CSET English subtest 2 essential Practice
Test questions and answers.
overt inflectional ending - n
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adding an s to change something to present tense third person. doesn’t change
whether its a noun or verb etc
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Pidgin - n
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A simplified contact language made up of two or more languages
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pragmatics - n
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Focus on language as a tool for communication. It looks at how different types of
sentences or phrases are used in different contexts or for different purposes
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Morphology - n
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Branch of linguistics that deals with the internal structure and forms of words. It is
concerned with the rules for use of morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in a
language
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The great vowel shift - n
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Pronunciation of the long vowels in the english language slowly changed. spelling
no longer correlated with pronunciation. 15th century
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phoneme - n
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smallest unit of speech sound. Throat has 4. th r oa t
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Chomsky's theory of universal grammar - n
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children can use pretty good grammar without knowing the rules. innate capacity of
children to learn language fast
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decoding - n
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The ability to translate the symbols of letters and words into meaningful information
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Hypercorrection - n
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When a person who has been corrected for a mistake in usage makes further
mistakes in trying to avoid the original error
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Acquisition system - n
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Krashen's research. ___ system is the most important and depends on natural
meaningful communication in the target language
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Old english or anglo saxon - n
Test questions and answers.
overt inflectional ending - n
Ans✔
adding an s to change something to present tense third person. doesn’t change
whether its a noun or verb etc
Qs
Pidgin - n
Ans✔
A simplified contact language made up of two or more languages
Qs
pragmatics - n
Ans✔
Focus on language as a tool for communication. It looks at how different types of
sentences or phrases are used in different contexts or for different purposes
Qs
Morphology - n
Ans✔
Branch of linguistics that deals with the internal structure and forms of words. It is
concerned with the rules for use of morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in a
language
Qs
The great vowel shift - n
Ans✔
Pronunciation of the long vowels in the english language slowly changed. spelling
no longer correlated with pronunciation. 15th century
, Qs
phoneme - n
Ans✔
smallest unit of speech sound. Throat has 4. th r oa t
Qs
Chomsky's theory of universal grammar - n
Ans✔
children can use pretty good grammar without knowing the rules. innate capacity of
children to learn language fast
Qs
decoding - n
Ans✔
The ability to translate the symbols of letters and words into meaningful information
Qs
Hypercorrection - n
Ans✔
When a person who has been corrected for a mistake in usage makes further
mistakes in trying to avoid the original error
Qs
Acquisition system - n
Ans✔
Krashen's research. ___ system is the most important and depends on natural
meaningful communication in the target language
Qs
Old english or anglo saxon - n
