Introduction To Linguistics

1. Whose definition of language is this?
“ Linguistics is concerned with

human language as a universal and recognizable part of the human behavior
and of the human faculties perhaps one of the most essential to human life
as we know it, and one of the most far reaching of human capabilities in
relation to the whole span of [their] achievements.”
A) R. H. Robins
B) Widdowson
C) Chomsky
D) Charles Fries
2. When you try to look into the variations of Iloco language from the
different Iloco-speaking communities, what branch of linguistic study are
you doing?
A) Anthropological linguistics
B) Developmental linguistics
C) Sociolinguistics
D) Psycholinguistics
3. Phonology deals with the production of speech sounds by humans, often

without prior knowledge of the language being spoken. Phonetics is
about patterns of sounds, especially different patterns of sounds in
different languages, or within each language, different patterns of sounds
in different positions in words, etc.
A) First statement is true; second is false
B) First statement is false; second is true
C) Both statements are true;
D) Both statements are false
4. Teachers who studied linguistics are able to immediately determine any

errors in grammar and mechanics, both in written and oral communications.
This way, the teachers are able to provide interventions to help the
students correct their errors. But, in order to do this, the teacher needs
a thorough understanding of the reasons for the errors. Among the choices,
which one is described by this paragraph?
A) Knowledge of Discourse structure
B) syntactic knowledge
C) Semantic knowledge
D) Phonetic knowledge
5. Down the street came a mad dog. If "came" and "dog" were underlined,
what syntactic structure is involved?
A) Structure of Predication
B) Structure of Complementation
C) Structure of modification
D) Structure of coordination
6. I am vexed by his tiger eyes.If "tiger" and "eyes" were underlined,

7. Neither the father nor the son may attend tonight’s feast. If "Neither"
and "nor" were underlined, what syntactic structure is involved?
8. The bystanders call him Jesus. If "call" and "Jesus" were underlined,
9. It is the smallest unit of sound in the analysis of language.

A) lexicon
B) phoneme
C) morpheme
D) grammar
10. The branch of linguistics that focuses on how internal structures of

words are put together and the impact of these structures in the use of
words
A) Pragmatics
B) phonology
C) morphology
D) anthropological linguistics
11. In linguistics, they are units that convey meaning, for example, dogs
has two of these units, the word dog, and s added to it to add meaning.
A) lexicon
B) phoneme
C) morpheme
D) grammar

words
A) Pragmatics
B) phonology
C) morphology

words
A) Pragmatics
B) phonology
C) morphology
14. The branch of linguistics that studies how natural language is used by
their users in communication.
A) Pragmatics
B) phonology
C) morphology
15. Which one is considered as linguistic communication?

A) raising of brows
B) clenching of fists
C) posting your status in English on your Facebook account
D) moving hands in different gestures
16. Which is not true about language?

A) Many animals have language just like humans.
B) The speaker and the listener have to share the same linguistic code to
understand each other.
C) We simply don’t know how language originated.
D) Language is a linguistic code.
17. The use of linguistic competence in the production and comprehension of

a language behavior as distinguished from linguistic knowledge. E.g. One
million word sentences are an option, but this prohibits that from
occurring.
A) Linguistic Performance
B) Morphemes
C) Teaching Grammars
D) Descriptive grammar
18. A morpheme added to a stem or root to form a new stem or word,

possibly, but not necessarily, resulting in a change in syntactic
category.
A) Derivational suffixes
B) Suppletive Forms
C) Inflectional suffixes
D) Productive rules
19. What is true of Human communication in relation to animal

communication?
A) Distinctive sounds are arbitrary, but when strung together, have
infinite combinations and meanings as words. (Linguistic creativity)
B) Human conversation is strictly context driven, responding to immediate
stimuli
C) The human biology allows for a vast array of sounds, with a unique
voice box and tongue- for more sounds and linguistic ability.
D) Words or signs have only one meaning
20. The knowledge of a language represented by the mental grammar that

accounts for speaker’s linguistic ability and creativity, a commonly
unconscious knowledge.
A) Derivational affixes
B) Linguistic Competence
C) Morphemes
D) Descriptive Grammar

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1. Whose definition of language is this?

“ Linguistics is concerned with

3. Phonology deals with the production of speech sounds by humans, often

4. Teachers who studied linguistics are able to immediately determine any

6. I am vexed by his tiger eyes.If "tiger" and "eyes" were underlined,

9. It is the smallest unit of sound in the analysis of language.

10. The branch of linguistics that focuses on how internal structures of

12. The branch of linguistics that focuses on how internal structures of

13. The branch of linguistics that focuses on how internal structures of

15. Which one is considered as linguistic communication?

16. Which is not true about language?

17. The use of linguistic competence in the production and comprehension of

18. A morpheme added to a stem or root to form a new stem or word,

19. What is true of Human communication in relation to animal

20. The knowledge of a language represented by the mental grammar that

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