Summative One

1 : Choose the correct answer

1. Contemporary Language Analysis:

1. What aspect of language does a synchronic study focus on?

A. Language development over time

B. Language as it is at a specific point in time

C. Language phonetics

D. Language geography

2. Variationist Linguistics Study:

1. In a variationist study, what is examined?

A. Historical changes in language

B. Differences in language across regions

C. Variation in the use of specific linguistic features in a speech

community

D. Phonological shifts

3. Language Change in Progress:

1. What does a diachronic study focus on?

A. Current language usage

B. Language development over time

C. Phonological changes

D. Synchronic structures

2 : Drag and Drop

1. Historical Phonology Analysis:

1. Match the contemporary English pronunciation with its historical counterpart.
1. Contemporary: "night" /naɪt/
2. Historical: "night" /niçt/
2. Evolution of Grammatical Structures:
1. Arrange the verb forms in chronological order based on their historical
evolution.
1. Present: eat
2. Past: eated
3. Modern Past: ate