English language terminology (AO1) quiz!

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What is phonology?
The study of sounds in a language
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What is orthography?
The study of the writing system
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What is it called when someone says things such as 'erm'?
Fillers
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What is the basic unit of sound called?
Phoneme
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What is a diphthong?
A vowel sound that is made by combining two separate sounds
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The way that individuals adjust their speech in accordance with whom they are addressing is called...
Accommodation
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What is accent?
How we speak depending on region
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How does dialect differ from Standard English?
By lexis and grammatical variation
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What is semantic field?
Groups of words connected by a shared field of reference
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The boy ran across the street. What word class does 'ran' fall into?
Intransitive verb
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What is the correct name for a formation of a new word?
Neology
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What is aspect?
Another element that marks the time of an event
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What are pragmatics?
Hidden meanings
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What is deixis?
Context-bound words
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What is the name for deriving implied meanings?
Inference
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Making a reference back to an already stated lexical item is called....
Anaphoric reference
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What is orthography?

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What is it called when someone says things such as 'erm'?

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What is the basic unit of sound called?

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What is a diphthong?

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