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6. Define morphology

  • area terminology
  • formal lexis
  • the structure of words
  • compound words

7. Define discreteness

  • sounds are identical but spelled different (bear/bare)
  • a inconsequential lexical error
  • sounds are distinct (foil/soil)
  • sounds look similar but sound different (foul/soul)

8. What is cultural transmission?

  • foreign lexis being taught
  • cultures interacting despite language barriers
  • language from different cultures
  • lexis from different languages interacting

9. Define duality

  • one word has two meanings
  • one sound has two pronunciations
  • sounds are distinct but having meaning
  • words have different sounds but same meaning

10. What is lexis?

  • grammar in a text
  • words, tenses, vocabulary
  • the evolution of words
  • typos

11. Displacement is...

  • travelling described in text
  • when something is not in an immediate environment
  • when something is lost
  • the absence of an object

12. What is productivity?

  • translating syntax
  • creating new utterances
  • learning new vocabulary
  • translating lexis

13. What are icons and symbols termed as?

  • logos
  • mode
  • graphology
  • images

14. What are the various meanings and context called?

  • phonology and prosody
  • idiolect and sociolect
  • semantics and pragmatics
  • morphology and graphology

15. Define the audience of a text

  • the connection the text forms
  • the readers/listeners
  • the environment
  • the examiner

16. Who devised the Properties of Language?

  • Hockett
  • Austin
  • Giles
  • Bernstein

17. What is the field?

  • lexical meaning
  • form of language used
  • the subject matter
  • the area of investigation

18. What is the purpose of the text called?

  • the function
  • the meaning
  • the purpose
  • the reasoning