SLO1 Objective Assessment Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
Semantics
the study of the linguistic meaning of morphemes, words, phrases, and sentences
Pragmatics
the study of how context and situation affect meaning
Synonym
Different words with the same meaning
Antonym
Words that are opposite in meaning
Homonym
Words that share the same spelling & pronunciation, but have different meanings.
All homonyms are homophones
Homophone
Words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings (may also be spelled
differently)
Homograph
different words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same, and have different
meanings and origins (lead vs lead, content vs content)
Proper name
,words that refer to persons, places, and other entities with unique reference insofar as the
speaker and listener are concerned
Paraphrase
sentences with the same meaning, except possibly for minor differences in emphasis
Metaphor
Nonliteral meaning
Idiom
An expression whose meaning may be unrelated to the meaning of its parts
Discourse
Linguistic units composed of several sentences
Language which has been produced as the result of an act of communication
Deixis/Deictic
describes words or expressions whose reference relies entirely on context (e.g. I, now, here,
this cat)
Anaphora
the process of replacing a longer expression with a shorter one, especially with a pronoun,
that is coreferential with the longer expression
Anomaly
A violation of semantic rules resulting in expressions that give the impression of being
nonsense (e.g. the hat crumbled the milk)
Speech acts
, Apologies, complaints, compliments/responses, greetings, invitations, refusals, requests,
thanks
Phonetic alphabet
alphabetic symbols used to represent the phonetic segments of speech, in which there is a
one-to-one relationship between sound and symbol
Allomorph
alternate phonetic forms of a morpheme; two phonemes can be allomorphs in one language
but not in another.
e.g. /-s/, /-z/, /ez/
options for how a morpheme can present itself
Diacritics
additional markings on written symbols to specify various phonetic properties such as length,
tone, stress, nasalization
(e.g. tilde)
Orthography
the written form of a language
Glottis
opening between vocal cords
Glottal
Sounds produced with constriction at the glottis; when the air is stopped completely at the
glottis by tightly closed vocal cords, a glottal spot is produced
Obstruent
Verified Correct Answers
Semantics
the study of the linguistic meaning of morphemes, words, phrases, and sentences
Pragmatics
the study of how context and situation affect meaning
Synonym
Different words with the same meaning
Antonym
Words that are opposite in meaning
Homonym
Words that share the same spelling & pronunciation, but have different meanings.
All homonyms are homophones
Homophone
Words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings (may also be spelled
differently)
Homograph
different words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same, and have different
meanings and origins (lead vs lead, content vs content)
Proper name
,words that refer to persons, places, and other entities with unique reference insofar as the
speaker and listener are concerned
Paraphrase
sentences with the same meaning, except possibly for minor differences in emphasis
Metaphor
Nonliteral meaning
Idiom
An expression whose meaning may be unrelated to the meaning of its parts
Discourse
Linguistic units composed of several sentences
Language which has been produced as the result of an act of communication
Deixis/Deictic
describes words or expressions whose reference relies entirely on context (e.g. I, now, here,
this cat)
Anaphora
the process of replacing a longer expression with a shorter one, especially with a pronoun,
that is coreferential with the longer expression
Anomaly
A violation of semantic rules resulting in expressions that give the impression of being
nonsense (e.g. the hat crumbled the milk)
Speech acts
, Apologies, complaints, compliments/responses, greetings, invitations, refusals, requests,
thanks
Phonetic alphabet
alphabetic symbols used to represent the phonetic segments of speech, in which there is a
one-to-one relationship between sound and symbol
Allomorph
alternate phonetic forms of a morpheme; two phonemes can be allomorphs in one language
but not in another.
e.g. /-s/, /-z/, /ez/
options for how a morpheme can present itself
Diacritics
additional markings on written symbols to specify various phonetic properties such as length,
tone, stress, nasalization
(e.g. tilde)
Orthography
the written form of a language
Glottis
opening between vocal cords
Glottal
Sounds produced with constriction at the glottis; when the air is stopped completely at the
glottis by tightly closed vocal cords, a glottal spot is produced
Obstruent
