10 questions
Language has endless diversity as ___________
the words change their meaning
the pronunciation form continually
it follow precise laws
the usage is based on users
Linguist approach language in a ____________ manner.
scientific
systematic
specific
unific
Linguist adopting an objective stance basically means they ____________.
don't promote any standards of language use
promote specific language use
make sure language is used objectively
enforce the specific stance
Empirical method is when linguists make use of ________ in their study.
observation, description, and explanation
observation, explanation, and description
description, observation, and explanation
description, explanation, and observation
Which of the following is correct?
in an observation stage, linguist would observe how people use language
in a description stage, linguist would describe the language use
in an explanation stage, linguist would explain the rules which speakers are following
in a description stage, linguist would describe the language factors
in an explanation stage, linguist would explain the language variety which speakers are using
The rules that users are following are derived not from external source such as dictionary but from speaker's own
competency
tendency
diplomacy
consistency
The three stages of linguistics enquiry is developed by
Noam Chomsky
Niel Chomsky
Noami Chomsky
Noel Chomsky
Grammar of a language is consists of
Phonology and Phonetics
Syntax and Morphology
Semantics and Pragmatics
Sociolinguistics and Stylistics
Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics
linguistics is always trying to answer
What is a language?
How does language works?
Why do languages change?
How do we learn to speak?
What do all languages have in common?
Foundation of linguistics based on that
Language is uniquely human
Language is the property of all
Language is guided by specific rules
Language is the same as animal communication