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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?
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