Name: Total: ( / 20 marks ) Introduction to Linguistics

Part A (5 marks) Phonology

1- What is the meaning of ‘Minimal Pair’?

…………………………………………………………………………

2- Which set of words is a minimal pair?

a) Sink - single
b) These - those
c) Their - there

3- Which word has two voiced consonants?

a) Side
b) Tall
c) Big

4- How many phonemes are there is the word 'dangerous'?

a) Seven
b) Eight
c) Nine

5- The process whereby a language is passed on from one generation

to the next in a community is described as……………… .
a) Productivity
b) Cultural transmission
c) Displacement
d) duality
Name: Total: ( / 20 marks ) Introduction to Linguistics

Part B ( 5 marks) Morphology

1- What is the meaning of ‘ lexeme’ in Linguistics ?

2- Clarify the difference between ‘ lexeme ’ and ‘ word ’ with
examples.
3- How many different lexemes are there in the following list?
a. men
b. man
c. girls
d. girl
e. mouse

Part C (5 marks) Discourse Analyses

1- What is the meaning of ‘discourse analyses?

2- Explain the main types of discourse. (In one page)

Part D (5 marks) Traditional Grammar

1- What is the difference between Traditional Grammar and

Transformational-Generative Grammar?
2- How did Traditional Grammar classify words?
3- Indicate with examples each part of speech according to the
Traditional Grammar.