Linguistics Terminology Quiz -1 with correct answers

Linguistics Terminology Quiz #1 with
correct answers

arbitrariness - correct answer ✔✔ the form of a linguistic sign has no resemblance to its
referent



cultural transmission - correct answer ✔✔ languages are passed from parent to children by a
process of learning in a social context, not biological inheritance



displacement - correct answer ✔✔ the use of language to refer to things not present



duality of patterning - correct answer ✔✔ the quality of sounds patterning into words and
words patterning into sentences



formal grammar - correct answer ✔✔ a means of describing language organization with
algorithms and rules



functional grammar - correct answer ✔✔ a means of describing language organization as
dependent on use and meaning



iconic sign - correct answer ✔✔ the form of a linguistic sign resembles its referent in some way



paradigmatic relation - correct answer ✔✔ the relation of units that can occupy the same
position in a structure



productivity - correct answer ✔✔ the ability to create novel structures from limited sets of
patterns and words