb in a clause.
56
Grice's maxims
Relation/Relevance
Manner
Quality
Quantity
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Which is correct? Pragmatics...
Similar to semantics as it's about meaning
Is the study of "how to do things with words"
Concerned with word meaning instead of sentence meaning
Is a branch of core linguistics
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How can illocutions be indentified?
Performative verbs/hereby test
Therefore test
IFIDs (illocutionary force indicating devices)
Just add water
