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Chapter 1
Invitations to Linguistics
I. Directions: Read each of
the following statements carefully. Decide
which one
of
the
four
choices
best
completes
the
statement
and
choose
the
letter
A, B, C
or D.
1.
deals
with
how
language
is
acquired,
understood
and
produced.
A.
Sociolinguistics
B. Psycholinguistics
C. Pragmatics
D. Morphology
2. The fact that ability to speak a
language is transmitted from generation
to generation by a process of learning,
and not genetically is usually
referred
to
as
A.
performance
B. language acquisition
C. cultural transmission
D. competence
3.
made the
distinction between langue and parole.
A. Chomsky
B. Saussure
C. Sapir
D. Hall
4.
Modern linguistics, i, e., linguistic study
carried out in this century is
mostly
that is, it describes and analyses
language.
A. descriptive
B.
prescriptive
C. synchronic
D.
diachronic
5.
Writing is a secondary language form based upon
.
A. speech
B. gesture
C.
emotion
D. sounds
6.
deals with language application to
other fields, particularly
education.
A. Linguistic geography
B. Sociolinguistics
C. Applied linguistics
D. Comparative linguistics
7.
As
modern
linguistics
aims
to
describe
and
analyze
the
language
people actually
use, and not to lay down rules for
“
correct
”
linguistic
behavior, it is said to be
A.
prescriptive
B.
sociolinguistic
C. descriptive
D.
psycholinguistic
8.
Many
modern
linguists
have
criticized
grammarians
for
adopting
a
-------approach
to language
study.
A. analytical
B. descriptive
C. prescriptive
D. pedagogical
9.
“
A
rose
by
any
other
name
would
smell
as
sweet
”
,
the
famous