English test

Question 1

In

Answer 1

preposition

Question 2

the

Answer 2

definite article

Question 3

olden

Answer 3

adjective

Question 4

times

Answer 4

noun

Question 5

ketchup

Answer 5

noun

Question 6

used

Answer 6

verb

Question 7

to treat

Answer 7

infinitive verb / phrase

Question 8

illnesses

Answer 8

noun

Question 9

what do we call linking verbs like seems and becomes?

Answer 9

copula verbs

Question 10

what is it the linguistic term for body gestures / language?

Answer 10

paralanguage

Question 11

what do we call our distinct and individual style of speaking?

Answer 11

Idiolect

Question 12

what is meant by the term sociolect?

Answer 12

how our idiolect is shaped by social groups around us

Question 13

what is meant by the term glottal stopping?

Answer 13

where you miss out the /t/ phoneme and use a burst of air instead

Question 14

where do most people glottalise words?

Answer 14

in final position

Question 15

what kind of noun is table?

Answer 15

common noun

Question 16

what kind of noun is emma?

Answer 16

proper noun

Question 17

what umbrella term can we use to refer to adjectives and adverbs?

Answer 17

modifiers

Question 18

what is the umbrella term for fillers false starts repetition and interjections?

Answer 18

non-fluency features

Question 19

13) what word beginning with C can we use to describe informal words?

Answer 19

colloquialisms of colloquial words

Question 20

14) the tone pitch volume and stress of our voices is referred to as what ?

Answer 20

prosody / prosodic features

Question 21

what do we call understatements in the language?

Answer 21

litotes

Question 22

in the sentence the girl went to the park what word class is to?

Answer 22

preposition

Question 23

what is the difference between accent and dialect?

Answer 23

accent is the sound of our voices whereas dialect includes the grammar and vocabulary choices we use

Question 24

what umbrella term can we use to refer to both accent and dialect?

Answer 24

regional variation

Question 25

saying belly jeans instead of jelly beans is a feature of what language?

Answer 25

spoonerism

Question 26

break a leg and by the skin of your teeth are examples of what?

Answer 26

idioms / idiomatic phrases

Question 27

what linguistic method does hyperbole come under?

Answer 27

pragmatics

Question 28

ergh oops and uh oh what can we call these?

Answer 28

interjections

Question 29

list two words that mean swearing linguistically

Answer 29

expletives and taboo

Question 30

what do we mean by personal identity?

Answer 30

our individual attributes, beliefs values and characteristics

Question 31

what do we mean by social identity?

Answer 31

how social groups influence and shape our identities

Question 32

what accent is posh and upper class?

Answer 32

received pronunciation

Question 33

what to we call language spoken on the spot?

Answer 33

spontaneous language

Question 34

what is specialist vocabulary also known as?

Answer 34

jargon

Question 35

29) what does love function as

Answer 35

verb noun verb

Question 36

list 3 linguistic methods

Answer 36

grammar, phonology, pragmatics

Question 37

how much is the coursework worth?

Answer 37

20%

Question 38

list another topic that we cover

Answer 38

child language