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Two or more words spelled alike, but differ in meaning is called:
If a phoneme variation does not bring meaning change, it is called:
How many diphthongs are in English?
In the word eight, the initial sound is
When a shift occurs from one vowel sound to another, it is:
The cardinal vowels are systematized by:
Open vowels are when the tongue is :
The front vowels are produced when:
In producing vowel sounds, there will be:
The phonemic symbol of the initial sound in the word “you” is
Identify the sound in which the vocal cords act as the active articulator?
Among the following, which one is a plosive sound?
In producing the /f/ sound , the passive articulator is:
Among the following, which one is an active articulator?
Nasal sounds are produced when:
The voiced sounds are produced when:
Where are the vocal cords situated
Which are the three main air-stream mechanisms for the production of speech sounds?
The theory that argues that language is evolved from the grunts, groans and snorts of people
The open endedness of language is a feature that refers to:
What is code switching?
If a unit of language is longer than a sentence, it is:
Syntax refers to:
A signifier refers to:
What is creolisation?
According to Saussure the rules or the system that form a language is:
Synchronic and diachronic approaches were introduced by:
A polyglot is:
The ability to use two languages is:
A natural language that is developed from a pidgin is called:
A regional variety of a language is
The part of linguistics that studies the relationship between language and cultural behavior
Dyslexia refers to:
The linguistics branch that deals with the scientific study of meaning is:
The minimal meaningful unit is
The smallest individual unit in a language
What is a sign?
Why is linguistics scientific?
The Ding Dong theory was offered by:
Who defines language as a system of signs?
Who used the terms langue and parole
Aspects of the theory of Syntax was written by
The study of language at a specific point in time is called _____.
The phrase ‘forensic linguistics’ is coined by _____ in 1968.
A language disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate is called ____.
___ is a recent branch of linguistics which was developed in the 1990s, and it attempts to establish a link between the language used by a community and the (natural and cultural) ecosystem within which said community lives and thrives
___ is the application of computer science to the analysis, synthesis and comprehension of written and spoken language.
____ studies the interaction of linguistic, ethnocultural and ethno-psychological factors in the functioning and development of the language.
The branch of linguistics that deals with the relationship between language and the structure and functioning of the brain is ______.