EN LING example questions

English Linguistics: Introduction

Which statement about the Peterborough manuscript is correct?
A. It is one of the manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and it shows the transition from late Old to early Middle English.
B. It is part of a Bible translation ordered by King Alfred in the 9th century and originally written by scribes in Latin.
C. It is a manuscript written in the Peterborough monastery, reflecting the transition from Middle to Early Modern English.
D. It is one of the manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, written in the 6th century CE, and containing a number of runic symbols.

A. It is one of the manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and it shows the
transition from late Old to early Middle English.
B. It is part of a Bible translation ordered by King Alfred in the 9th century and originally written by scribes in Latin.
C. It is a manuscript written in the Peterborough monastery, reflecting the transition from Middle to Early Modern English.
D. It is one of the manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, written in the 6th century CE, and containing a number of runic symbols.

Which of the following statements related to Scotland or Scottish English is not correct?
A. The Scottish English words ‘glen’ and ‘loch’ are borrowings from Gaelic.
B. Scottish English belongs to the Celtic rather than the Germanic language family.
C. In the 17th century, England and Scotland were united under King James I of England.
D. Lowland Scots was revived through the tales of Sir Walter Scott in the 18th century.

Which of the following statements about Scotland or Scottish English is not correct?
A. The Scottish English words ‘glen’ and ‘loch’ are borrowings from Gaelic.
B. Scottish English belongs to the Celtic rather than the Germanic language family.
C. In the 17th century, England and Scotland were united under King James I of England.
D. Lowland Scots was revived through the tales of Sir Walter Scott in the 18th century.

Which description matches the phoneme /ʃ/ in English?
A. voiceless, bilabial fricative
B. voiced, palato-alveolar fricative
C. voiceless, velar fricative
D. voiceless, palato-alveolar fricative

Which description matches the phoneme /ʃ/ in English?
A. voiceless, bilabial fricative
B. voiced, palato-alveolar fricative
C. voiceless, velar fricative
D. voiceless, palato-alveolar fricative

Which of the following statements is false?
A. Freebooter is a calque
B. Freebooter is a loan translation
C. Undecidedly contains one bound and two free
morphemes
D. ATM is an acronym

Which of the following statements is false?
A. Freebooter is a calque
B. Freebooter is a loan translation
C. Undecidedly contains one bound and two free
morphemes
D. ATM is an acronym

Which of the following sentences contains a
grammaticalised intensifier?
A. Masses of people showed up at the funeral.
B. Are you happy with your X-mas present? Yes, loads!
C. I love bunches of spices, but tamarind is my favourite.
D. We had heaps of fun.

Which of the following sentences contains a
grammaticalised intensifier?
A. Masses of people showed up at the funeral.
B. Are you happy with your X-mas present? Yes, loads!
C. I love bunches of spices, but tamarind is my favourite.
D. We had heaps of fun.

Which of the following statements is false?
A. Dog is a hypernym of labradoodle.
B. Labradoodle is a hyponym of dog.
C. Cat is an antonym of dog.
D. Seam and seem are homophones.

Which of the following statements is false?
A. Dog is a hypernym of labradoodle.
B. Labradoodle is a hyponym of dog.
C. Cat is an antonym of dog.
D. Seam and seem are homophones.

Which of the following sentences illustrates a mismatch between lexical semantics and constructional semantics?
A. He promised me a dog.
B. He had the car brought to the quay.
C. Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
D. He fed him all the horses.

Which of the following sentences illustrates a
mismatch between lexical semantics and
constructional semantics?
A. He promised me a dog.
B. He had the car brought to the quay.
C. Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
D. He fed him all the horses.

Thibodeau and Boroditsky (2011) showed stark differences in how people proposed solutions to fight violence. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. When crime is presented as a virus, the preferred
policy was to have more police and punishments.
B. When crime is presented as a beast, the preferred
policy was to have more social reforms
C. When crime is presented as a virus, the preferred
policy was to have more social reforms.
D. When crime is presented as a beast, the preferred
policy was to address the root issues such as poverty

Thibodeau and Boroditsky (2011) showed stark
differences in how people proposed solutions to fight
violence. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. When crime is presented as a virus, the preferred
policy was to have more police and punishments.
B. When crime is presented as a beast, the preferred
policy was to have more social reforms
C. When crime is presented as a virus, the preferred
policy was to have more social reforms.
D. When crime is presented as a beast, the preferred
policy was to address the root issues such as poverty

Analyse the sentence below. Which of the following
statements is false?
All I want for Christmas is you.
A. This is a complex sentence.
B. All is a Direct Object.
C. You is a Complement to the Subject.
D. You is Subject.

Analyse the sentence below. Which of the following
statements is false?
All I want for Christmas is you.
A. This is a complex sentence.
B. All is a Direct Object.
C. You is a Complement to the Subject.
D. You is Subject.

Analyse the sentence below. Which of the following statements is false?
I had my share, I drank my fill and even though I'm satisfied, I'm hungry still
to see what's down another road beyond the hill and do it all again.
A. There are three copulas in this sentence.
B. This is a compound complex sentence.
C. still is an Adjunct of focus.
D. To see what’s down another road beyond the hill is a non-finite subclause.

Analyse the sentence below. Which of the following statements is false?
I had my share, I drank my fill and even though I'm satisfied, I'm hungry still
to see what's down another road beyond the hill and do it all again.
A. There are three copulas in this sentence.
B. This is a compound complex sentence.
C. still is an Adjunct of focus.
D. To see what’s down another road beyond the hill is a non-finite subclause.

true or false?

/b/ is a lenis/voiced, velar stop

false

/b/ is a lenis/voiced, bilabial stop

true or false?

/z/ is a lenis/voiced, alveolar fricative

true

true or false?

/k/ is a fortis/voiceless, velar stop

true

true or false?

/m/ is a voiceless, bilabial nasal

true