Morphology and Phonology: Delve into the Structure of Words and Sounds in Language

Question 1

Which of the following is the correct definition of a morpheme?

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A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of language.

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A morpheme is a group of words that form a meaningful unit.

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A morpheme is a sound that has a specific meaning.

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A morpheme is a rule that governs the formation of words.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a subtopic of Morphology and Phonology?

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Syntax

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Morphological Analysis

Question 3

The sound produced by the vibration of vocal cords is called:

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Voiced

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Voiceless

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Nasal

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Plosive

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a morpheme?

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-ed

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Book

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Beautiful

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The

Question 5

Which of the following processes involves the shortening of a vowel when it is followed by another vowel?

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Vowel reduction

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Assimilation

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Elision

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Metathesis

Question 6

What is the term for the minimal unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a particular language?

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Phoneme

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Morpheme

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Syllable

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Lexicon

Question 7

What is the term for the study of the sound patterns of a particular language?

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Phonotactics

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Morphology

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Syntax

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Semantics

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a phonological rule?

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English words have stressed and unstressed syllables.

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Cats have fur.

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The plural of 'cat' is 'cats'.

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Nouns come before verbs in English sentences.

Question 9

Which of the following is **not** a type of morpheme?

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Stem

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Root

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Affix

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Free morpheme

Question 10

What is the term for a sound that is produced without the use of the vocal cords?

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Unvoiced

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Voiced

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Nasal

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Aspirated

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a phonological rule?

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The final consonant in a word is devoiced.

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The vowel in the first syllable of a word is stressed.

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The plural of a noun is formed by adding -s.

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The past tense of a verb is formed by adding -ed.

Question 12

What is the process called when a sound is modified or deleted because of the influence of a neighboring sound?

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Assimilation

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Accommodation

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Dissimilation

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Metathesis

Question 13

Which of the following is the study of the sound system of a language?

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Phonology

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Morphology

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Syntax

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Semantics

Question 14

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound that can be distinguished in a language?

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Phoneme

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Phone

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Allophone

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Morpheme

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a morphological process?

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The addition of a prefix to a root word

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The change in vowel quality in a word

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The deletion of the final consonant in a word

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The stress pattern of a word

Question 16

What is the term for a set of rules that govern the formation of words in a language?

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Morphology

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Phonology

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Syntax

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Semantics

Question 17

Which of the following is **not** a type of affix?

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Infix

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Prefix

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Suffix

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Circumfix

Question 18

What is the term for a word that has the same form but different meanings depending on the context?

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Homonym

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Synonym

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Antonym

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Polyseme

Question 19

What is the term for the study of the sound system of a language?

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Phonology

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Phonetics

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Morphology

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Syntax

Question 20

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish words in a language?

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Phoneme

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Phone

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Allophone

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Articulatory feature

Question 21

What is the term for the process of adding a suffix to a root or stem?

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Suffixation

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Prefixation

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Infixation

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Conversion

Question 22

What is the term for the change in pronunciation of a word depending on its position in a sentence?

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Sandhi

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Assimilation

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Elision

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Accommodation

Question 23

What is the term for the study of the relationship between language and the human mind?

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Psycholinguistics

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Linguistics

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Neuroscience

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Computer Science

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a primary branch of morphological analysis?

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Syntax

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Morphemics

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Derivational morphology

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Inflectional morphology

Question 25

What is the linguistic term for the smallest unit of meaning in a language?

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Morpheme

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Phoneme

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Lexicon

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Syllable

Question 26

What is the linguistic term for the sound system of a language?

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Phonology

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Syntax

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Morphology

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Semantics

Question 27

What is the linguistic term for the process of changing one sound into a different sound?

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Assimilation

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Accommodation

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Deletion

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Insertion

Question 28

What is the term for the study of how sounds are used to create meaning in language?

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Phonosemantics

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Semantics

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Pragmatics

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Phonology

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of natural languages?

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Inflexibility

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Productivity

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Displacement

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Duality of patterning

Question 30

What is the term for the mental representation of language stored in the brain?

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Language faculty

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Grammar

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Lexicon

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Semantics

Question 31

In linguistics, the study of the internal structure of words is known as:

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Morphology

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Syntax

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Phonology

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Semantics

Question 32

The smallest unit of sound in a language is called a:

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Phoneme

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Phone

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Morpheme

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Syllable

Question 33

Which of the following is a characteristic of consonant sounds?

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Obstructed airflow

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Produced with vocal cord vibration

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High frequency

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Short duration

Question 34

When a sound undergoes a change in pronunciation due to the influence of neighboring sounds, this process is known as:

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Assimilation

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Elision

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Metathesis

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Vowel reduction

Question 35

An example of an inflectional affix is:

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-s (plural)

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-ed (past tense)

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-ly (adverb)

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-ment (noun)

Question 36

The systematic arrangement of phonemes in a language is called:

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Phonotactics

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Phonology

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Morphology

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Syntax

Question 37

The systematic study of the sound patterns of a language is known as:

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Phonology

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Phonetics

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Morphology

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Syntax

Question 38

An example of a morphological analyzer is:

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PyMorphy2

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Hunspell

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Lib Stemmer

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spaCy

Question 39

Identify the smallest unit of meaningful linguistic expression:

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Morpheme

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Phoneme

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Syllable

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Word

Question 40

What is the process of adding affixes to a root word to modify its meaning called?

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Derivation

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Inflection

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Composition

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Reduplication

Question 41

Identify the smallest unit of sound in a language:

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Phoneme

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Phone

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Allophone

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Syllable

Question 42

Which morphological process involves repeating a word or part of a word?

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Reduplication

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Affixation

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Inflection

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Derivation

Question 43

The study of the relationship between a language's sound system and its grammar is known as:

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Phonology

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Morphology

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Syntax

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Semantics

Question 44

Which example represents a bound morpheme?

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-ing

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the

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dog

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run

Question 45

The organized system of sounds in a language is referred to as:

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Phonology

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Grammar

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Morphology

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Semantics

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a recognized type of morphological affix?

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Stress

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Suffix

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Infix

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Prefix

Question 47

The study of sound systems in language is termed as:

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Phonology

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Morphology

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Syntax

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Semantics

Question 48

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme in the English language?

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/p/

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The sound of a gunshot

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The letter 'p'

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The word 'pet'

Question 49

A morpheme can be defined as:

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A unit of meaning in a language

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A single sound in a language

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A sentence in a language

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A word in a language

Question 50

Which of the following is an example of a free morpheme?

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Dog

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-Un

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-Re

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-ed

Question 51

The process of adding a suffix to a word is known as:

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Suffixation

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Infixation

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Prefixation

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Circumfixation

Question 52

The smallest unit of speech sound that can distinguish one word from another is called a:

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Phoneme

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Allophone

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Syllable

Question 53

Which of the following is an allophone of the phoneme /p/?

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[pʰ]

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[tʃ]

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[f]

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[b]

Question 54

The process of combining two or more phonemes into a larger unit of sound is called:

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Syllabification

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Deletion

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Metathesis

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Assimilation

Question 55

Which of the following is an example of a phonological rule?

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Voicing assimilation

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Morphological rule

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Syntactic rule

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Semantic rule