Structures Of Language

Language enabled philosophers in the Middle Ages to pass their ideas on to future generations.

Researchers have identified precisely 4,500 languages in the world.

Humans are able to recognize about 100 basic phonemes.

Which of the following statements about language is true?

Phonology is the study of __________.

The smallest distinctive sound units in a language that an individual can distinguish are __________.

One of the major advantages of language is its flexibility.

How could semantics be defined?

All languages are comprised of the same phonemes.

How many phonemes are there in the word "dogs"?

The English language has about 40 distinct phonemes.

Semantics deals with understanding the meaning of __________ and __________.

Erica and Ryan are both taking a linguistics class in which their professor was discussing how the words "spinach" or "heart" could have been used to represent the idea of "love." They are most likely discussing the __________ property of language in their class.

There are 26 phonemes in the English language, one for each letter of the alphabet.

The only modes of communication are through the spoken and written word.

Roxanne's Italian teacher was talking about how adjectives are placed after the noun, unlike in English. The teacher is instructing the students in the __________ of Italian.

How many morphemes are there in the word "bats"?