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CGA IAS English Language test 1
CGA IAS English Language test 1
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In speech 'fillers' are ways of adding extra information to what we are saying.
False
True
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A linguistic prescriptivist believes that language follows rules that we should aim to stick to.
True
False
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A Lingua Franca is a newly made language.
True
False
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Semantics is...
The spelling of words.
The meaning we attach to words.
The history of words.
The choices we make about words.
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Phatic talk is...
Important in many cultures to find neutral ground in communication
Using body language to enhance communication
Introductory, surface level talk to open communication
Using complex vocabulary to deliberately alienate someone
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Implying or assuming meaning is called...
Pragmatics
Discourse
Semantics
Morphology
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Paralinguistics is...
Any communication methods we use beyond simply using speech.
A broad term for all human communication
A term for particularly large words.
The use of bodylanguage.
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Grammar is....
The rules governing a language.
The correct order of words
The right way to write.
A highly regarded set of language rules.
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Syntax is...
The choice of words
The rules of where words go.
The order of ideas.
The order of words.
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Open and widely accepted ways of speaking in a community is called overt prestige.
False
True
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Dialect words are those associated with a particular region, class or generation.
True
False
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Knowing when to speak in a group conversation is called...
Fillers
Hedging
Interrupting
Turn-taking
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Received Pronunciation is...
The best way of speaking.
A form of overt pretige.
Historically perceived to demonstrate high education levels.
An outdated accent associated with the British upper class.
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The way the meaning of a word changes over time is called?
Syntax
Diachronic variation
Linguistic change
Semantics
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Which of the following is 'hedging'?
I'm not an expert but...
That's not true, is it?
The film was rather spoiled by the acting...
It's possible that the answer is?
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The overt prestige version of English used in school, government, TV and the news is called...
Received pronunciation
Dialect
Standard talk
Standard English
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Morphology is the way our reactions of words change over time.
True
False
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Code-switching is....
Surface level talk.
Moving between covert and overt ways of speaking.
Using technology to replicate language.
The implied meaning behind what we say.
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The way we pronounce words is called...
Accent
Phonology
Lexis
Dialect
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Adapting our speech to feel closer to those we are communicating with is called...
Divergence
Convergence
Phatic talk
Code-switching
