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Final Exam LING 101 Fall 2023 Due: December 15 by 11:59pm via email to ling101csi.a@gmail.com  TYPE YOUR NAME HERE: Carmela Arminante Instructions:  Please answer the questions below. For multiple choice questions, you should highlight your chosen answer in RED font . For essay questions, you should just type your answer into the Word document.  You can use your books and class readings, but you mustn’t consult anyone.  Please complete, and then send to me by 11:59pm, Friday December 15 th . Multiple Choice Questions (2 points each): 1. What does it mean to say that language is arbitrary ? a. That languages have rules. b. That we cannot predict what a word will mean from the way it sounds. c. That speakers agree on the meanings of words. d. That languages are passed down from one generation to the next. 2. What do linguists think about non-standard forms of language? a. That they are not as interesting as standard forms. b. That people should try to use them as little as possible. c. That they are having a negative effect on language. d. That they are as important as standard forms. 3. Which of the followings statements is true about the prescriptive rules ? a. They are unconscious. b. They are of great interest to linguists. c. They are found in style manuals. d. They are never broken. [Please turn over] 4. Which of the following statements is/are true about the sound /p/? Highlight all that apply in red font . 1

Final Exam LING 101 Fall 2023 Due: December 15 by 11:59pm via email to ling101csi.a@gmail.com a. It is a stop. b. It is labiodental. c. It is voiceless. d. It is a nasal. e. It is velar. 5. Which of the following statements is/are true about the sound /r/? Highlight all that apply in red font . a. It is bilabial. b. It is voiced. c. It is alveolar. d. It is glottal. e. It is dental. 6. Which of the following words contain(s) a nasal sound ? Highlight all that apply in red font . a. pencil b. dog c. shoe d. smart e. computer 7. Which of the following words contain(s) an alveolar sound ? Highlight all that apply in red font . a. map b. tea c. lamp d. pen e. sheep [Please turn over] 8. How many morphemes are there in the word repainted (as in I’ve just repainted the house )? 2

Final Exam LING 101 Fall 2023 Due: December 15 by 11:59pm via email to ling101csi.a@gmail.com a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four 9. Which of the following statements is/are true about the word bus drivers ? Highlight all that apply in red font . a. It is a compound. b. It is made up of two morphemes. c. It has no derivational morphemes. d. It has one inflectional morpheme. 10. Which word formation process does the word smog illustrate? a. Blending b. Clipping c. Backformation d. Acronym e. Compounding 11. Which word formation process does the word NASA illustrate? a. Blending b. Clipping c. Backformation d. Acronym e. Compounding [Please turn over] 12. Which word formation process does the word blackboard illustrate? 3

Final Exam LING 101 Fall 2023 Due: December 15 by 11:59pm via email to ling101csi.a@gmail.com a. Blending b. Clipping c. Backformation d. Acronym e. Compounding 13. Which word formation process does the word Sam (short form for Samantha ) illustrate? a. Blending b. Clipping c. Backformation d. Acronym e. Compounding 14. Which of the following sentences is structurally ambiguous ? a. I went to the bank . b. I cannot see the band . c. He likes white cats and dogs . d. My brother is an only child . 15. What is the category of the word dress in the sentence The student bought a black dress ? a. Article/Determiner b. Noun c. Adjective d. Verb e. Preposition [Please turn over] 16. What is the category of the word bought in the sentence The student bought a black dress ? 4

Final Exam LING 101 Fall 2023 Due: December 15 by 11:59pm via email to ling101csi.a@gmail.com a. Article/Determiner b. Noun c. Adjective d. Verb e. Preposition 17. What is the category of the word black in the sentence The student bought a black dress ? a. Article/Determiner b. Noun c. Adjective d. Verb e. Preposition 18. What is the category of the word a in the sentence The student bought a black dress ? a. Article/Determiner b. Noun c. Adjective d. Verb e. Preposition 19. Which of the following strings are constituents in the sentence The little girl was cuddling a brown teddy bear ? Highlight all that apply in red font . a. the little girl b. was cuddling a c. girl was cuddling d. cuddling a brown teddy bear e. a brown teddy bear f. a brown [Please turn over] 20. What process has taken place from the Latin word sch ola [sk] to the Spanish word esc uela [esk]? 5

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