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6. Which is an example of a figurative language device?

  • Repetition
  • Hyperbole
  • Short sentences

7. What is deixis?

  • Restricted words
  • Context-bound words
  • Context free words

8. What is the correct name for a formation of a new word?

  • Americanism
  • Neology
  • Portmanteau

9. The way that individuals adjust their speech in accordance with whom they are addressing is called...

  • Accommodation
  • Suitability
  • Adaptation

10. What are pragmatics?

  • A unit of sound
  • Hidden meanings
  • Meanings

11. What is aspect?

  • Another element that marks the time of an event
  • Something that describes whether an action will happen or is going to happen
  • Something that describes what an action is

12. The boy ran across the street. What word class does 'ran' fall into?

  • Verb
  • Intransitive verb
  • Transitive verb

13. What is the basic unit of sound called?

  • Phoneme
  • Phonetic
  • Beat

14. What is a diphthong?

  • A vowel sound that is made by combining two separate sounds
  • A linguistic study
  • A plosive sound made in the mouth by combining a consonant sound

15. What is it called when someone says things such as 'erm'?

  • Fillers
  • Hedging
  • Back channel behaviour

16. What is phonology?

  • The study of visual features in a language
  • The study of sounds in a language
  • The study of variety in a language

17. What is accent?

  • How we speak depending on region
  • The words we say depending on region
  • How we speak