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ASL Linguistics Quiz #15
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141. Information contained in a predicate that tells us how the action of the predicate is done:
a. Semantic
b. Topicalization
c. Aspect
d. Transitive verbs

142. What ASL grammar principle has to do with how the action of a verb is performed with reference to time:
a. Temporal aspect
b. Transitive verbs
c. Sequentiality
d. Time referalization

143. The linguistic term for adding grammatical information to a word or sign:
a. Thematic ascription
b. topicalization
c. morphological categorization
d. Inflection

144. When the signing space for a sign is reduced and the movement is done quickly it inflects the meaning of a verb to mean:
a. IN-A-HURRY
b. FOR-A-SHORT-TIME
c. CONTINUALLY
d. REGULARLY

145. For a sign like "ANALYZE," the meaning of "IN-A-HURRY" can be indicated with:
a. large exaggerated movements
b. a straight-line movement combined with a half-circle movement
c. inflection of the internal movement of the fingers
d. a "H M" (hold movement) segmental structure

146. Another temporal aspect marker is "activity performed under pressure and then concluded." This can be shown by:
a. Signing the phrase quickly and then signing "FINISH"
b. Signing the phrase quickly and then signing "PAH" (success + NMM)
c. Signing with the lips parted and tense, the eyes squinted, and then the mouth drops open and the eyes relax
d. Miming the action using appropriate nonmanual markers

147. The sign ARRIVE (M H) can be produced with an added initial hold (H M H) to mean ARRIVE-AT-LAST OR ARRIVE-FOLLOWING-SOME-DELAY. The added initial hold is essentially an:
a. affix
b. antonym
c. auxillary verb
d. adverb

148. The process of making new units for a language is typically described as:
a. Inflectional morphology
b. Additional morphology
c. Lexeme generation
d. Derivational morphology

149. Making nouns from verbs (noun/verb pairs), compounding, lexicalized fingerspelling, numerical incorporation, classifier predicates, and perspective verbs, are all examples of:
a. Inflectional morphology
b. Additional morphology
c. Lexeme generation
d. Derivational morphology

150. The process of adding grammatical information to units that already exist is:
a. Inflectional morphology
b. Additional morphology
c. Lexeme generation
d. Derivational morphology

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