PRELIM EXAM IN EL 100: INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

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TEST 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the BEST answer.
1. Which one is considered linguistic communication?
A. Moving hands in different gestures C. Posting a status in English on Facebook
B. Raising of eyebrows D. Clenching of fists

2. Which is not true about the language?

A. Many animals have languages much like human languages.
B. The speaker and the listener must share the same linguistic code to understand each other.
C. Language is a linguistic code.
D. We simply don’t know how language originated.

3. What is a symptomatic sign?

A. Traffic lights B. Grimacing face C. Icons D. Pictographs

4. Which is correct about the origin of language?

A. We simply don’t know how language originated.
B. The primitive words could have been imitations of the natural sound.
C. Some believed that language is a present from gods.
D. All answers are correct.

5. Which is not true about language?

A. Correct spelling preserves a language.
B. All languages reflect social and cultural aspects of society.
C. The same words in the same order don’t always mean the same thing.
D. It’s easier to learn English if you are in an environment where English is used all the time.

6. The term used to describe when there is no connection between form and meaning.
A. Displacement B. Arbitrariness C. Discreteness D. Productivity

7. The elements of language are composed of, or can be broken into, distinct smaller linguistic units.
What is it?
A. Displacement B. Arbitrariness C. Discreteness D. Productivity

8. We acquire language in a culture with other speakers and not from parental genes?
A. Arbitrariness B. Cultural transmissionC. Duality D. Productivity

9. What is the study of the production and perception of speech sounds?

A. Phonology B. Phonetics C. Morphology D. Syntax

10. The study of the sound patterns of language is called….

A. Phonology B. Phonetics C. Morphology D. Syntax
TEST II: IDENTIFICATION: Provide what is asked in each item. Observe grammatical rules.
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