Phonology
Morphology
Semantics
100
Which branch of linguistics studies speech sounds and sound patterns?
Phonology.
100
What is the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
A morpheme.
100
Which branch of linguistics studies meaning?
Semantics.
200
What do we call two words that differ by only one sound and have different meanings?
Minimal pairs.
200
What type of morpheme can stand alone as a word?
A free morpheme.
200
What do we call words with similar meanings, such as big and large?
Synonyms.
300
What symbol is used to write phonetic transcriptions?
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
300
Is -ed in walked a free or a bound morpheme?
A bound morpheme.
300
What do we call words with opposite meanings, such as happy and sad?
Antonyms.