ling 110 test 1 KU questions & answers 2023-24

ling 110 test 1 KU questions & answers 2023-24 What are some tests we discussed in class that are important for understanding how our knowledge of language is unconscious? - ANSWER--wug (wugz), wuk (wuks), gutch(gutches) -plin vs plin (lpin Japanese) wug test. how are pluralization pronounced? It is likely that all native speakers were taught explicitly how to pronounce the three pluralizations differently? why is it so important? - ANSWER-unconsciously know something about combination of sounds that make up words in our language. since we know rules, we can use rules on new words plin was better english word lpin. how did we make the decision that plin was not acceptable English word? Remember that plin is not a possible word for japanese; why is this important? - ANSWER-plin- english speakers unconsciously know this this is possible plin- japnese unconsciously know this i not a possible of combination of sounds diff languages have diff sounds waht do you eat with quinoa? - ANSWER-acceptable/ grammatically correct. what food do you add with it what do you eat and quinoa? - ANSWER-not acceptable in english language but grammatically correct. I know you eat quinoa, what else you eat? which type of grammar do linguistics care about; descriptive or prescriptive grammar? - ANSWER-linguistics study language as they are not how they should be. descriptive- what people really do with languages what are the three fundamental properties of human language. - ANSWER-symbolic, creative, rule governmened