ENG1502 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Language can be studied through components such as ___, ___, ___,
syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Answer: phonetics; phonology;
morphology
◉ Explain the psychological perspective of language. Answer: Language
is understood as something existing in the mind; acquired spontaneously
with little conscious effort; e.g., Pinker's definition.
◉ Explain the functional perspective of language. Answer: Language is
seen as a system for making meaning through forms and structures (e.g.,
nouns, verbs, discourse units) in context.
◉ According to Delahunty & Garvey (2010), language rules are ___
related to one another, not randomly distributed. Answer: Systematically
◉ How is a language system similar to a computer system. Answer:
Both have multiple components that interact systematically to perform
communication/information processing functions.
◉ What is phonetics. Answer: The study of speech sounds.
, ◉ What is phonology. Answer: The study of the sound patterning
system.
◉ What is lexis. Answer: The study of the actual words a writer or
speaker chooses to use.
◉ What is morphology. Answer: The study of how words are formed.
◉ What is syntax. Answer: The study of how words combine to form
sentences and the rules that govern sentences.
◉ What is orthography. Answer: Study of writing systems.
◉ What is semantics. Answer: The study of meaning and how meaning
is made and understood.
◉ What is pragmatics. Answer: The study of the use of language in
communication, i.e., meaning of sentences in context/situation.
◉ What is discourse. Answer: The study of how language is organized
beyond the sentence, i.e., in larger texts.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Language can be studied through components such as ___, ___, ___,
syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Answer: phonetics; phonology;
morphology
◉ Explain the psychological perspective of language. Answer: Language
is understood as something existing in the mind; acquired spontaneously
with little conscious effort; e.g., Pinker's definition.
◉ Explain the functional perspective of language. Answer: Language is
seen as a system for making meaning through forms and structures (e.g.,
nouns, verbs, discourse units) in context.
◉ According to Delahunty & Garvey (2010), language rules are ___
related to one another, not randomly distributed. Answer: Systematically
◉ How is a language system similar to a computer system. Answer:
Both have multiple components that interact systematically to perform
communication/information processing functions.
◉ What is phonetics. Answer: The study of speech sounds.
, ◉ What is phonology. Answer: The study of the sound patterning
system.
◉ What is lexis. Answer: The study of the actual words a writer or
speaker chooses to use.
◉ What is morphology. Answer: The study of how words are formed.
◉ What is syntax. Answer: The study of how words combine to form
sentences and the rules that govern sentences.
◉ What is orthography. Answer: Study of writing systems.
◉ What is semantics. Answer: The study of meaning and how meaning
is made and understood.
◉ What is pragmatics. Answer: The study of the use of language in
communication, i.e., meaning of sentences in context/situation.
◉ What is discourse. Answer: The study of how language is organized
beyond the sentence, i.e., in larger texts.
