Terminology Quiz

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  • Created by: ChaniseB
  • Created on: 01-12-19 14:44

1. What is the 'study of meaning'?

  • Semantics is described as the study of meaning.
  • Linguistics is described as the study of meaning.
  • Morphology is described as the study of meaning.
  • Phonetics is described as the study of meaning
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2. Ambiguity is... ?

  • ... a word which is man-made.
  • ... a word, phrase or statement which has more than one meaning.
  • .. a sentence which starts with an 'a'.

3. Alliteration is...

  • ... the use of the same letter/sound at the beginning/adajent to connected words.
  • ... the use of the same number at the beginning of a sentence.
  • ... the use of a similie next to a metaphor.

4. What is the study of 'spoken sounds'?

  • Semantics is the study of spoken sound.
  • Linguistics is the study of spoken sound.
  • Phonetics is the study of spoken sound.
  • Morphology is the study of spoken sound.

5. What is lexicology?

  • Lexicology studies the meaning of words.
  • Lexicology studies the collection of words in a language.
  • Lexicology studies punctuation.

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