Module 1- Introduction

Test 1

What is linguistics?

• The scientific study of language

• The study of language as a system of human communication

Are Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology in the field of micro or macro linguistics?

• Micro

What is a noun?

• Name of person, place, or thing (number, gender, case, countability)

• Example: dog, city, teacher, car

What is a pronoun?

• A word which may replace a noun or noun phrase (gender, number, case)

• Example: Emma is kind —> She is kind

• Example: Emma and Oliver are playing —>They are playing

What is a verb?

• Expression of action or being (tense, aspect, person, number, mood)

• Example: Run —> They run in the park every evening

• Example: Throw —> Ron throws the ball

• Example: Thinks —> She thinks abut the problem

What is an adjective?

• A word used to modify or describe a noun or a pronoun

• Example: “The tall man stood at the back of the room” (Describes the man)

• Example: “I love crisp apples” (Describes the apple)

• Example: “ That is a huge elephant” (Describes the elephant)

What is an adverb?

• A word used to describe or modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• Example: He spoke quietly

• Example: She ate slowly

• Example: She danced happily

What is a preposition?

• A word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase

• Example: Kim walks to school

• Example: They arrived at midnight

• Example: The bananas in the bowl

What is a conjunction?

• A word used to join words, phrases, or clauses

• Example: I bought apples and peanut butter

• Example: The house will flood unless you fix the roof

• Example: Both Shirley and I like the new paint color

What is the Nasal cavity, Oral cavity and Pharynx functions?

• Nasal cavity: third filter

• Oral cavity: second filter

• Pharynx: first filter

What is the Larynx and Lungs function?

• Larynx: The sound source (the vocal folds are within the larynx)

• Lungs: The source of moving air