Linguistics Basics
What is linguistics?
The scientific study of language.
What are synonyms?
When two words mean the same thing.
Name one UCR linguistics professor
Prof. Graham, Prof. Ross, Prof. Chidambaram, Prof. Waltz, etc.
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
What is /ʃ/?
This is the symbol used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent the “sh” sound in English, like in “ship.”
What is phonetics?
The branch of linguistics that studies how sounds are produced and perceived.
What are diphthongs?
These are two vowel sounds combined in one syllable. (An example would also count).
Name one R'Ling Board member
Elizabeth, Taylor, Krina, Natalie, Jamie
What is an imperative?
This grammatical mood is used for commands or requests.
What is a fricative?
In phonetics, this describes sounds made without blocking airflow, like “s” or “f.”
What is morphology?
The branch of linguistics that deals with how words are formed and structured.
What are voiceless sounds? Give examples.
These sounds are produced without vibrating the vocal cords.
t, k, p, etc.
You must take LING020 before registering for LING121
True
What is a phoneme?
the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning between words.
The word “through” has this many phonemes (distinct sounds):
3. (/θ/ /r/ /uː/)
What is syntax?
The branch of linguistics focusing on how sentences are structured.
Translate this sentence:
/hi tʊk ˈpɪti/
He took pity.
Who teaches an introductory speech language pathology course at UCR?
Dr. C
What is "language borrowing" or "language contact"?
This linguistic term refers to the phenomenon when two languages influence each other due to prolonged contact.
Spell the word “phone” using IPA symbols.
/foʊn/
What is Universal Grammar?
The belief that all human languages share a common underlying structure.
Which of these are minimal pairs?
A. thin – thing
B. but – bad
C. feel – fill
D. cab – goat
C. feel - fill
LING021 is a major requirement
False
What is an "agglutinative language"?
This term describes a type of language where words tend to have many affixes (prefixes and suffixes) attached to a root word, with each affix typically representing a single grammatical meaning.
How many phonemes are in the word “thinks”?
5:
/θ/ /ɪ/ /ŋ/ /k/ /s/