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Froggy Jumps Linguistics Basics ChallengeOnline version A quick quiz on core linguistics concepts. by Emily 1 What is phonetics the study of? a Word meanings in contexts b Sentence structure rules c How sounds are produced and heard 2 Which term describes the smallest unit of meaning? a Phoneme b Lexeme c Morpheme 3 What does a phoneme represent? a A distinct sound in a language b A sentence type c A word family 4 What is a plosive sound? a A nasal sound like n b A vowel sound like a c A stop consonant like p or b 5 Which is a place of articulation in phonetics? a Syllable b Bilabial c Nasal 6 Which term describes links between sounds and meanings? a Phonology/Phonetics relation b Morphology only c Syntax only 7 What is morphology the study of? a Sound segments only b Word formation and structure c Sentence order 8 What is a bound morpheme? a A free vowel b Affix that cannot stand alone c Root that can stand alone 9 What is a free morpheme? a A morpheme that can stand alone b A binder in syntax c An affix only attached to roots 10 Which is a characteristic of a derivational affix? a Only forms plurals b Typically changes word class c Only marks tense 11 What is a compound word? a A single root with inflection b A free morpheme with a bound affix c Two or more roots combined 12 What is syntax concerned with? a Arrangement of words into phrases and sentences b Sound patterns c Word meanings alone 13 What is a relative clause? a A clause that stands alone b A clause with no verb c A clause that modifies a noun 14 Which is an example of a synonym pair? a Blue and quickly b Big and large c Run and swim 15 What does pragmatics study? a Phonetic articulation b Word formation c Intents and context of use 16 What is a speech act? a An utterance performing an action b A phoneme alone c A written sentence only 17 What is a maxim in conversation analysis? a A cooperative guideline for talk b A type of sentence c A punctuation mark 18 What is an antecedent in discourse? a The sentence end b A future event c A referent mentioned earlier 19 What is cohesion in text linguistics? a The rate of speech b The loudness of speech c Connections linking sentences 20 What is anaphora? a Referencing earlier in text b Ending a paragraph c Introducing a new topic 21 What is a collocation? a A non-idiomatic phrase b A commonly combined word pair c A random word pair 22 What is semantics the study of? a Meaning of words and sentences b Grammar rules only c Sound patterns only 23 What is polysemy? a Two unrelated words b A single fixed meaning c One word with multiple related meanings 24 What is a meronym? a A part-whole relationship b An antonym pair c A synonym pair 25 What is a syntactic test for question formation? a Stress test b Wh-movement test c Rhyme test 26 What is a deictic expression? a A word tied to time/place (this, that) b A pronunciation feature c A type of modifier 27 What is a typology in linguistics? a A type of dictionary b Classification of languages by features c A phonetic alphabet 28 Which term describes 'order of words' as a defining feature? a Word order (SVO, etc.) b Pitch contour c Gestural sign 29 What is an isogloss? a A sentiment term b A type of vowel c A boundary between linguistic varieties 30 What is Grice's Cooperative Principle about? a Contribution of talk to be informative and relevant b Voice pitch rules c Hand gestures in speech 31 What is a performative? a Speech act that performs the action by saying it b A noun phrase in a clause c A type of punctuation 32 What is a maxim of quantity? a Always ask questions b Be as informative as needed c Be as vague as possible 33 What is a speech chain? a Only written text creation b Process from intention to utterance to reception c A phoneme inventory 34 What is a test for tense in a clause? a Noun plurality b Adjective agreement c Verb inflection changes 35 What is a determiner in syntax? a WORD preceding a noun to specify it b A punctuation mark c A type of verb 36 What is a preposition phrase? a A verb group b Preposition plus its object c A standalone adverb 37 Which term describes language change over time? a Phoneme loss b Semantic shift c Syllable repetition 38 What is a word class? a A type of punctuation b Part of speech like noun, verb c A sentence type 39 What is a discourse marker? a A word signaling a change of topic b A verb tense marker c A noun suffix 40 What is a deictic center? a A lexical field b A phoneme boundary c Reference point for deixis 41 What is prosody? a Rhythm, stress, intonation of speech b Spelling rules c Word meaning only 42 What is a neologism? a A newly coined word b A misspelled word c An old idiom 43 What is a phonotactic constraint? a Allowed sound sequences in a language b Word length rule c Punctuation rule 44 What is a zero-derivation (conversion)? a Creating a new word without affix b Adding a suffix only c Changing word class with suffix

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What is phonetics the study of?

Which term describes the smallest unit of meaning?

What does a phoneme represent?

What is a plosive sound?

Which is a place of articulation in phonetics?

Which term describes links between sounds and meanings?

What is morphology the study of?

What is a bound morpheme?

What is a free morpheme?

Which is a characteristic of a derivational affix?

What is a compound word?

What is syntax concerned with?

What is a relative clause?

Which is an example of a synonym pair?

What does pragmatics study?

What is a speech act?

What is a maxim in conversation analysis?

What is an antecedent in discourse?

What is cohesion in text linguistics?

What is anaphora?

What is a collocation?

What is semantics the study of?

What is polysemy?

What is a meronym?

What is a syntactic test for question formation?

What is a deictic expression?

What is a typology in linguistics?

Which term describes 'order of words' as a defining feature?

What is an isogloss?

What is Grice's Cooperative Principle about?

What is a performative?

What is a maxim of quantity?

What is a speech chain?

What is a test for tense in a clause?

What is a determiner in syntax?

What is a preposition phrase?

Which term describes language change over time?

What is a word class?

What is a discourse marker?

What is a deictic center?

What is prosody?

What is a neologism?

What is a phonotactic constraint?

What is a zero-derivation (conversion)?