Structures of Language

Question 1

How many phonemes are there in the word “dogs”?

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four

Question 2

All languages are comprised of the same phonemes.

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F

Question 3

Phonology is the study of __________.

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sounds

Question 4

The smallest distinctive sound units in a language that an individual can distinguish are __________.

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phonemes

Question 5

The English language has about 40 distinct phonemes.

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T

Question 6

How could semantics be defined?

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as a set of rules that is concerned with understanding the meaning of words

Question 7

One of the major advantages of language is its flexibility.

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T

Question 8

There are 26 phonemes in the English language, one for each letter of the alphabet.

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F

Question 9

Language enabled philosophers in the Middle Ages to pass their ideas on to future generations.

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T

Question 10

Erica and Ryan are both taking a linguistics class in which their professor was discussing how the words “spinach” or “heart” could have been used to represent the idea of “love.” They are most likely discussing the __________ property of language in their class.

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symbolic

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