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ELL Quiz

Question 1 of 10

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What is Linguistics the study of?

Select one of the following:

  • The study of language and how it is used

  • Order of words to create meaning

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Question 2 of 10

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What is Phonology?

Select one of the following:

  • The system of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.

  • How sounds and words can be changed within a language.

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Question 3 of 10

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What is Syntax?

Select one of the following:

  • The study of linguistic behavior as determined by sociocultural factors.

  • The order of words to create meaning

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Question 4 of 10

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What does Lexicon mean?

Select one of the following:

  • The words used in a language or by a person or group of people

  • A way to convey meaning or a message to someone else

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Question 5 of 10

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What is a Dialect?

Select one of the following:

  • A way of speaking a language, or specific words/ phrases, that are special to a region or group of people.

  • The form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form.

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Question 6 of 10

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What is a Vowel ?

Select one of the following:

  • A basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable.

  • A speech sound that is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction and is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable.

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Question 7 of 10

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What are Fricatives?

Select one of the following:

  • Characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the
    breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal
    tract; spirantal; spirant.

  • The consonant sounds that are made by vibrating the vocal chords. They can be compared with unvoiced consonants.

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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What are Unvoiced Consonants?

Select one of the following:

  • Voiced and unvoiced. Many consonant sounds come in pairs. For example, P and B are produced in the same place in the mouth with the tongue in the same position. The only difference is that P is an unvoiced sound (no vibration of the vocal cords) while B is a voiced sound (vocal cords vibrate).

  • are consonant sounds that are made by vibrating the vocal chords. They can be compared with unvoiced consonants.

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Question 9 of 10

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What are Affricatives?

Select one of the following:

  • It is characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the
    breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal
    tract; spirantal; spirant.

  • A sound made by forcing air out of your mouth through a narrow opening that is made using the lips, teeth, or tongue

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Question 10 of 10

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What are Glides?

Select one of the following:

  • A sound produced as the vocal organs move toward or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant.

  • Articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.

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