LING 115 - Linguistics Midterm #1
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Which of the following is true?
There isn't a proper or improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex:
ain't). This demonstrates that language is the proper version written down
in grammar books/dictionaries.
There isn't a proper or improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex:
ain't). This demonstrates that language is NOT the proper version written
down in grammar books/dictionaries, but rather what is actually in the
speakers' heads.
,There is a proper and improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex: ain't).
This demonstrates that language is the proper version written down in
grammar books/dictionaries.
There is a proper and improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex: ain't).
This demonstrates that language is NOT the proper version written down in
grammar books/dictionaries, but rather what is actually in the speakers'
heads. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There is a proper and improper way of using
casual/daily speech (ex: ain't). This demonstrates that language is NOT the
proper version written down in grammar books/dictionaries, but rather what
is actually in the speakers' heads.
What's the problem with saying that two speakers speak the same
language if they use the same grammar and vocabulary?
Norwegian and Danish are very similar yet they are considered two
separate languages.
,Every speaker of a language has slightly different grammar rules and
vocabulary.
The different dialects of Urdu are so different that the speakers cannot
understand each other.
Papua New Guinea has an extraordinary number of languages that are
difficult to classify by family. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Every speaker of a language
has slightly different grammar rules and vocabulary.
What's the problem with the Mutual Intelligibility Hypothesis?
Norwegian and Danish are very similar yet they are considered two
separate languages.
Every speaker of a language has slightly different grammar rules and
vocabulary.
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, The different dialects of Urdu are so different that the speakers cannot
understand each other.
Papua New Guinea has an extraordinary number of languages that are
difficult to classify by family. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Norwegian and Danish are
very similar yet they are considered two separate languages.
Which of the following has approximately 40 mutually unintelligible
dialects?
Arabic
Chinese
Dutch
English - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arabic
The Papua New Guinea varieties Lusi and Kove are considered by the
people who speak them to be the same language because their grammar
and vocabulary are almost identical. T/F? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
The end points of a dialect continuum are easily defined as separate
languages. T/F? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Already Graded A+
Which of the following is true?
There isn't a proper or improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex:
ain't). This demonstrates that language is the proper version written down
in grammar books/dictionaries.
There isn't a proper or improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex:
ain't). This demonstrates that language is NOT the proper version written
down in grammar books/dictionaries, but rather what is actually in the
speakers' heads.
,There is a proper and improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex: ain't).
This demonstrates that language is the proper version written down in
grammar books/dictionaries.
There is a proper and improper way of using casual/daily speech (ex: ain't).
This demonstrates that language is NOT the proper version written down in
grammar books/dictionaries, but rather what is actually in the speakers'
heads. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There is a proper and improper way of using
casual/daily speech (ex: ain't). This demonstrates that language is NOT the
proper version written down in grammar books/dictionaries, but rather what
is actually in the speakers' heads.
What's the problem with saying that two speakers speak the same
language if they use the same grammar and vocabulary?
Norwegian and Danish are very similar yet they are considered two
separate languages.
,Every speaker of a language has slightly different grammar rules and
vocabulary.
The different dialects of Urdu are so different that the speakers cannot
understand each other.
Papua New Guinea has an extraordinary number of languages that are
difficult to classify by family. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Every speaker of a language
has slightly different grammar rules and vocabulary.
What's the problem with the Mutual Intelligibility Hypothesis?
Norwegian and Danish are very similar yet they are considered two
separate languages.
Every speaker of a language has slightly different grammar rules and
vocabulary.
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, The different dialects of Urdu are so different that the speakers cannot
understand each other.
Papua New Guinea has an extraordinary number of languages that are
difficult to classify by family. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Norwegian and Danish are
very similar yet they are considered two separate languages.
Which of the following has approximately 40 mutually unintelligible
dialects?
Arabic
Chinese
Dutch
English - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arabic
The Papua New Guinea varieties Lusi and Kove are considered by the
people who speak them to be the same language because their grammar
and vocabulary are almost identical. T/F? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
The end points of a dialect continuum are easily defined as separate
languages. T/F? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
