Linguistic Branches
How many branches are there?
7
What is Linguistics?
The scientific study of language that looks at systems and patterns.
All languages are said to have what 3 things?
Verb Subject Object
What is language learning also known as?
Language aquisition
What is the most famous Con language?
Esperanto
What are the 2 branches that deal with sound?
Phonetics and Phonology
What is a person who studies languages and does not have to be fluent in them known as?
A linguist
When we agree the subject with a verb what are we doing?
Conjugating it
What is Language Learning in general?
An active process that begins at birth and continues throughout life.
A standard system of letters is also known as?
An alphabet
Which branch deals with the structure of language?
Syntax
What do the letters PIE stand for?
Proto Indo European
Which language is this word in? Gehen
German
Which linguist believed in Universal Grammar?
N. Chomsky
Put the following writing systems into the correct order: Roman Cuneiform Phonetician Greek
Cuneiform
Phonetician
Greek
Roman
What are the 2 macro branches we have learned about?
Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics
Name 3 of the main branches from the PIE tree.
Germanic Slavonic Romance
Which language is this word in? Rojo
Spanish
if you can speak more than 3 languages you are?
A polyglot
What do the letters IPA stand for and where can one find it?
International Phonetic Alphabet in modern dictionaries
What is meaning in context called?
Pragmatics
There are 9 of what?
Parts of Speech
Which language is this word in? Un chien
French
There are said to be around 6,000 what in the world?
Spoken languages
When a language dies out it is also known as?
Linguiscide