Que- In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated ?
a. Kill
b. Skill
c. Skin
d. Skit
Answer- Kill
Que- Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between various constituent elements of a language ?
a. Concord
b. Gerund
c. Phrase structure
d. None of the above
Answer- Concord
Que- In transformational Generative Grammar, the 'Generative' means______________?
a. to produce'
b. to develop'
c. to predict'
d. All the above
Answer- All the above
Que- ______________________ is the device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction?
a. Transformational Generative grammar
b. The phrase structure Grammar
c. Immediate Constituent Analysis
d. All the above.
Answer- Immediate Constituent Analysis
Que- Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called___________________?
a. Portmanteau
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Clipping
d. Metanalysis
Answer- Onomatopoeia
Que- The shortened forms like 'photo' for photograph is an instance of __________________?
a. Portmanteau
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Clipping
d. Metanalysis
Answer- Clipping
Que- The –en in strengthen is a __________?
a. An adjective forming morpheme
b. Plural morpheme
c. Possessive morpheme
d. Verb forming morpheme
Answer- Verb forming morpheme
Que- The final /t/ in walked is ____________?
a. An adjective forming morpheme
b. Plural morpheme
c. Possessive morpheme
d. Past morpheme
Answer- Possessive morpheme
Que- The –s in 'boys' is ______________?
a. An adjective forming morpheme
b. Plural morpheme
c. Possessive morpheme
d. Past morpheme
Answer- An adjective forming morpheme
Que- The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of__________?
a. Allophones
b. Allomorphs
c. Minimal pairs
d. None of the above
Answer- Allophones
Que- Morpheme alternants are called________?
a. Allophones
b. Allomorphs
c. Minimal pairs
d. None of the above
Answer- Allomorphs
Que- The 'ing' in sleeping is an example of ____________?
a. A free morpheme
b. Free variation
c. Bound morpheme
d. None of these
Answer- Bound morpheme
Que- How many classes of morphemes can be identified in a language ?
a. Only one
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
Answer- Two
Que- ______________is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language?
a. Phonology
b. Morphology
c. Semantics
d. Syntax
Answer- Phonology
Que- ________________refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences?
a. Intonation
b. Stress
c. Pitch
d. JuncturE
Answer- Intonation
Que- __________________is the accent on certain words within the a sentence?
a. Semantics
b. Syntax
c. Sentence__stress
d. None of the above
Answer- Sentence__stress
Que- Stress is used for the sake of ______________?
a. Emphasis
b. Loudness
c. Double meaning
d. None of the above
Answer- Emphasis
Que- ____________________are also called prosodic features?
a. Suprasegmentals
b. Morphemes
c. Allomorphs
d. Allophones
Answer- Suprasegmentals
Que- The final /m/ in the word 'Prism' is an instance of ____________?
a. Syllabic consonants
b. Sibilants
c. Suffixes
d. None of the above
Answer- Syllabic consonants
Que- The older term used to designate the study of languages is____________?
a. Philology
b. Haplology
c. Phonology
d. Semiology
Answer- Philology
Que- Which among the following is not an aim of linguistics_______________?
a. To study the nature of language
b. To establish a theory of language
c. To propound stories of the origin of language
d. To describe a language and all languages
Answer- To propound stories of the origin of language
Que- Which among the following does not constitute the scientific nature of linguistics_____________?
a. Systematic gathering and analysis of data
b. Determination of causal relationship between facts
c. Chronological presentation of data
d. Verification, validation and generalization.
Answer- Chronological presentation of data
Que- __________________________is the study of how the mentally represented grammar of language is employed in the production and comprehension of speech?
a. Socio__linguistics
b. Psycho__linguistics
c. Neuron__linguistics
d. Physio –linguistics
Answer- Psycho__linguistics
Que- A person who can use more than two languages_______________?
a. Multilingual
b. Poly__lingual
c. Bilingual
d. Poly__langual
Answer- Multilingual
Que- ______________refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or status affecting mutual intelligibility ?
a. Dialect
b. Idiolect
c. Register
d. Slang
Answer- Dialect
Que- A person who has the ability to use only one language is called__________?
a. Monologue
b. Monolingual
c. Monologal
d. None of the above
Answer- Monolingual
Que- A collection of similar Idiolect make up ______________?
a. Dialect
b. Idiolects
c. Register
d. Slang
Answer- Dialect
Que- Which among the following implies the underlying rules governing the combination and organization of the elements of language ?
a. Language
b. Parole
c. Competence
d. Both langue and Competence
Answer- Both langue and Competence
Que- Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussure's Langue and Parole ?
a. Charles Sanders Pierce
b. Leonard bloom File
c. Noam Chomsky
d. Edward Sapir
Answer- Noam Chomsky
Que- Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole ?
a. Charles Sanders Pierce
b. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Noam Chomsky
d. Edward Sapir
Answer- Ferdinand de Saussure
Que- The term semiotics was introduced by______________?
a. Charles Sanders Pierce
b. Ferdinand de sauddure
c. Noam Chomsky
d. Edward Sapir
Answer- Charles Sanders Pierce
Que- The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematic interrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time is called________________?
a. Synchronic
b. Diachronic
c. Semiotic
d. Onomatopoeic
Answer- Synchronic
Que- There is no positive relationship between a speech and sound. This property of language is referred to as____________ ?
a. Arbitrariness.
b. Recursiveness
c. Displacement
d. Transference.
Answer- Arbitrariness.
Que- It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud the written material. This property of language is called______________ ?
a. Duality of structure
b. Recursiveness
c. Displacement
d. Transference.
Answer- Transference.
Que- Using a finite set of rules a speaker can produce innumerable grammatical utterances. This property of language is called______________?
a. Duality of structure
b. Recursiveness
c. Displacement
d. TransferencE
Answer- Recursiveness
Que- Which among the following is an exception to the property of arbitrariness of language ?
a. Onomatopoeia
b. Homophones
c. Homonyms
d. Portmanteau
Answer- Onomatopoeia
Que- Words like 'Buzz', 'Hiss', 'thud' etc. which represents the sounds of their referents are known as ___________?
a. Onomatopoeia
b. Homophones
c. Homonyms
d. Portmanteau
Answer- Onomatopoeia
Que- The Yo__He__Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by ____________?
a. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget
b. Noire
c. Max__Muller
d. Otto Jepersen
Answer- Noire
Que- The theory which Is based upon the assumption that language has been formed from the words uttered by groups of persons engaged in joint burdensome labour ?
a. The Yo__He__Ho Theory
b. The Gesture theory
c. The Poo__Pooh theory
d. Ding__Dong theory.
Answer- The Yo__He__Ho Theory
Que- The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated in the sense of rhythm innate in man ?
a. Ding Dong theory
b. The Bow__vow theory
c. The Pooh__pooh theory
d. The Gesture theory
Answer- Ding Dong theory
Que- Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language ?
a. Language is systematic
b. Language is arbitrary
c. Language is dynamic
d. Language is instinctive.
Answer- Language is instinctive.
Que- Who defined language as "a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements" ?
a. Noam Chomsky
b. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Edward Sapir
d. None of the above
Answer- Noam Chomsky
Que- The final /l/ in the words 'bottle', 'cattle' and 'little' are examples of _____________ ?
a. Syllabic consonants
b. Sibilants
c. Suffixes
d. None of the above
Answer- Syllabic consonants
Que- The present__tense form of the verb 'read' and its past__tense which is pronounced as 'red' is an example of _____________?
a. Allophones
b. Homophones
c. Homographs
d. Homonyms
Answer- Homonyms
Que- The words denoting the colour 'red' and the past__tense of the verb 'read' ; 'right' and' 'write'; and 'site' and sight' are examples for________________?
a. Allophones
b. Homophones
c. Homographs
d. Homonyms
Answer- Homophones
Que- Certain morphemes have more than one meaning and can be understood in more than one way. They are called ______________?
a. Allophones
b. Homophones
c. Homographs
d. Homonyms
Answer- Homographs
Que- The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called______________?
a. Allophones
b. Homophones
c. Homographs
d. Homonyms
Answer- Allophones
Que- Semi__vowels are also known as ________________?
a. Approximants
b. Laterals
c. Sibilants
d. Trills
Answer- Approximants
Que- How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language ?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
Answer- Five
Que- The consonant /l/ is called ____________?
a. Sibilant
b. Lateral
c. Nasal
d. Semi__vowel
Answer- Lateral