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Typology and Language Technology

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What is the primary goal of typology in linguistics?

  1. To classify languages based on their structural similarities and differences.

  2. To study the evolution of languages over time.

  3. To develop methods for teaching foreign languages.

  4. To create artificial languages.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Typology aims to identify and describe the common patterns and variations in the structure of human languages.

Which of the following is NOT a major typological parameter?

  1. Word order

  2. Case marking

  3. Tense-aspect system

  4. Number of phonemes

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The number of phonemes in a language is not a typological parameter because it is not a structural feature that affects the grammar of the language.

What is the term for a language that has a relatively small number of phonemes?

  1. Polysynthetic language

  2. Analytic language

  3. Synthetic language

  4. Oligosynthetic language

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oligosynthetic languages are characterized by a small number of phonemes and a high degree of morphological complexity.

Which of the following is NOT a type of morphological typology?

  1. Agglutinative

  2. Fusional

  3. Inflective

  4. Isolating

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Isolating languages are not a type of morphological typology because they do not have any morphological affixes.

What is the term for a language that has a relatively large number of phonemes?

  1. Polysynthetic language

  2. Analytic language

  3. Synthetic language

  4. Polysynthetic language

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Correct Option: A,D
Explanation:

Polysynthetic languages are characterized by a large number of phonemes and a high degree of morphological complexity.

Which of the following is NOT a type of syntactic typology?

  1. Subject-verb-object

  2. Subject-object-verb

  3. Verb-subject-object

  4. Object-subject-verb

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Object-subject-verb is not a type of syntactic typology because it is not a common word order pattern in human languages.

What is the term for a language that has a relatively small number of morphemes?

  1. Polysynthetic language

  2. Analytic language

  3. Synthetic language

  4. Oligosynthetic language

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Analytic languages are characterized by a small number of morphemes and a high degree of word order flexibility.

Which of the following is NOT a type of semantic typology?

  1. Natural gender

  2. Grammatical gender

  3. Classifier languages

  4. Incorporated languages

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Incorporated languages are not a type of semantic typology because they are a type of morphological typology.

What is the term for a language that has a relatively large number of morphemes?

  1. Polysynthetic language

  2. Analytic language

  3. Synthetic language

  4. Oligosynthetic language

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Synthetic languages are characterized by a large number of morphemes and a high degree of morphological complexity.

Which of the following is NOT a type of pragmatic typology?

  1. Direct speech

  2. Indirect speech

  3. Politeness strategies

  4. Speech acts

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Speech acts are not a type of pragmatic typology because they are a type of semantic typology.

What is the term for a language that has a relatively small number of words?

  1. Polysynthetic language

  2. Analytic language

  3. Synthetic language

  4. Oligosynthetic language

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oligosynthetic languages are characterized by a small number of words and a high degree of morphological complexity.

Which of the following is NOT a type of discourse typology?

  1. Narrative

  2. Expository

  3. Argumentative

  4. Descriptive

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Descriptive discourse is not a type of discourse typology because it is a type of semantic typology.

What is the term for a language that has a relatively large number of words?

  1. Polysynthetic language

  2. Analytic language

  3. Synthetic language

  4. Polysynthetic language

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Correct Option: A,D
Explanation:

Polysynthetic languages are characterized by a large number of words and a high degree of morphological complexity.

Which of the following is NOT a type of text typology?

  1. Narrative

  2. Expository

  3. Argumentative

  4. Descriptive

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Descriptive text is not a type of text typology because it is a type of discourse typology.

What is the term for a language that has a relatively small number of sentences?

  1. Polysynthetic language

  2. Analytic language

  3. Synthetic language

  4. Oligosynthetic language

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oligosynthetic languages are characterized by a small number of sentences and a high degree of morphological complexity.

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