CSET English practice exam
Old English -correct answer-developed from Germanic dialects
West Saxon -correct answer-Old English dialect became literary standard
Beowulf -correct answer-oldest preserved English epic
Norman conquest of 1066 -correct answer-changed course of English, advent of Middle
English
Statute of Pleading, 1362 -correct answer-made English official language of legal
proceedings in England
Early Modern English began -correct answer-1500-1800
Great Vowel Shift -correct answer-changed the way long vowels pronounced, major change
from Middle to Modern English
Late Modern English -correct answer-1800 to present
Dialect -correct answer-variation of language spoken by inhabitants of an area
Pidgin -correct answer-contact language made up of two or more languages
Pidgin -correct answer-small vocabulary and simple grammatical structures
Creolization -correct answer-simple code continues to develop over time, acquires native
speakers
Merging of French and African languages in Louisiana -correct answer-example of Creole
Linguistics -correct answer-study of language
Morphology -correct answer-composition of words
Syntax -correct answer-composition of sentences
phonology -correct answer-sound patterns
phonetics -correct answer-study of how speech sounds are made and understood
semantics -correct answer-meaning of words
pragmatics -correct answer-language usage in context
sociolinguistics -correct answer-language and society
morphology, syntax, phonology -correct answer-parts of grammar of a language
Structuralist view of language, Saussure -correct answer-each element of sound and
meaning defined by how it relates to other elements
, universal grammar, Chomsky -correct answer-fundamental qualities shared by all language
generative grammar, Chomsky -correct answer-genetic predisposition to language
transformational grammar, Chomsky -correct answer-languages have shared deep structure
and variable surface structure
phoneme -correct answer-smallest unit of speech sound
grapheme -correct answer-smallest unit of written language
morpheme -correct answer-smallest unit of meaning
context clues -correct answer-words and sentences around unfamiliar word that provide
clues to meaning
morphemic analysis -correct answer-recognizing prefixes, suffixes, roots and their meanings
word family -correct answer-category of words built around the same word part
compound words -correct answer-made up of two or more smaller words
borrowed words -correct answer-words imported from other languages
inflectional affixes -correct answer-word endings that don't change the meaning
derivational affixes -correct answer-alter the meaning of a word by building on a base
simple sentence -correct answer-independent clause containing subject and verb, expresses
complete thought
compound sentence -correct answer-contains two independent clauses joined by
coordinator such as for, and, but, or , yet, so
complex sentence -correct answer-independent clause joined by one or more dependent
clauses
pragmatic theory -correct answer-speaker's intended meaning
pragmatic competence -correct answer-understanding the true meaning of passage or
utterance
etymology -correct answer-word origin
orthography -correct answer-standardized system for writing words with proper letters,
spelling rules
unpredictable sound-symbol correspondence -correct answer-makes spelling difficult
language acquisition -correct answer-process by which people acquire ability to understand
and use words
Old English -correct answer-developed from Germanic dialects
West Saxon -correct answer-Old English dialect became literary standard
Beowulf -correct answer-oldest preserved English epic
Norman conquest of 1066 -correct answer-changed course of English, advent of Middle
English
Statute of Pleading, 1362 -correct answer-made English official language of legal
proceedings in England
Early Modern English began -correct answer-1500-1800
Great Vowel Shift -correct answer-changed the way long vowels pronounced, major change
from Middle to Modern English
Late Modern English -correct answer-1800 to present
Dialect -correct answer-variation of language spoken by inhabitants of an area
Pidgin -correct answer-contact language made up of two or more languages
Pidgin -correct answer-small vocabulary and simple grammatical structures
Creolization -correct answer-simple code continues to develop over time, acquires native
speakers
Merging of French and African languages in Louisiana -correct answer-example of Creole
Linguistics -correct answer-study of language
Morphology -correct answer-composition of words
Syntax -correct answer-composition of sentences
phonology -correct answer-sound patterns
phonetics -correct answer-study of how speech sounds are made and understood
semantics -correct answer-meaning of words
pragmatics -correct answer-language usage in context
sociolinguistics -correct answer-language and society
morphology, syntax, phonology -correct answer-parts of grammar of a language
Structuralist view of language, Saussure -correct answer-each element of sound and
meaning defined by how it relates to other elements
, universal grammar, Chomsky -correct answer-fundamental qualities shared by all language
generative grammar, Chomsky -correct answer-genetic predisposition to language
transformational grammar, Chomsky -correct answer-languages have shared deep structure
and variable surface structure
phoneme -correct answer-smallest unit of speech sound
grapheme -correct answer-smallest unit of written language
morpheme -correct answer-smallest unit of meaning
context clues -correct answer-words and sentences around unfamiliar word that provide
clues to meaning
morphemic analysis -correct answer-recognizing prefixes, suffixes, roots and their meanings
word family -correct answer-category of words built around the same word part
compound words -correct answer-made up of two or more smaller words
borrowed words -correct answer-words imported from other languages
inflectional affixes -correct answer-word endings that don't change the meaning
derivational affixes -correct answer-alter the meaning of a word by building on a base
simple sentence -correct answer-independent clause containing subject and verb, expresses
complete thought
compound sentence -correct answer-contains two independent clauses joined by
coordinator such as for, and, but, or , yet, so
complex sentence -correct answer-independent clause joined by one or more dependent
clauses
pragmatic theory -correct answer-speaker's intended meaning
pragmatic competence -correct answer-understanding the true meaning of passage or
utterance
etymology -correct answer-word origin
orthography -correct answer-standardized system for writing words with proper letters,
spelling rules
unpredictable sound-symbol correspondence -correct answer-makes spelling difficult
language acquisition -correct answer-process by which people acquire ability to understand
and use words
