LING 1010 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
How do words get their category label?
a phrase has a category label which directs how it combines with other words and phrases.
Examples of category labels: noun, verb, adjective, etc.
Recursion in compounds
Recursion = noun-noun compounds.
Bed room, bed room rug, bed room rug factory
What is meant by phrase structure?
makes up a sentence, consists of adjective phrases, noun phrases, verb phrases, etc.
Recursion in sentences
Example: We are at towers, at UCONN, in CT, in the USA, in North America.
What is inflection?
Inflectional affixes are added to make syntax make sense.
The boy play-s.
Plural, past tense, 3rd person.
Give an example of transformation and what causes it to apply.
Transformation: when phrases have to be moved. Move phrases out of where they are
not allowed to stay.
I bought what vs. what did I buy?
Occurs often with WH- phrases: what, which, where, when, how
, Explain the semiotic notion of a sign.
Semiotic= stands for something. Central notion, any combination of form and meaning.
Semiotics is the study of sign systems.
Founding fathers of semiotics
Pierce and de Saussure
Explain the difference between symbols and icons.
Symbols: a relationship between form and meaning of a sign is arbitraty. Well known because
of their association. Road Signs.
Icon: when the relation is not arbitrary. Similar to the actual object.
What is meant by the symbolic capacity?
The ability to use signs. Other animal species use signs too.
What is meant by perscription and description?
Perscription: what comes about "slang"
Description: what is, follows the rules
Why is linguistics an empirical science following the scientific method?
has the evidence of language, can measure and observe language
What is the main method for gathering data?
intuition and registration of data.
What are the three dimensions of words?
its meaning, its phonological form, and its category label
Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
How do words get their category label?
a phrase has a category label which directs how it combines with other words and phrases.
Examples of category labels: noun, verb, adjective, etc.
Recursion in compounds
Recursion = noun-noun compounds.
Bed room, bed room rug, bed room rug factory
What is meant by phrase structure?
makes up a sentence, consists of adjective phrases, noun phrases, verb phrases, etc.
Recursion in sentences
Example: We are at towers, at UCONN, in CT, in the USA, in North America.
What is inflection?
Inflectional affixes are added to make syntax make sense.
The boy play-s.
Plural, past tense, 3rd person.
Give an example of transformation and what causes it to apply.
Transformation: when phrases have to be moved. Move phrases out of where they are
not allowed to stay.
I bought what vs. what did I buy?
Occurs often with WH- phrases: what, which, where, when, how
, Explain the semiotic notion of a sign.
Semiotic= stands for something. Central notion, any combination of form and meaning.
Semiotics is the study of sign systems.
Founding fathers of semiotics
Pierce and de Saussure
Explain the difference between symbols and icons.
Symbols: a relationship between form and meaning of a sign is arbitraty. Well known because
of their association. Road Signs.
Icon: when the relation is not arbitrary. Similar to the actual object.
What is meant by the symbolic capacity?
The ability to use signs. Other animal species use signs too.
What is meant by perscription and description?
Perscription: what comes about "slang"
Description: what is, follows the rules
Why is linguistics an empirical science following the scientific method?
has the evidence of language, can measure and observe language
What is the main method for gathering data?
intuition and registration of data.
What are the three dimensions of words?
its meaning, its phonological form, and its category label
Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax
