General Linguistics
Phonetics and Phonology
Semantics and Pragmatics
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What is Linguistics?

The scientific study of language.

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Which branch of linguistics studies speech sounds?

Phonetics

100

Which branch studies the meaning of words and sentences?


Semantics

200

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Linguistics"?

Ferdinand de Saussure

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Which branch studies the sound system of a language?

Phonology

200

Which branch studies language in context?

Pragmatics

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What is the primary goal of linguistics?


To study the scientific structure and use of language.

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What is a phoneme?

The smallest unit of sound that can change meaning.

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What is a homonym?

Words that sound or are spelled the same but have different meanings.

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