المحاضرة الثالثه
Question 1 of 21
The more abstract derived forms are
C)
ideograms
Question 2 of 21
"Many of the early printers were native Dutch speakers and could not make consistently accurate decisions about English pronunciations" this is one of the reasons of:
C)
a frequent mismatch between the forms of written English and the sound of spoken English
Question 3 of 21
large number of the languages in the world today are used
C)
only in the spoken form
Question 4 of 21
A way of writing in which a picture/drawing of an object is used to represent the object. A conventional relationship must exist between the symbol and its interpretation.
A)
Pictogram (pictographic writing)
Question 5 of 21
A unit of sound consisting of a vowel and optional consonants before or after the vowel
B)
Syllable
Question 6 of 21
A way of writing in which each symbol represents a word
B)
Logograms
Question 7 of 21
We find a full use of a syllabic writing system in
D)
Phoenician
Question 8 of 21
Symbols that represent sounds
D)
Phonographic system
Question 9 of 21
clay tokens appear to have been an early attempt at
B)
bookkeeping
Question 10 of 21
Many Chinese written symbols, or characters, are used as representations of
A)
the meaning of words or parts of words
Question 11 of 21
A way of writing in which a pictorial representation of an object is used to indicate the sound of the word of that object
C)
Rebus writing
Question 12 of 21
'nd2spk2u2nite' in an example of
C)
Rebus writing
Question 13 of 21
The ancient script that has a more obvious connection to writing systems in use today than the others is:
C)
inscriptions dated around 3,000 years ago
Question 14 of 21
Cave drawings and clay tokens are best described as ancient precursors of
D)
writing
Question 15 of 21
A way of writing created by pressing a wedge-shaped implement into soft clay tablets
D)
Cuneiform
Question 16 of 21
A way of writing in which each symbol represents a concept/an idea
D)
Ideographic writing
Question 17 of 21
The earliest writing for which we have clear evidence, marked on clay tablets about 5,000 years ago
A)
Cunieform
Question 18 of 21
A way of writing in which one symbol represents on sound segment
C)
Alphabetic writing
Question 19 of 21
The Chinese language has more than 50,000 characters because it is based, to a certain extent, on the use of
A)
logograms
Question 20 of 21
The more 'picture like' forms are the
B)
pictograms
Question 21 of 21
The basic source of most other alphabets to be found in the world:
A)
Semitic