Questões de Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects (Inglês)

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Not all stressed syllables are of equal importance. Some stressed syllables have greater prominence than others, and form the nucleus, or focal point, of an intonation pattern. We may describe a nucleus as a strongly stressed syllable which marks a major change of pitch direction, i.e. where the pitch goes up or down.
LEECH, G.; SVARTVIK, J., 2012, p. 36.

So, it is very important

  • A establish only one correct pronunciation of all words to speak correctly.
  • B consider other possibilities of pronunciation to the same word.
  • C verify great authors pronounciation.
  • D study the origins of the word.
  • E pronounce a word letter by letter.

Based on the ideas presented in the previous text, as well as on its linguistic aspects, judge the following item. 


The text suggests that, although public sector organizations have a minor role in setting the sustainability agenda for society, they have great impact on the successful achievement of sustainability goals.

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Based on the ideas presented in the previous text, as well as on its linguistic aspects, judge the following item. 


The segment “more than”, in the last sentence of the third paragraph, can be correctly replaced with over than without changing the meaning of the text.

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Esta questão foi anulada pela banca organizadora.

Morphology either refers to the mental system involved in the word formation process or to the branch of Linguistics that deals with words, their internal structure, and how they are formed. When it comes to the process of word formation, there are two possibilities to study such complex process, which are: Inflection and Derivation. It being understood that, match the second column based on the information provided in the first one, then check the correct answer.
( A ) INFLECTION ( B ) DERIVATION
( ) refers to the formation of new lexemes – words. ( ) refers to the grammatical contrasts and distinctions. ( ) a stem is considered to be a semantic core of a word. ( ) a root is considered to be a semantic core of a word.

  • A A – B – B – A.
  • B B – A – B – B.
  • C B – A – A – B.
  • D A – B – B – A.
  • E A – A – B – B.

Based on the previous text, judge the following item. 


The second sentence of the text can be correctly rewritten as Therefore, their capability and flexibility surpass the confines of these industries. 

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