Varieties of Language and Communication Quiz

Test your knowledge on verbal and nonverbal communication, language structure, and linguistic theories in this sociolinguistics quiz!

#1

Which of the following is an example of verbal communication?

Sending a text message
Making eye contact
Using sign language
Writing an email
#2

Which of the following is an example of nonverbal communication?

Speaking on the phone
Writing a letter
Using hand gestures
Sending an email
#3

What is the term for a word that has a similar meaning to another word?

Antonym
Synonym
Homonym
Hyponym
#4

What is the term for the study of language sound systems and patterns?

Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Pragmatics
#5

What linguistic term refers to the study of sentence structure?

Syntax
Phonetics
Pragmatics
Morphology
#6

What linguistic term refers to the study of meaning in language?

Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics
Phonetics
#7

What is the term for the study of how language varies across social groups?

Sociolinguistics
Syntax
Pragmatics
Phonetics
#8

Which linguistic concept refers to the ability to understand and use language appropriately in different social contexts?

Syntax
Pragmatics
Semantics
Morphology
#9

What is the term for the study of how sounds function in a particular language?

Phonology
Syntax
Pragmatics
Morphology
#10

Which linguistic subfield deals with the structure of words?

Syntax
Morphology
Phonetics
Semantics
#11

What is the term for the smallest meaningful unit of language?

Phoneme
Morpheme
Syntax
Semantics
#12

Which of the following is an example of a pidgin language?

English
Hawaiian Creole English
French
Swahili
#13

What is a creole language?

A language that has no native speakers
A simplified version of a standard language
A pidgin language that has become the native language of a community
A language isolate with no known relatives
#14

Which linguistic theory posits that language shapes the way we think and perceive the world?

Universal Grammar
Cognitive Linguistics
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Structuralism
#15

What does the term 'diglossia' refer to in linguistics?

A situation where two languages are spoken in the same community for different purposes
The process of language acquisition in children
A type of consonant sound in phonetics
The study of word origins and histories
#16

Who proposed the theory of Universal Grammar?

Noam Chomsky
Ferdinand de Saussure
Edward Sapir
Benjamin Lee Whorf
#17

What linguistic phenomenon refers to the tendency for certain sounds to appear together in a language?

Phonotactics
Phonemics
Syntax
Morphology
#18

Who is known for developing the concept of the 'speech act' in linguistics?

Noam Chomsky
John Searle
Roman Jakobson
Ferdinand de Saussure

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