Extra Credit Quiz – Introduction to Language (Spring 2023)

Totally optional. Worth five points total, so very helpful if you missed a prior quiz. Cannot hurt your grade, so strongly recommended for everyone. To be completed by Friday, 19 May.

Email(Required)

1. Which of the following IPA symbols represents the first vowel sound in the word "spooky"?

[oʊ]

[u]

[ʊ]

[s]

2. Identify what the following four phonemes all have in common: /ð/ /f/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/

Refer to the IPA chart (in Language Files, chapter 2) if you need some help.

All are stops.

All are voiceless.

All are voiced.

All are fricatives.

All are vowels.

3. Slang

Back in 2003, the Oxford English Dictionary (also known as the OED) garnered controversy in the US media when they added bling-bling 'ostentatious jewellery' to the new edition of their dictionary. Clearly, the OED is happy to include slang words in their attempt to craft a comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Knowing that, and factoring in what you know about slang from our readings and discussion board conversations, why do you think salty 'upset, jealous', no cap 'not lying', and vibey 'cool, enjoyable' have not (yet?) been added to the OED?

4. Why is it that the words brougham, clarence, and landau, mentioned by Crystal in chapter 21, are no longer in use today?

5. Identify all the morphemes, and whether each is bound or free, in the following four words: chatbot, cheating, honest, helper.

This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.