Question 1

What is the primary characteristic of a First Language (L1) learned from birth until the critical period?

Accepted Answer

Learned subconsciously and effortlessly

Question 2

Which of the following is a key difference between L1 and L2 acquisition?

Accepted Answer

L1 is learned naturally with no choice, L2 is acquired consciously with personal choice

Question 3

In Microlinguistics, what does Phonetics focus on?

Accepted Answer

Speech sounds: production, transmission, reception

Question 4

What is the focus of Psycholinguistics within Macrolinguistics?

Accepted Answer

Language and mind: acquisition, comprehension, production

Question 5

According to Fishman's Domains of Language Use, what factors influence language choice?

Accepted Answer

Participants, Setting, Topic

Question 6

In the context of Diglossia, what kind of situations is the High Variety (H) typically used in?

Accepted Answer

Formal situations: lectures, news, literature

Question 7

What is Diglossia defined as?

Accepted Answer

Two varieties of the same language used in different situations

Question 8

What does 'Code' refer to in the context of code-switching and code-mixing?

Accepted Answer

Any language, dialect, or variety used by a group

Question 9

Which type of code-switching involves switching between languages within a single sentence?

Accepted Answer

Intra-sentential

Question 10

Code-mixing is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Borrowing words within one sentence without changing topic; informal

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a reason for code-switching or code-mixing?

Accepted Answer

To strictly adhere to monolingualism

Question 12

What is the difference between 'World English' and 'World Englishes'?

Accepted Answer

World English is English as a global language for business/diplomacy, World Englishes are the different varieties worldwide

Question 13

What is the first stage in the Nativization Continuum of how English spreads?

Accepted Answer

Diffusion

Question 14

Which branch of Microlinguistics deals with word formation and breaking words into their smallest meaningful units?

Accepted Answer

Morphology

Question 15

What does Pragmatics, a branch of Microlinguistics, focus on?

Accepted Answer

The contextual meaning based on situation and speaker

Question 16

In Macrolinguistics, what does Neurolinguistics study?

Accepted Answer

Language processing in the brain and language disorders from brain injury

Question 17

What is 'Discourse Analysis' in Macrolinguistics concerned with?

Accepted Answer

How connected speech or text creates meaning beyond single sentences

Question 18

What is the primary characteristic of a Second Language (L2) in contrast to L1?

Accepted Answer

Learned after L1, consciously and with effort

Question 19

Which of the following is typically the language spoken at home and is considered a person's most comfortable/native language?

Accepted Answer

First Language (L1)

Question 20

The study of how speech sounds are organized and function in a language falls under which branch of Microlinguistics?

Accepted Answer

Phonology

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