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The _____ are not found in
the English sound system

Another term for a free
morpheme is

Which of the following is
NOT TRUE of human
language? It is ______

The presence of words like
'restaurant, salon, fillet" in
English is a result of

The manner of articulation
for the consonant sound
[ʤ] is

The study of differences in
the way people speak
based on variables such as
age, education, ethnicity is
called ______

Which of the following is not
a fricative sound?

The words ‘berry and bury’,
‘plain and plane’ are
examples of words called

isé + àtó --> ìsáto meaning
‘eight’ is an example of the
process of ______

Which of the maxims
relates to how something is
said in a talk exchange?

To say 'cerfiticate' instead
of 'certificate' is an example
of _________________

In Sign language, the
elements of a sign as
summarized in the acronym
HOLME refers to________

Which of the following is a
complete set of voiceless
sounds

__________ was a Swiss
scholar often referred to as
the father of modern
linguistics

The
houses the vocal cords

An example of a speech
impairment that requires
the use of sign language is
________

The function word in the
statement, "Lets make
America great again" is

The meaning an expression
has over and above its
conceptual content is
known as ______

One of the following words
has a diphthong
_________.

All of the following
statements are TRUE of
human language EXCEPT
ONE. All languages
_________

is that aspect of a speaker's
grammar an represents
his/her ability to produce
grammatically correct
sentences

Which of the following
contains only one
morpheme?

Articulatory phonetics deals
with the study of
___________.

Which of the following do
not occur in final positions
in words?

The control of one side of
the body by the opposite
side of the brain is known
as _______

is the study of language as
an object.

_____is a phonological
feature in which all vowels
within a defined unit agree
in one phonetic value.

Which of the following is
true about language?
Language is _______

With more than 500
languages, Nigeria is an
example of a
nation.

The branch of
linguistics that studies the
internal structure of words
and how words are formed
in a language is
called_________.

__________ is concerned
with the study of how the
brain processes language

All the following sounds are
voiced except _______

In Hausa, ‘asibiti’ meaning
‘hospital’ is an example of
_______

One of these is a high,
front, rounded vowel
_______

-ee' in 'mentee' is an
example of a _______
morpheme

refers to cognitive functions
that are primarily localized
to one side of the brain or
the other

One of the misconceptions
about sign languages is
that _________

The word ‘attractive’ is a
for ‘beautiful’.

One of the following is a
correct analysis for ‘The
suicide bomber put the
bomb in a bag’
________________

What are the conditions a
speech act must meet to be
successful and achieve its
communicative purpose?

The co-existence of two
different forms of language
in a society--often a "high"
and "low" or "official" and
"lingua franca" form--is
called

The antonym of ‘criticism’ is

The distinction between
langue and parole as an
explanation to language
phenomenon is associated
with _______

The place of articulation for
consonant [mw] which
occurs in Urhobo language
in “ẹ̀mwa” (clothe) is
nasal

"Its beyond my
apprehension” is an
example of a speech error
called

______ is the process of
determining the time of
separation of genetically
related languages

The word ‘asynchronous’
has ________ morphemes

The lingua franca of the
Niger-Delta area of Nigeria
is
English

The word ‘photocopy’ is a
for ‘original’

The word ‘transcript’ was
formed from the word
'transcription' through a
process of

The organs of speech in the
production of palatal
sounds are the tongue and
the

Sign Languages
__________

The root morpheme of the
word "enterprising" is

The distinction between
pairs of words like
'prince/princess', is that of

Another term for the
communicative purpose of
an expression is _______

According to English
syntactic rules, the
sentence, ‘They has gone’
is an
sentence.

The statement, “All
languages have consonant
and vowel sounds” is an
example of a language

inter’ in the word
‘interconnectivity’ is an
example of a _______

Sounds that begin as stops
and end as fricatives are
called
__.

The process by which the
word ‘pilot’ which functions
as a noun is used to
function as a verb is called

are produced with a partial
obstruction in the flow of air
such that air passes
through a narrow passage
with some noise.

The area of the throat
where voice is produced is
also called

Which term refers to the
arrangement of words into
phrases and sentences?

Sounds produced with
vibration in the glottis are
described as

Damage to the Wernike
area of the brain can cause
difficulties in

The suffix in the word
"entrepreneurship" is

Ferdinard de Saussure is
called the father of
linguistics

The process by which oral
vowels become nasalized
before nasal consonants
within the same syllable is
called

Indian English and
Australian English are
examples of
of English

Linguistics in the 20th
century was marked by a
focus on the development
of ________.

Which of the following may
not function as the peak of
a syllable?

_____________is
concerned with the study of
speech impairment in
children and adults.

Pitch patterns (low and
high) over phrases and
sentences are known as

Nigeria uses the
sign language

Acoustic phonetics deals
with __________.

The history of sign
languages dates back to
the _______

refers to the study of the
meaning of language in its
context of use.

Stress is an example of a
feature that occurs over an
utterance

Which of the following is not
a component of linguistic
knowledge? ________

The phrase ‘Jamb question’
in Don’t ask me ‘jamb
question’ is an example of a
________

The
_is the smallest minimal
unit of language that can be
pronounced in isolation

Which of the following best
describes Phonetics
_______?

Which of these is a set of
bilabials ________?

is the force with which a
syllable is produced

One of these is an aveolar
stop ________

The word 'nefariousness'
has _____ morphemes

is also known as a “slip of
tongue

A sufficient corpus of
description of words in a
language can constitute a

Four Greek scholars who
contributed to the growth of
linguistics are _________.

Which of the following does
not feature in the
production of consonants?

In the word /æks/ ‘axe’, /æ/
is the

A grammatical rule in
English that says you
cannot use two negatives in
a sentence is an example
of a
rule

The difference between 'go
slow', traffic jam', and heavy
traffic flow' is a
difference

Which of the theories of the
origin of language explains
using differences in the
biological features between
man and animals?
___________

The minimal sound unit that
makes a difference in
meaning is a

The effect that an
illocutionary act has on a
hearer is referred to
as______

In Yoruba, 'kpana' 'quench
fire'--- > 'kpana kpana' 'fire
fighter' is an example of a
word formation process of
________

Sounds produced with the
stream of air flowing out of
the mouth without
obstruction are________

refers to forms that
charaterise the speech of
individual speakers

of articulation describes
where sounds are
produced.

[u] is a
, back, rounded, short
vowel

The minimal meaningful
unit of grammatical analysis
is the

That all languages mark
plural is an example of a
language

[ʌ] is exclusive to the
language

The science of designing
machines that simulate
human intelligence is
known as _________

Words like "mugu, bam,
swagger" are examples of
in Nigerian English

The _______ is the basic
unit of phonological study

Suspect’ and ‘custody’ in
the statement ‘The suspect
was remanded in custody’
are examples of ______.

A morpheme that cannot
stand on its own is called a
morpheme

In the word /ræp/ 'rap’, /r/ is
the

The use of a set of
alphabets to represent
distinctive sounds is called
an

The
is the most important
articulator in vowel
production.

Linguistics is a science
because ____________

The root morpheme of the
word 'restructure' is

Language interference
refers to _________.

In English, the plural
marker realised as '-s' as in
/pɒts/ 'pots', '-z' as in
/pænz/ 'pans' and '-iz' as in
/haʊziz/ ;'houses' are
examples of ________

Phonetic transcription is a
form of writing using
________

The type of sounds
produced by a closed glottis
forcing air pressure in the
mouth that results in loud
sound when the air is
released suddenly are
called ________

A proposal to change the
ways in which a language is
to be used in society is part
of ___________

To put to bed' instead of to
give birth' is an example of
a

The origin of linguistics
dates back to ________

affixes are those affixes that
can alter the meaning of the
words to which they are
attached.

When the compressed air
in the oral cavity is released
suddenly with an audible
pop sound by the
articulators at the place of
articulation, the sound
produced is________

Linguists have categorised
the various dimensions of
meaning into three major
classes namely denotative,
associative and
meaning.

The head of the capitalised
part of the sentence 'The
terrorists hid IN THE
FOREST' is a

In the word, /ʧit/‘cheat’, /t/ is
the

Hauwa acquired Nigerian
Pidgin alongside Hausa,
therefore she is a

One of the following is
TRUE of vowel sound
segments.

The word ‘lazy’ is a
for ‘hardworking’

What was the concern of
early linguistic efforts in
Nigeria in the late 19th and
early 20th century? _____

The word for 'hospital' in
Hausa is 'asibiti' an
example of

The smallest units of sign
languages are called
__________

The word, 'innovation' has
morphemes

According to Chomsky,
grammar is a native
speakers’
of his/her language

The main difference
between consonant and
sounds is the obstruction in
the flow of air from the
lungs

A diachronic description of
a language is concerned
with the historical
development of the
language and the structural
changes that have taken
place in it. TRUE OR
FALSE
?

A native speaker of Yoruba
who knows that tone can
make a difference in the
meaning of two words that
have the same spelling is
said to have _______
knowledge of Yoruba

[ɑ:] is a low, back,
long vowel

The place of articulation for
the consonant sound [ð] is

A
is a pidgin that has
acquired native speakers or
first language speakers

Phonology helps us to
know ___________.

One of these is a low, back,
unrounded vowel ______

The prefix in the word
'restructuring' is

A
word is that which
comprises one root
followed by one or more
bound elements

Codification is the
stage of language planning

The orthographic
representation of a
language is known as
________

Sounds that function as a
peak are described
as_______

A patient who has
experienced a serious head
injury but is able to respond
to instructions is an
indication that the
side of the brain is still
functioning

One of these is a voiceless
dental stop _______

All except one of these
statements is not true
___________

All the following sounds are
voiceless except ______

This utterance is an
example of ____'Shut that
door, now!'

The main organ of speech
in the production of vowels
is the

Which theory assumes a
certain period for normal
language acquisition or
learning and development
to take place, after which
language learning can only
be achieved with great
difficulty?

According to
Chomsky,________ is the
use of language in
everyday situations.

Alveolar sounds are
produced through contact
between the teeth and the

A speaker's use of his/her
language in interaction is
called

What branch of linguistics
refers to the study of words
and their meaningful parts?

affixes can change the
word class (part of speech)
of the word to which they
are attached.

The language centre for
right-handed persons is
located in the ________

The phenomenon in the
example 'Gaskiya, gidan
belongs to a friend' is called

Damage to ________part
of the brain can cause
speech comprehension
difficulties.

In Ikwere dialect spoken in
Rivers State, the words
[risi] and [riʃi] both mean
‘head’. In other words, the
use of consonant sound [s]
or [ʃ] does not change the
meaning of the word.
Therefore, both sounds are
said to be in _________

According to Chomsky,
_________is not affected
by memory limitation,
distraction, shift of attention
and errors.

The sound produced when
the lower lip meets the
upper lip is called_____

The auditory phonetic
property of a sound that
enables a listener to place it
on a scale from low to high
or vice versa is _______

All except one of the
following are minimal
pairs________

The function word in the
sentence, "Kola passed his
exams" is
__.

The ties and connections
which exist within texts
refer to_______

Sociolinguistics is
concerned with the study of
the relationship between
language and

What characterised the first
phase of growth of
linguistics as a discipline?

In Hausa, ‘farin ciki’
meaning ‘happiness’ is an
example of a_____

The output of
is the input into phonology

The basic minimal unit of
grammatical analysis in a
language is the ________

The vowel in [bᴈ:d] is a
central
unrounded vowel

Tone performs a
function when it
distinguishes between
sentences that are the
same except for the tones
they bear.

The type of stress on a
syllable that is produced
with a maximum force of
breath is called________

Every language has a set of
that determine word order

Damage to the _________
hemisphere of the brain can
lead to language disorders

What part of the brain can
cause difficulty in speech
production if damaged?
________

Words that characterise a
profession like
'stethoscope, syringe,
fracture' are examples of

The word
‘institutionalisation’ is an
example of a _________

_________ is an example
of a lingua franca

_is the object of study for
linguistics

stress is the type of stress
that is produced with a
maximum breath force

are a group of consonants
characterized by lack of
friction or obstruction in
their production.

When pitch of individual
vowels or syllables is used
to make a difference in
meaning of words that have
the same segmental
properties, pitch is said to
be performing a
function

The place of articulation for
the consonant sound [ɲ] is

The feature these sounds
have in common is that
they are
sounds [m, n, ɲ]

The statement, "I am
coming" instead of "I'll be
back" is an example of
language

The word ‘webinair’ is an
example of _______

People who make use of
Sign language to
communicate are called

The suffix in the word
'impossibility' is

The word, 'uncommonality'
has
morphemes

When a language is
stigmatised, it suggests
which of the following
statements about the
speakers of the
language_______

The earliest recorded
linguistic efforts in Nigeria
were by the _______

The word ‘peculiar’ is a
for ‘odd’

In the word 'vandalism',
'ism' is a _________

grammar is another name
for traditional grammar.

One of the following
distinguishes human
language from animal
language. Human language
is ________

The first phase of linguistics
as a science had its focus
on________ logic of
meaning

morphemes are free
morphemes that have
independent dictionary
meaning of their own.

English sounds are
produced by the
airstream mechanism

The process of
involves the loss of a sound
segment or suprasegment
when morphemes or words
are combined together.

The features that all human
languages share in
common are referred to as
________.

Which of the following
category of sounds is
absent from the English
sound system?________

The manner of articulation
for the consonant sound
[kw] is

Which of the statements
below is FALSE about all
languages? ______

______________is
concerned with the study of
the acquisition, use, and
loss of language.

The action of pushing out of
air from the lungs is
referred to as
__.

Dental fricatives occur in
only one of these
languages________

The morphological process
by which the affix ‘un’ is
attached to the root word
‘happy’ to derive ‘unhappy’
is called
_

Grammar is a system that
is used to generate an
number of sentences

English is said to have
stress-timed rhythm
because in connected
speech,__________

One of these is a velar
nasal_______

Which of the following does
not feature in the
production of vowels?

Language is written using a
system of arbitrary and
signs

How many branches of
phonetics are there
__________?

The organ of speech that
makes sounds voiced or
voiceless is the

The sound [m] is produced
in the
cavity

A ________grammar states
explicitly the rules of the
language, list the words
and their pronunciations

According to Saussure,
is the part of language that
reflects its variant nature

refers to when the
languagevariety of a
speaker differs only in
pronounciation

In English, 'biographical' is
an example of a ________

Ability to recognise the
word order and sentence
structure in a language is
_______ knowledge.

Allophonic sounds are said
to occur in complementary
distribution when they occur
in mutually exclusive
environments that
is,______

The statement 'He is a
backstabber' can be only be
understood in ________

Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE
__________

This utterance is an
example of ____'The
accused is hereby
pronounced guilty'.

The minimal unit of study in
morphology is

The sound [p] is produced
in the
cavity

Chinese in China and
French in France are
examples of
languages

The experiment with the
chimpanzee called Nim
demonstrated that animal
communication is
___________

Languages that descended
from the same language
are called ______

Variants of a phoneme are
called