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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Pronunciation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is usually important to users of other languages that the English language expresses with one general category word?
(a) Groups of words
(b) Colloquialisms
(c) Slang
(d) Acronyms

2. What language and culture does the answer to #44 bring to England?
(a) Irish
(b) Danish
(c) Spanish
(d) French

3. Who is Noam Chomsky?
(a) A Russian writer
(b) A British psychologist
(c) A French archaeologist
(d) An American linguist

4. How can English be particularly complex for non-native English speakers?
(a) The alphabet is long
(b) There are many grammar rules
(c) The vowel sounds are fixed
(d) Many words can be used in different ways

5. The English language has _____________________________.
(a) remained constant
(b) had minimal change
(c) changed considerably
(d) served as the foundation for most languages

Short Answer Questions

1. What else impacts the pronunciation of some words?

2. What allows a speaker to express class status?

3. What is onomatopoeia?

4. Why could the Neanderthals not keep up with the Cro-Magnons?

5. The author discusses the elements that English lacks but that ______________________________.

(see the answer key)

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