Question 1
A teacher notes that a Spanish-speaking student says "I have hunger" instead of "I am hungry." This sentence most directly reflects the influence of which linguistic concept on the learner's English production?
Correct Answer:
Negative transfer (interference) from the first language
Question 2
Which area of linguistics is most directly concerned with how individual sounds (phonemes) combine and pattern within a particular language?
Correct Answer:
Phonology
Question 3
An ESL teacher wants to help students analyze how the words "unhappiness" and "replayed" are built from smaller meaningful units. The teacher is focusing on which subsystem of language?
Correct Answer:
Morphology
Question 4
A bilingual student fluently shifts between English and Arabic within a single conversation, sometimes within the same sentence, depending on topic and audience. This behavior is best described as which of the following?
Correct Answer:
Code-switching
Question 5
Which statement best reflects the principle that language is dynamic and changing?
Correct Answer:
New words and usages continually enter a language as its speakers and culture evolve
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