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The process by which a neutral word acquires a negative connotation is:
A) amelioration
B) pejoration
C)
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D) specialization - Correct AnswersB) pejoration
A mild word or phrase that is used to replace an offensive word is called:
A) a hybrid
B) a blend
C) a euphemism
D) a taboo term - Correct AnswersC) a euphemism
The suffix -ize, when added to a base, creates:
A) an adjective
B) an abstract noun
C) a verb
D) an agent noun - Correct AnswersC) verb
The suffix -y, when added to a base, creates:
A) an adjective
B) an abstract noun
C) a verb
D) an agent noun - Correct AnswersB) an abstract
The word 'liquor,' which used to mean 'liquid' and now means 'alcoholic liquid,' has undergone a process of:
A) generalization
B) specialization
C) pejoration
D) amelioration - Correct AnswersB) specialization
According to Bryson, most English obscenities (swear words') are:
A) relatively new creations
B) acronyms
C) words that have been in use for centuries
D) terms borrowed from Greek and/or Latin - Correct AnswersC) words that have been in use for centuries
"Manufacturing is an engine of economic growth": when we think of an ECONOMY as a complex MACHINE, we are using what George Lakoff calls: - Correct AnswersConceptual metaphor
The parent language from which English, Greek, Latin, and many other languages derive is:
A) Sanskrit
B) Balto-Slavic
C) Indo-European
D) German - Correct AnswersC) Indo-European
Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language? A) French
B) English
C) Russian
D) Basque
E) Greek - Correct AnswersD) Basque
Words in different languages that derive from the same original root of the parent language are called:
A) synonyms
B) hybrids
C) cognates
D) compounds
E) loan - Correct AnswersC) cognates
English is a member of which sub-branch of the Germanic family?
A) West
B) North
C) East
D) South - Correct AnswersA) West
Name the Law that explains the difference between words like 'fire
and 'pyre' - Correct AnswersGrimms Law
The study of the sounds of a language is called:
a) phonology
b) morphology
c) syntax - Correct Answersa) phonology
Grimm's Law describes shifts in pronunciation that occurred only in:
a) Proto-Hellenic
b) Proto-Germanic
c) Proto-Italic
d) Proto-Celtic
e) Sanskrit - Correct Answersa) Proto-Germanic
The language group which English belongs is:
a) Germanic
b) Romance
c) Scandinavian
d) Hellenic
e) Indo-Iranian - Correct Answersa) Germanic
The shortening of a longer word or phrase is:
a) euphemism
b) clipping
c) specialization
d) folk etymology - Correct Answersb) clipping
The reshaping of unfamiliar, foreign word, often accompanied by the creation of a story to 'explain' where the word comes from is:
a) folk etymology
b) euphemism
c) back formation
d) blending - Correct Answersa) folk etymology
The oldest form of English is referred to as:
a) Romano-Celtic
b) Anglo-Saxon
c) Old Norse
d) Gothic - Correct Answersb) Anglo-Saxon
Combining parts of older words to create a new word, e.g. 'smog,' is:
a) borrowing
b) blending
c) folk etymology
d) assimilation - Correct Answersb) blending
Verbs formed from nouns (frequently by adding the suffix -ate) are called:
a) denominative verbs
b) gerundives
c) hybrid verbs
d) weak verbs - Correct Answersa) denominative verbs
The following English words have roughly the same literal meaning and developed from the same original root. Which one has NOT been borrowed from another language?
a) paternal
b) patristic
c) fatherly - Correct Answersc) fatherly
Old English speakers borrowed words from Viking invaders whose language is referred to as:
a) Breton
b) Welsh
c) Old Norse
d) Anglo-Saxon - Correct Answersc) Old Norse
The English learned the alphabet and writing from:
a) the Romans
b) the Greeks
c) the Vikings
d) the Normans - Correct Answersa) the Romans
Modern French ultimately descends from:
a) Proto-Germanic
b)Proto-Hellenic
c)Proto-Celtic
d)Proto-Italic - Correct Answersd)Proto-Italic [Show Less]