Summative One
1 : Choose the correct answer
1. Contemporary Language Analysis:
1. What aspect of language does a synchronic study focus on?
A. Language development over time
B. Language as it is at a specific point in time
C. Language phonetics D. Language geography

2. Variationist Linguistics Study:
1. In a variationist study, what is examined?
A. Historical changes in language
B. Differences in language across regions
C. Variation in the use of specific linguistic features in a speech
community
D. Phonological shifts

3. Language Change in Progress:
1. What does a diachronic study focus on?
A. Current language usage
B. Language development over time
C. Phonological changes
D. Synchronic structures


2 : Drag and Drop
1. Historical Phonology Analysis:
1. Match the contemporary English pronunciation with its historical counterpart. 1. Contemporary: "night" /naɪt/
2. Historical: "night" /niçt/
2. Evolution of Grammatical Structures:
1. Arrange the verb forms in chronological order based on their historical evolution.
1. Present: eat
2. Past: eated
3. Modern Past: ate