IDA Language Structure & Linguistics 3

Question 1

What is etymology?

Accepted Answer

The study of the historical origins and development of words

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The study of sentence structure

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The study of speech sounds

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The study of word parts and their meanings

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a derivational morpheme?

Accepted Answer

-ness (changes adjective to noun)

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-s (plural marker)

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-ed (past tense marker)

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-ing (progressive marker)

Question 3

Grapheme-phoneme correspondence (GPC) refers to:

Accepted Answer

The relationship between written symbols and the sounds they represent

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A student's ability to recognize rhyming words

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The ability to blend phonemes into spoken words

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The process of segmenting words into syllables

Question 4

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean in words like 'disagree' and 'disappear'?

Accepted Answer

Not or the opposite of

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Again or back

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Before

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After or beyond

Question 5

Syntax is best described as:

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The rules that govern the arrangement of words to form grammatical sentences

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The study of individual word meanings

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The study of speech sounds and their physical properties

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The analysis of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes

Question 6

An 'open syllable' is characterized by:

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A vowel at the end of a syllable that produces a long vowel sound

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A vowel followed by one or more consonants producing a short vowel

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Two vowels together that produce a single sound

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A consonant followed by the letters '-le'

Question 7

Which term refers to the branch of linguistics concerned with the sound system of a language, including its phoneme inventory and combination rules?

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Phonology

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Phonics

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Phonemic awareness

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Phonological processing