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Language and Linguistics MCQs [set-1]
1. Which among the following statements is not true?

A. language is a means of communication
B. language is symbolic
C. language is structural
D. language is the only means of communication
Answer: D
2. 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
o m
C. edward sapir
. c
D. none of the above te
Answer: A a
q M
c
3. Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language?
M
A. language is systematic
B. language is arbitrary
C. language is dynamic
D. language is instinctive.
Answer: D
4. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result
of human instinct to imitate sounds:
A. ding dong theory
B. the bow-vow theory
C. the pooh-pooh theory
D. the gesture theory
Answer: B
5. 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: A
6. The Ding-Dong 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: C
7. The Yo-He-Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:

B. noire
C. max-muller
D. otto jepersen
Answer: B
8. The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:

B. noire
C. max-muller
D. otto jespersen
Answer: D
9. 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: A
10. Find the odd one out

A. ferdinand de saussure
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B. edward sapir
C. leonard bloomfield
D. herman gundert
Answer: D
11. Which among the following is an exception to the property of arbitrariness of

language?
A. onomatopoeia
B. homophones
C. homonyms
D. portmanteau
Answer: A
12. Human language is structured at the levels of phonemes and morphemes and at
the level of words. This property of language is called-------
A. duality of structure
B. recursiveness
C. displacement
D. transference.
Answer: A
13. Using a finite set of rules a speaker can produce innumerable grammatical
utterances. This property of language is called-------
B. recursiveness
C. displacement
D. transference.
Answer: B
14. It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud the written
material. This property of language is called-------
B. recursiveness
C. displacement
D. transference.
Answer: D

15. Language is never static. It goes on changing. This property of language is
called-------
A. dynamic
B. recursiveness
C. displacement
D. transference.
Answer: A
16. 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: A
17. The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time is called--------
A. synchronic
B. diachronic
C. semiotic
D. onomatopoeic
Answer: B
18. The systematic study of signs is called-----

A. semiotics
B. semiology
C. both “a” & “b”
D. neither “a” not “b”
Answer: C
19. The term semiotics was introduced by

A. charles sanders pierce
B. ferdinand de sauddure
C. noam chomsky
D. edward sapir
Answer: A

20. The term semiology was introduced by
C. noam chomsky
D. edward sapir
Answer: B
21. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole?

C. noam chomsky
D. edward sapir
Answer: B
22. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance?

C. noam chomsky
D. edward sapir
Answer: C
23. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussure’s Langue and
Parole?
B. leonard bloom filed.
C. noam chomsky
D. edward sapir
Answer: C
24. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomsky’s competence

and Performance?
B. leonard bloom filed.
C. ferdinand de saussure.
D. edward sapir
Answer: C

25. 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: D

26. Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the
individual speaking or writing a given language?
A. language
B. parole
C. performance
D. both parole and performance
Answer: D
27. -------refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or
status affecting mutual intelligibility
A. dialect
o m
B. idiolect
. c
C. register te
a
D. slang
Answer: A
q M
c
M
28. --------is the totality of the speech habits of an individual
A. dialect
B. idiolect
C. register
D. slang
Answer: B
29. A collection of similar Idiolect make up -------

A. dialect
B. idiolects
C. register
D. slang
Answer: A
30. 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: B
31. A person who can use two languages is called-----

A. biolingual
B. bilingual
C. duo-lingual
D. duo-langual
Answer: B
32. A person who can use more than two languages:

A. multilingual
B. poly-lingual
C. bilingual
D. poly-langual
Answer: A
33. -------refers to an individual’s equal and native command of two or more

languages
A. bilingualism
B. poly-glotism
C. multilingualism
Answer: C
34. -------------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: B
35. -------is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of both linguistics
and sociology converges

A. linguistics of sociology
B. socio-linguistics
C. sociology of linguistics
D. none of these
Answer: B
36. 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: C
37. Which among the following does not constitute the general methodology of
science
A. controlled observation
B. hypothesis formulation
C. analysis, generalization and prediction
D. speculation
Answer: D
38. 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: C
39. Which among the following is not a branch of linguistics

A. phonology
B. morphology
C. semantics
D. philology
Answer: D
40. The older term used to designate the study of languages is------

A. philology
B. haplology
C. phonology
D. semiology
Answer: A
41. The study of elementary speech sounds is called----

A. phonology
B. morphology
C. syntax
D. semantics
Answer: A
42. The study ordering of speech sounds into the smallest meaningful groups is
called----
A. phonology
B. morphology
C. syntax
D. semantics
Answer: B
43. The study of the way that sequences of words are ordered into phrases, clauses,
and sentences is called------
A. phonology
B. morphology
C. syntax
D. semantics
Answer: C
44. The study of meaning is called----

A. phonology
B. morphology
C. syntax
D. semantics
Answer: D

45. -------is the basis of all sounds in English language and in most languages in
India.
A. the pulmonic air stream mechanism
B. the glotalic air stream mechanism
C. the velaric air stream mechanism
D. none of the above.
Answer: A
46. ------is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a the weak vowel
A. triaphthong
B. triaphone
C. triphthong
D. triology
Answer: C
47. ----------are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speech organs
glide from one vowel position to another
A. diphthongs
B. triphthongs
C. semi-vowels
D. minimal pairs
Answer: C
48. --------are the different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme
A. allophones
B. triphthongs
C. semi-vowels
D. minimal pairs
Answer: A
49. ---- is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speech sound or
phoneme
A. syllable
B. stress
C. intonation
D. pitch.
Answer: A

50. ----is the process by which one speech sound gets changed to another under the
influence of another
A. onomatopoeia
B. assimilation
C. regression
D. progression
Answer: B

51. IPA stands for

A. international political alphabet
B. international phonetic association
C. indian phonetic alphabet
D. all the above
Answer: B
52. Sounds articulated by two lips are called ------

A. dental
B. bilabial
C. labio-dental
o m
D. alveolar . c
Answer: B
te
a against the upper teeth are called----
q M
53. Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed
A. dental
c
B. bilabial
C. labio-dental
M
D. alveolar
Answer: C
54. Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are
called---
A. dental
B. labio-dental
C. bilabial
D. alveolar
Answer: A
55. Sounds articulated with the tip of the tongue or the blade of the tongue against
the teeth ridge are called----
A. dental
B. bilabial
C. labio-dental
D. alveolar
Answer: D
56. -----are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part of the teeth
ridge.
A. post-alveolar
B. palate-alveolar
C. palatal
D. velar
Answer: A
57. -----are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate
A. post-alveolar
B. palate-alveolar
C. palatal
D. velar
Answer: C
58. ----are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate
A. post-alveolar
B. palate-alveolar
C. palatal
D. velar
Answer: D
59. -------are sounds articulated in the glottis

A. glottal
B. velar
C. palatal
Answer: A
60. /p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are------

A. bilabial
B. dental;

C. velar
D. glottal
Answer: A
61. /f/and /v/ are-------

A. dental
B. labio-dental
C. bilabial
D. alveolar
Answer: B
62. /t/. /d/, /n/, /l/, /s/ are -----------

A. alveolar
B. post-alvoelar
C. palatal
D. dental;
Answer: A
63. The initial sounds in the words ‘ship’, ‘church’ and ‘judge; are examples for----
A. palato-alveolar
B. palatal
C. velar
D. bilabial
Answer: A
64. The initial consonant in ‘Young’ is a ------sound

A. palatal
B. velar
C. dental
D. glottal
Answer: A
65. /K/and /g/ are examples for ----sounds

A. velar
B. glottal
C. palatal
D. bilabial
Answer: A

66. /h/ in the word ‘he’ is a ----sound
A. velar
B. glottal
C. palatal
D. alveolar
Answer: B
67. The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation
and juncture are called-------
A. supra-segmental phonemes
B. secondary phonemes
C. prosodic features
D. all the above.
Answer: D
68. Assimilation is mainly of ------types

A. four
B. two
C. three
D. only one
Answer: C
69. The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of ----
assimilation
A. progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
Answer: A
70. The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of -- ---
assimilation
A. progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
Answer: B

71. The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is
an instance of --------assimilation
A. progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
D. regressive
Answer: C
72. The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word ‘dogs’ is an
instance of ---------assimilation
A. progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
Answer: A
73. In the pronunciation of the word ‘ink’ the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound
is an instance of ------
A. progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
Answer: B
74. The American pronunciation of the word ‘issue’ is an instance of ------ --type of
assimilation
A. progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
Answer: C
75. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences

uttered as ordinary statements
A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise

Answer: A

76. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions?

A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise
Answer: A
77. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in commands

A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise
o m
D. none of the above . c
Answer: A
te
a is used in tag questions which
q M
78. Which of the following patterns of intonation
c
imply that the speaker is certain about what is said
A. the falling
B. the rising
M
C. the fall-rise
Answer: A
79. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items
A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise
Answer: A
80. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences

uttered as questions
A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise
Answer: B
81. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests

A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise
Answer: B
82. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questions asked
in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness.
A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise
Answer: B
83. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the
speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed
A. the falling
B. the rising
C. the fall-rise
Answer: C
84. /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for -------
A. plosives
B. affricates
C. fricatives
D. trill
Answer: A
85. The initial sound in ‘chair’ and ‘jam’ are examples for-----
A. plosives

B. affricates
C. fricatives
D. trill
Answer: B
86. /s/, /z/ are called ------

A. plosives
B. affricates
C. fricatives
D. trill
Answer: C
87. /f/ and /v/ are called

A. plosives
B. affricates
C. fricatives
D. trill
Answer: C
88. The consonant /l/ is called ------

A. sibilant
B. lateral
C. nasal
D. semi-vowel
Answer: B
89. The consonant /s/ is called ----

A. sibilant
B. lateral
C. nasal
D. semi-vowel
Answer: A
90. /m/ and /n/ are called----

A. sibilant
B. lateral
C. nasal

D. semi-vowel
Answer: C
91. How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer: B
92. How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer: D
93. The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a-------

A. trill
B. lateral
C. frictionless continuant
D. semi-vowel
Answer: A
94. Semi-vowels are also known as----

A. approximants
B. laterals
C. sibilants
D. trills
Answer: A
95. The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called-----

A. semi-vowels
B. laterals
C. sibilants
D. trills.
Answer: A

96. The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called-------
A. allophones
B. homophones
C. homographs
D. homonyms
Answer: A
97. The term---------is used to designate words which are spelt differently but
pronounced alike and which are different in meaning.
A. allophones
B. homophones
C. homographs
D. homonyms
Answer: B
98. 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: C
99. -----------is used to designate words pronounced differently though identically.

A. allophones
B. homophones
C. homographs
D. homonyms
Answer: D
100. The word ‘bank’ in ‘on the banks on the river’ and ‘banks are financial
institutions’ is called a------
A. allophones
B. homophones
C. homographs
D. homonyms
Answer: C

101. 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: D
102. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called----

A. syllabic consonants
B. sibilants
o m
C. suffixes
. c
D. none of the above te
Answer: A a
q M
c
103. The final /l/ in the words ‘bottle’, ‘cattle’ and ‘little’ are examples of ----
B. sibilants
M
C. suffixes
Answer: A
104. The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are ---------
B. sibilants
C. suffixes
Answer: A
105. The final /m/ in the word ‘Prism’ is an instance of ------

B. sibilants
C. suffixes
Answer: A
106. --------are also called secondary phonemes

A. suprasegmentals
B. morphemes
C. allomorphs
D. allophones
Answer: A
107. ----------are also called prosodic features.

A. suprasegmentals
B. morphemes
C. allomorphs
D. allophones
Answer: A
108. -------is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered.
A. stress
B. pitch
C. intonation
D. juncture
Answer: A
109. Stress is used for the sake of -------

A. emphasis
B. loudness
C. double meaning
Answer: A
110. How many stressed are generally marked

A. only one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer: B

111. ---------is the accent on certain words within the a sentence
A. semantics
B. syntax
C. sentence-stress
Answer: C
112. ------refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech.

A. stress
B. pitch
C. intonation
D. juncture.
Answer: D
113. --------refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences.

A. intonation
B. stress
C. pitch
D. juncture.
Answer: A
114. The term--------refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words

in continuous speech
A. alliteration
B. assonance
C. elision
Answer: C
115. IPA stands for-----

A. inter national phonetic alphabet
B. international phonetic association
C. both ‘a’ & ‘b’
D. neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
Answer: C
116. How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?

A. only one
B. two
C. innumerable
Answer: B
117. -------is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a
language
A. phonology
B. morphology
C. semantics
D. syntax
Answer: A
118. /m/ is a -------consonant

A. bilabial
B. bilabial-nasal
C. velar
D. glottal
Answer: B
119. How many classes of morphemes can be identified in a language

A. only one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer: B
120. A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is

called-----
A. syllable
B. phoneme
C. morpheme
D. allomorph
Answer: C
121. The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ------

A. a free morpheme
B. free variation
C. bound morpheme
D. none of these
Answer: C
122. The form ‘dog’ is a -----morpheme.

A. a free morpheme
B. free variation
C. bound morpheme
D. none of these
Answer: A
123. Morpheme alternants are called----

A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. minimal pairs
Answer: B
124. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are
instances of -------
A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. minimal pairs
Answer: A
125. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are
instances of-----
A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. minimal pairs
Answer: A

126. The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is -------

A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. past morpheme
Answer: A
127. The –s in ‘boys’ is -------

B. plural morpheme
o m
D. past morpheme . c
Answer: A
te
a
128. The –s in ‘john’s’ is -----
q M
c
B. plural morpheme
M
D. past morpheme
Answer: B
129. The final /t/ in walked is ------

B. plural morpheme
D. past morpheme
Answer: C
130. The –or in actor is

B. plural morpheme
D. noun forming morpheme
Answer: D
131. The –en in strengthen is a----

B. plural morpheme
D. verb forming morpheme.
Answer: D
132. The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ------

B. plural morpheme
D. morpheme signaling third person singular.
Answer: D
133. The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of-----
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping
D. metanalysis
Answer: C
134. -----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed
from longer words.
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping
D. metanalysis
Answer: C
135. ------is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments
of two different words.
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping

D. metanalysis
Answer: A
136. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called-----
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping
D. metanalysis
Answer: B
137. The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of
Immediate Constituent analysis are:
A. leonard bloomfield & noam chomsky
B. leonard bloomfield & max-muller
C. max-muller & herman gundert
D. edward sapir & ferdinand de saussure
Answer: A
138. ----------- 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: C
139. The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ------

A. chomsky’s “syntactic structures”
B. chomsky’s “aspects of the theory of syntax”
C. leonard bloomfield’s “language”
D. both “a’ & “b”
Answer: D
140. In transformational Generative Grammar, the ‘Generative’ means:

A. ‘to produce’
B. ‘to develop’
C. ‘to predict’

D. all the above
Answer: D
141. Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between
various constituent elements of a language?
A. concord
B. gerund
C. phrase structure
Answer: A
142. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the -----------of the same
phoneme /l/
A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. morpheme variants
D. minimal pairs
Answer: A
143. In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated

A. kill
B. skill
C. skin
D. skit
Answer: A
144. The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are --------

A. allophones
B. allomorphs
D. minimal pairs
Answer: A
145. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word ‘little’ are----
A. allophones
B. allomorphs

D. minimal pairs
Answer: A
146. The word ‘examination’ is a ------word

A. monosyllabic
B. disyllabic
C. try syllabic
D. polysyllabic
Answer: A
147. A syllabic division is marked with-------

A. a slash
B. an arrow mark
C. a hyphen
D. a vertical bar
Answer: C
148. Words with more than three syllables are called -----words
A. multisyllabic
B. disyllabic
C. try syllabic
D. polysyllabic
Answer: A
149. ----- is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols and letters
devised by the International Phonetic Association
A. the international phonetic script
B. the international phonetic alphabet
C. the international phonemic script
D. the intelligible phonetic script.
Answer: B
150. The IPA came into existence in the year----- a. 1889 b. 1998 c. 1989 d. 1888
162. The IPA was established by a group of -----
A. european phoneticians
B. greek phoneticians
C. indian philologists
D. american linguists

Answer: A

151. The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at the public
schools came to be called------
A. standard english
B. received pronunciation
C. standard pronunciation
D. recognized pronunciation
Answer: B
152. Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguistic environment are
said to be in ------
A. contrastive distribution
o m
B. complementary distribution
. c
C. non-contrastive distribution te
a
Answer: A
q M
c
M
153. The substitution of the aspirated /k/ for the un-aspirated /k/ in the word ‘sky’
does not alter the meaning of the word. It is an instance of -------
A. complementary distribution
B. contrastive distribution
C. non-complementary distribution
Answer: A
154. Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer: A
155. According to the part of the tongue that is raised, vowels can be classified
into-----
A. round vowels & unrounded vowels
B. front vowels & back vowels
C. high vowels & low vowels
D. tense vowels &lax vowels
Answer: B
156. According to the height to which the tongue is raised, vowels can be classified
into ---
Answer: C
157. On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue, vowels
can be classified into-------
Answer: D
158. The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based
on --------
D. all the above.
Answer: A
159. The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on
--------

D. all the above.
Answer: B
160. The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center vowels is
based on --------
D. all the above.
Answer: B
161. The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on ------
D. all the above.
Answer: C
162. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on --------
D. the state of the tension of the tongue
Answer: D
163. The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based on
--------
D. all the above.
Answer: C
164. The classification of vowels into half-close vowels and half-open vowels is
based on --------

D. all the above.
Answer: C
165. The classification of vowels into half-high vowels and half-low vowels is based
on --------
D. all the above.
Answer: C
166. Which among the following are bi-labial plosive sounds in English
A. /p/ & /b/
B. /m/ & /v/
C. /t/ &/d/
D. /k/ & /g/
Answer: A
167. Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives?

A. /p/ & /b/
B. /m/ & /v/
C. /t/ &/d/
D. /k/ & /g/
Answer: C
168. Which among the following pairs are Velar plosives?

A. /p/ & /b/
B. /m/ & /v/
C. /t/ &/d/
D. /k/ & /g/
Answer: D
169. The /k/ sound in ‘act’and ‘picture’ is a------

A. bilabial plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion

D. incomplete plosion.
Answer: D
170. The /p/ in ‘top-most’ is a -------

A. bilabial plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion
Answer: C
171. The /t/ in little is an instance of ---------

A. lateral plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion
Answer: A
172. The /d/ in ‘middle’ is an instance of ---------

A. lateral plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion
Answer: A
173. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein two or more existing words
are simply combined.
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation.
Answer: A
174. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined by
combining the segments of two different existing words.
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation

D. backformation.
Answer: B
175. -----------is a processes of word formation by which new words are formed by
attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form.
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation.
Answer: C

176. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein one or more syllables are
removed from an existing long words.
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. clipping.
Answer: D
177. Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. portmanteau
o m
C. derivation
. c
D. backformation te
Answer: B a
q M
c
178. Words such as ‘black-leg’ and ‘flash-light’ are instances of ------
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
M
C. derivation
D. backformation
Answer: A
179. Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house-keep’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation
Answer: D
180. Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. clipping.
Answer: D
181. Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. acronym
C. re-duplicates
D. conversion.
Answer: B
182. Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly
different are called------
A. compounding
B. acronym
C. re-duplicates
D. conversion
Answer: C
183. Which among the following is an example for portmanteau

A. smog
B. unesco
C. buzz
D. edit
Answer: A
184. Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia?

A. smog
B. unesco
C. buzz
D. edit
Answer: C
185. Which among the following is an example acronym?

A. smog
B. unesco
C. buzz

D. edit
Answer: B
186. -------is the scientific study of language

A. philology
B. phonology
C. phonetics
D. linguistics
Answer: D

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1. Which among the following statements is not true?

2. Who defined language as “a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in

6. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by:

7. The Yo-He-Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:

8. The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:

10. Find the odd one out

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11. Which among the following is an exception to the property of arbitrariness of

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18. The systematic study of signs is called-----

19. The term semiotics was introduced by

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21. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole?

22. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance?

24. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomsky’s competence

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29. A collection of similar Idiolect make up -------

31. A person who can use two languages is called-----

32. A person who can use more than two languages:

33. -------refers to an individual’s equal and native command of two or more

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38. Which among the following is not an aim of linguistics

39. Which among the following is not a branch of linguistics

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41. The study of elementary speech sounds is called----

44. The study of meaning is called----

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51. IPA stands for

52. Sounds articulated by two lips are called ------

59. -------are sounds articulated in the glottis

60. /p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are------

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61. /f/and /v/ are-------

62. /t/. /d/, /n/, /l/, /s/ are -----------

64. The initial consonant in ‘Young’ is a ------sound

65. /K/and /g/ are examples for ----sounds

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68. Assimilation is mainly of ------types

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75. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences

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76. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions?

77. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in commands

80. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences

81. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests

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86. /s/, /z/ are called ------