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Duplicate of The Big Fat Language A Level Quiz
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A summary of CLA and LVOT terms and theories. #ALevelEnglishLanguageEdexcel
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1
Who coined the following words: excitement, courtship and outbreak?
Dryden.
Lowth.
Swift.
Shakespeare.
2
Which of the following is a form of non-standard negation?
I can't see it.
I don't want it.
No like it.
I don't like it.
3
What does it mean when a word is archaic?
It is ancient
something to do with archaeology
It is no longer in use
It is no longer in common usage
4
Which of the following is an acronym?
BBC
DVD
TARDIS
Spec.
5
Words that encapsulate a wider meaning for young children are called ...
Hollow
Holophrases
Holographs
Holograms
6
In which year did Caxton bring the printing press to Britain?
1764
1647
1467
1476
7
What is eye-dialect?
Words you can see.
Words used in Yorkshire.
When a word is spelled how it sounds.
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What did Swift and Dryden create?
Grammar rules.
Punctuation rules.
Language rules.
Capitalisation rules.
9
Which of the following is NOT an auxiliary verb?
and
have
is
are
10
Style of paragraphs, drop cap, parenthesis and underlining all come under which cluster?
Phonology.
Discourse.
Grammar.
Graphology.
11
What is compounding?
joining parts of words to make a new word
using conjunctions
joining two whole words to make a new word
an invented word
12
Which are features of archaic grammar
inverted syntax
appended-e
parenthesis
Double/multiple negatives
13
What does pejoration mean?
Meaning changing from negative to positive
Something bad
Something good
Meaning changing from positive to negative
14
When did Johnson publish the first recognised English Dictionary?
1789
1749
1755
1765
15
Which theory states that children learn through engaging with others?
Nativist
Social Interactionist
Cognitive
Behaviourist
16
How are the texts linked in Section B of Component 1?
They not English
They're both old
They are written in the same writing style
They are both written
17
Which of the following is NOT an example of baby-talk?
Jim-jams.
Ickle.
Beddy-byes.
Hello.
18
What is conversion?
The transformation of a word
When you add something to a word
When the word class changes
a type of goal in rugby
19
Which of the following is a second person possessive?
You.
Mine.
My.
Your.
20
Passive voice, function words, noun phrases and use of conjunctions all feature where?
First stage of questioning.
Telegraphic stage.
Second stage of negation.
Post-telegraphic stage.
21
I ain't done nothing is an example of what?
Double positive.
Double negative.
Awful grammar.
Bad grammar.
22
How does science change language?
Creates neologisms.
Experiments.
Creates noun phrases.
Experience.
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What is blending?
Joining two words together
Joinging parts of words together
Joining ideas together
Joining words together
