ENGL 471- Final Review

Which underlined syntactic constituents in the sentences below are ARGUMENTS (as opposed to adjuncts)? Select ALL that apply.

-Charlotte lent ME her favorite book -getting the wrong answer dives Nina CRAZY/ GETTING THE WRONG ANSWER drives Nina Crazy -john wants to be A TEACHER

What are some differences between children and adult L2 learners? Select ALL that apply.

-adults are faster in the initial stages. -adult learning are worse than children at subconsciously extracting patterns from data

From the examples given for the following suffix, determine: (i) the lexical category of the words the suffix combines with, and (ii) the lexical category of the derived words resulting from the addition of the suffix. -ize: unionize, terrorize, hospitalize, crystallize, magnetize. You will have to select TWO options (one for "Combines with" and one for "Derives").

-combines with: nouns -derives: verbs

Hiro works for Toyota Motor Corporation in Toyota City, Japan. He is an engineer whose boss wants to send him to oversee the construction of a new plant in Texas. Hiro is not a great interested in language learning, but his boss insisted that he enroll in a conversational English school so that he can do a better job. How would you describe Hiro's motivation? Select ALL that apply.

-instrumental -extrinsic

Select ALL the word pairs below that are MINIMAL PAIRS. Hint: you should transcribe the words into IPA first.

-math-- map -free-- fry -jet-- chet -glyph-- glib -heart-- chart -son-- gun -crime-- cried -ton-- joan -sweat- sweet

Consider the sentence "The guy from the house down the street has a cat with a white stripe on its tail". Select ALL sequences of words that function as NOUN PHRASES in this sentence. You should draw a sentence tree first to help you. (HINT: try substituting the sequence in question for a Pronoun (her, it, there, etc.). If the sentence is grammatical after the substitution, then the sequence is a Noun Phrase).

-the street -its tall -the house down the street -a white stripe on its tail -the guy from the house down the street -a cat with a white stripe on its tail

Consider the two speech samples below, each produced by a different L2 learner. Consult the order of morpheme acquisition (see practice worksheet 10.1) and select the speaker who is MORE ADVANCED in their acquisition process.

I drove my brother car here today.

Consider the two speech samples below, each produced by a different L2 learner. Consult the time course of negation acquisition (see practice worksheet 14.1) and select the speaker who is MORE ADVANCED in their acquisition process.

My brother don't might come over.

Consider the two speech samples below, each produced by a different L2 learner. Consult the order of morpheme acquisition (see practice worksheet 10.1) and select the speaker who is MORE ADVANCED in their acquisition process.

My father is working now. He leaved for work already.

Consider the two speech samples below, each produced by a different L2 learner. Consult the order of morpheme acquisition (see practice worksheet 10.1) and select the speaker who is MORE ADVANCED in their acquisition process.

My sister works at the hospital.

Consider the two speech samples below, each produced by a different L2 learner. Consult the time course of negation acquisition (see practice worksheet 14.1) and select the speaker who is MORE ADVANCED in their acquisition process.

She will not eat fish, she don't like it.

The four sentences below represent spatial relationships. Which of them is most likely to be learned LAST by children?

The TV is behind the marble.

Select the TRUE statement

The findings are mixed, but most research supports the Sensitive Period Hypothesis.

Consider the two speech samples below, each produced by a different L2 learner. Consult the time course of negation acquisition (see practice worksheet 14.1) and select the speaker who is MORE ADVANCED in their acquisition process.

Tom didn't finished his homework.

Which words can contain the schwa [ə] when pronounced in casual speech? Select ALL that apply. Hint: you should transcribe the words into IPA first.

announce, Anna, philosophy

Which of the following words has both a COMPLEX ONSET and a SIMPLE CODA? Hint: you should transcribe the words into IPA first.

crouch

Consider the sentence The kid you tripped is going to tell his mom. What type of relative clause does it contain (see practice worksheet 14.3)?

direct object

The expression GREEN THUMB is a(n)...

exocentric compound

People who tend to process information holistically have an advantage in learning grammar rules.

false

Studies have correlated high IQ scores with better L2 conversational skills.

false

The window for acquiring native-like syntax seems to end earlier than the window for acquiring native-like pronunciation.

false

Consider the sentence That's the student to whom we gave the award. What type of relative clause does it contain (see practice worksheet 14.3)?

indirect object

Based on the relative clauses they contain, which of these two sentences is likely to be MORE DIFFICULT to learn for L2 learners?

max is the kid my cousin is taller than

Select ALL of the words that contain at least one DERIVATIONAL AFFIX

misunderstood, mystify, deregulate, quietly

Consider the sentence Max is the kid my cousin is taller than. What type of relative clause does it contain (see practice worksheet 14.3)?

object of a comparative

Consider the sentence Where is the woman you borrowed the bike from? What type of relative clause does it contain (see practice worksheet 14.3)?

object of a preposition

Consider the sentence The woman whose bike I borrowed never called. What type of relative clause does it contain (see practice worksheet 14.3)?

possessive

Select ALL the words that contain at least one VOICELESS STOP. Hint: you should transcribe the words into IPA first.

sleepy, powerless, cartoon

Consider the sentence I met a guy who climbed Mt. Rainier once. What type of relative clause does it contain (see practice worksheet 14.3)?

subject

How might a native speaker of Japanese pronounce the English word "springs"?

supuɹɪŋzu

Based on the relative clauses they contain, which of these two sentences is likely to be MORE DIFFICULT to learn for L2 learners?

the kid you tripped is going to tell his mom

Aptitude tests can help predict success in the L2 classroom.

true

The Critical Period Hypothesis is consistent with nativism.

true

Based on the relative clauses they contain, which of these two sentences is likely to be MORE DIFFICULT to learn for L2 learners?

where is the woman you borrowed the bike from?