Identify the syntactic category of the underlined expressions in the sentence below. Abbreviations (e.g. NP for Noun Phrase) are allowed.  My teammate said that he may be late.  My teammate = [answer1] said = [answer2]

Examine the data below from Peter Trudgill’s 1974 study of the pronunciation of the -ing ending in Norwich, England. Then, answer the questions below. When considering both gender and speech style together as social and linguistic factors affecting the use of the vernacular pronunciation [In], what are the speech style and the gender of the speakers who use this pronunciation the most? What are the speech style and the gender of the speakers who use this pronunciation the least?

For the expression below, indicate whether it is an example of pure intersection or relative intersection. delicious burger

For the following conversational excerpt, name a maxim that has been violated and explain the implicature that the speaker created.  Jonathan: Have you finished all your chores? Ross: I’ve finished vacuuming the living room.

For the following pairs of sentences, tell whether they have the same truth conditions or different truth conditions. I live in the dorms on campus. I live with roommates.

In standard English pronunciation, the word oppose would most likely be transcribed as:

Identify the maxim that has been violated in the conversational excerpt below and the implicature created. Izzy: Have you tried that new restaurant that opened last week? Erica: I don’t get paid until this Friday.

Which of these groups of words is a constituent of the following sentence? The girl with a funny hat sang a very silly song.

For the example below, identify the level of linguistic structure at which the variation exists. In some dialects in the United Kingdom, /t/ and /d/ between vowels is pronounced as [ʔ]. So, /bʌtəɹ̩/ will be pronounced as [bʌʔəɹ̩].

Below is a line graph representing the frequency of pronunciation of -ing as /ɪn/ in words such as working and talking among white adult New York City residents. The higher the line on the chart, the more frequent -ing is pronounced as /ɪn/. The speakers are classed into four socioeconomic status groups, and the graph represents pronunciation in three speech situations. Examine the graph and answer the question that follows. Which group pronounces -ing as /ɪn/ the most? [answer1] Which group pronounces -ing as /ɪn/ the second most? [answer2] Which group pronounces -ing as /ɪn/ the least? [answer3]