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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
BA ENGLISH
(2011 Admission Onwards)
V Semester
CORE COURSE
Language and Linguistics
QUESTION BANK
1. Which among the following statements is not true?a. Language is a means of communicationb. Language is symbolicc. Language is structurald. Language is the only means of communication
2. Who defined language as “a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finitein length and constructed out of a finite set of elements”
a. Noam Chomskyb. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Edward Sapird. None of the above
3. Who defined language as “a purely human and non-instinctive method ofcommunicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarilyproduced symbols” ?
a. Noam Chomskyb. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Edward Sapird. None of the above
4. Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language?a. Language is systematicb. Language is arbitrary
c. Language is dynamicd. Language is instinctive.
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5. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originatedas a result of human instinct to imitate sounds:
a. Ding Dong theoryb. The Bow-vow theory
c. The Pooh-pooh theoryd. The Gesture theory
6. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originatedin the sense of rhythm innate in man:
a. Ding Dong theoryb. The Bow-vow theory
c. The Pooh-pooh theoryd. The Gesture theory
7. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated asa result of the involuntary exclamations of pain, surprise, pleasure orwonder:
a. Ding Dong theoryb. The Bow-vow theory
c. The Pooh-pooh theoryd. The Gesture theory
8. The theory which Is based upon the assumption that language has beenformed from the words uttered by groups of persons engaged in jointburdensome labour:
a. The Yo-He-Ho Theoryb. The Gesture theory
c. The Poo-Pooh theoryd. Ding-Dong theory.
9. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by:a. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Pagetb. Noirec. Max-Mullerd. Otto Jepersen
10. The Yo-He-Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:a. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Pagetb. Noirec. Max-Mullerd. Otto Jepersen
11. The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:a. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Pagetb. Noirec. Max-Mullerd. Otto Jespersen
12. Words like ‘Buzz’, ‘Hiss’, ‘thud’ etc. which represents the sounds oftheir referents are known as --------
a. Onomatopoeiab. Homophones
c. Homonymsd. Portmanteau
13. Find the odd one outa. Ferdinand de Saussureb. Edward Sapir
c. Leonard Bloomfieldd. Herman Gundert
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14. Which among the following is an exception to the property ofarbitrariness of language?
a. Onomatopoeiab. Homophones
c. Homonymsd. Portmanteau
15. Human language is structured at the levels of phonemes and morphemesand at the level of words. This property of language is called-------
a. Duality of structureb. Recursiveness
c. Displacementd. Transference.
16. Using a finite set of rules a speaker can produce innumerablegrammatical utterances. This property of language is called-------
a. Duality of structureb. Recursiveness
c. Displacementd. Transference.
17. Human beings can talk about experiences, objects and events whichare not present at the time and place of speaking. This property oflanguage is called-------
a. Duality of structureb. Recursiveness
c. Displacementd. Transference.
18. It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud thewritten material. This property of language is called-------
a. Duality of structureb. Recursiveness
c. Displacementd. Transference.
19. Language is never static. It goes on changing. This property oflanguage is called-------
a. Dynamicb. Recursiveness
c. Displacementd. Transference.
20. There is no positive relationship between a speech and sound. Thisproperty of language is referred to as------
a. Arbitrariness.b. Recursiveness
c. Displacementd. Transference.
21. The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time iscalled--------
a. Synchronicb. Diachronic
c. Semioticd. Onomatopoeic
22. The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematicinterrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time iscalled--------
a. Synchronicb. Diachronic
c. Semioticd. Onomatopoeic
23. The systematic study of signs is called-----a. Semioticsb. Semiology
c. Both “a” & “b”d. Neither “a” not “b”
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24. The term semiotics was introduced bya. Charles Sanders Pierceb. Ferdinand de sauddure
c. Noam Chomskyd. Edward Sapir
25. The term semiology was introduced bya. Charles Sanders Pierceb. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Noam Chomskyd. Edward Sapir
26. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole?a. Charles Sanders Pierceb. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Noam Chomskyd. Edward Sapir
27. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence andPerformance?
a. Charles Sanders Pierceb. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Noam Chomskyd. Edward Sapir
28. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussure’sLangue and Parole?
a. Charles Sanders Pierceb. Leonard bloom Filed.
c. Noam Chomskyd. Edward Sapir
29. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomsky’scompetence and Performance?
a. Charles Sanders Pierceb. Leonard bloom Filed.
c. Ferdinand De Saussure.d. Edward Sapir
30. Which among the following implies the underlying rules governing thecombination and organization of the elements of language?
a. Languageb. Parole
c. Competenced. Both langue and Competence
31. Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance ofthe individual speaking or writing a given language?
a. Languageb. Parole
c. performanced. Both parole and performance
32. -------refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area,social class or status affecting mutual intelligibility
a. Dialectb. Idiolect
c. Registerd. Slang
33. --------is the totality of the speech habits of an individuala. Dialectb. Idiolect
c. Registerd. Slang
34. A collection of similar Idiolect make up -------a. Dialectb. Idiolects
c. Registerd. Slang
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35. The language variety which has certain features which are typical ofcertain disciplines, topics, fields, occupations and social roles played bythe speaker, is called--------
a. Dialectb. Idiolect
c. Registerd. Slang
36. A person who has the ability to use only one language is called-----a. Monologueb. Monolingual
c. Monologald. None of the above
37. A person who can use two languages is called-----a. Biolingualb. Bilingual
c. Duo-linguald. Duo-langual
38. A person who can use more than two languages:a. Multilingualb. Poly-lingual
c. Bilinguald. Poly-langual
39. -------refers to an individual’s equal and native command of two ormore languages
a. Bilingualismb. Poly-glotism
c. Multilingualismd. None of the above
40. -------------is the study of how the mentally represented grammar oflanguage is employed in the production and comprehension of speech
a. Socio-linguisticsb. Psycho-linguistics
c. Neuron-linguisticsd. Physio –linguistics
41. -------is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of bothlinguistics and sociology converges
a. Linguistics of sociologyb. Socio-linguistics
c. Sociology of linguisticsd. None of these
42. Which among the following does not constitute the scientific nature oflinguistics
a. Systematic gathering and analysis of datab. Determination of causal relationship between factsc. Chronological presentation of datad. Verification, validation and generalization.
43. Which among the following does not constitute the generalmethodology of science
a. Controlled observationb. Hypothesis formulationc. Analysis, generalization and predictiond. Speculation
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44. Which among the following is not an aim of linguisticsa. To study the nature of languageb. To establish a theory of languagec. To propound stories of the origin of languaged. To describe a language and all languages
45. Which among the following is not a branch of linguisticsa. Phonologyb. Morphology
c. Semanticsd. Philology
46. The older term used to designate the study of languages is------a. Philologyb. Haplology
c. Phonologyd. Semiology
47. The study of elementary speech sounds is called----a. Phonologyb. Morphology
c. Syntaxd. Semantics
48. The study ordering of speech sounds into the smallest meaningfulgroups is called----
a. Phonologyb. Morphology
c. Syntaxd. Semantics
49. The study of the way that sequences of words are ordered intophrases, clauses, and sentences is called------
a. Phonologyb. Morphology
c. Syntaxd. Semantics
50. The study of meaning is called----a. Phonologyb. Morphology
c. Syntaxd. Semantics
51. -------is the basis of all sounds in English language and in mostlanguages in India.
a. The pulmonic air stream mechanismb. The glotalic air stream mechanismc. The velaric air stream mechanismd. None of the above.
52. ------is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a theweak vowel
a. Triaphthongb. Triaphone
c. Triphthongd. Triology
53. ----------are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speechorgans glide from one vowel position to another
a. Diphthongsb. Triphthongs
c. Semi-vowelsd. Minimal pairs
54. -------are words which differ only in one phoneme
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a. Diphthongsb. Triphthongs
c. Semi-vowelsd. Minimal pairs
55. --------are the different concrete phonetic variation of the samephoneme
a. Allophonesb. Triphthongs
c. Semi-vowelsd. Minimal pairs
56. ---- is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speechsound or phoneme
a. Syllableb. Stress
c. Intonationd. Pitch.
57----is the process by which one speech sound gets changed to anotherunder the influence of another
a. Onomatopoeiab. Assimilation
c. Regressiond. Progression
58. IPA stands fora. International political alphabetb. International phonetic associationc. Indian phonetic alphabetd. All the above
59. Sounds articulated by two lips are called ------a. Dentalb. Bilabial
c. Labio-dentald. Alveolar
60. Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth arecalled----
a. Dentalb. Bilabial
c. Labio-dentald. Alveolar
61. Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upperteeth are called---
a. Dentalb. Labio-dental
c. Bilabiald. Alveolar
62. Sounds articulated with the tip of the tongue or the blade of thetongue against the teeth ridge are called----
a. Dentalb. Bilabial
c. Labio-dentald. Alveolar
63. -----are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part ofthe teeth ridge.
a. Post-alveolarb. Palate-alveolar
c. Palatald. Velar
64. ------articulated by the tip and the blade of the tongue against theteeth ridge with raising of the front of the tongue towards the palate
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a. Post-alveolarb. Palate-alveolar
c. Palatald. Velar
65. -----are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hardpalate
a. Post-alveolarb. Palate-alveolar
c. Palatald. Velar
66. ----are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the softpalate
a. Post-alveolarb. Palate-alveolar
c. Palatald. Velar
67. -------are sounds articulated in the glottisa. Glottalb. Velar
c. Palatald. None of the above
68. /p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are------a. Bilabialb. Dental;
c. Velard. Glottal
69. /f/and /v/ are-------a. Dentalb. Labio-dental
c. Bilabiald. Alveolar
70. /t/. /d/, /n/, /l/, /s/ are -----------a. Alveolarb. Post-alvoelar
c. Palatald. Dental;
71. The initial sounds in the words ‘ship’, ‘church’ and ‘judge; areexamples for----
a. Palato-alveolarb. Palatal
c. Velard. Bilabial
72. The initial consonant in ‘Young’ is a ------sounda. Palatalb. Velar
c. Dentald. Glottal
73. /K/and /g/ are examples for ----soundsa. Velarb. Glottal
c. Palatald. Bilabial
74. /h/ in the word ‘he’ is a ----sounda. Velarb. Glottal
c. Palatald. Alveolar
75. The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitchintonation and juncture are called-------
a. Supra-segmental phonemesb. Secondary phonemes
c. Prosodic featuresd. All the above.
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76. Assimilation is mainly of ------typesa. Fourb. Two
c. Threed. Only one
77. The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of----assimilation
a. Progressiveb. Regressive
c. Reciprocald. None of the above
78. The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of -----assimilation
a. Progressiveb. Regressive
c. Reciprocald. None of the above
79. The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce athird sound is an instance of --------assimilation
a. Progressiveb. regressivec. reciprocal
d. Regressivee. None of the above
80. The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word‘dogs’ is an instance of ---------assimilation
a. Progressiveb. Regressive
c. reciprocald. none of the above.
81. In the pronunciation of the word ‘ink’ the alveolar /n/ becoming avelar sound is an instance of ------
a. Progressiveb. Regressive
c. Reciprocald. None of the above
82. The American pronunciation of the word ‘issue’ is an instance of --------type of assimilation
a. Progressiveb. Regressive
c. Reciprocald. None of the above
83. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarativesentences uttered as ordinary statements
a. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
84. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used inW.Hquestions?
a. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
85. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in commandsa. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
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86. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questionswhich imply that the speaker is certain about what is said
a. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
87. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing theitems
a. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
88. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarativesentences uttered as questions
a. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
89. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requestsa. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
90. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questionsasked in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness.
a. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
91. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate thatthe speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed
a. The fallingb. The rising
c. The fall-rised. None of the above
92. /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for -------a. Plosivesb. Affricates
c. fricativesd. Trill
93. The initial sound in ‘chair’ and ‘jam’ are examples for-----a. Plosivesb. Affricates
c. fricativesd. Trill
94. /s/, /z/ are called ------a. Plosivesb. Affricates
c. Fricativesd. Trill
95. /f/ and /v/ are calleda. Plosivesb. Affricates
c. fricativesd. Trill
96. The consonant /l/ is called ------a. Sibilantb. Lateral
c. Nasald. Semi-vowel
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97. The consonant /s/ is called ----a. Sibilantb. Lateral
c. Nasald. Semi-vowel
98. /m/ and /n/ are called----a. Sibilantb. Lateral
c. Nasald. Semi-vowel
99. How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language?a. Twob. Three
c. Fourd. Five
100. How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language?a. Twob. Three
c. Fourd. Five
101. The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a-------a. Trillb. Lateral
c. Frictionless continuantd. Semi-vowel
102.Semi-vowels are also known as----a. Approximantsb. Laterals
c. Sibilantsd. Trills
103.The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called-----a. Semi-vowelsb. Laterals
c. Sibilantsd. Trills.
104. The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme arecalled-------
a. Allophonesb. Homophones
c. Homographsd. Homonyms
105. The term---------is used to designate words which are spelt differentlybut pronounced alike and which are different in meaning.
a. Allophonesb. Homophones
c. Homographsd. Homonyms
106. Certain morphemes have more than one meaning and can beunderstood in more than one way. They are called-------
a. Allophonesb. Homophones
c. Homographsd. Homonyms
107.-----------is used to designate words pronounced differently thoughidentically.
a. Allophonesb. Homophones
c. Homographsd. Homonyms
108. The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the past-tense of the verb‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for--------
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a. Allophonesb. Homophones
c. Homographsd. Homonyms
109. The word ‘bank’ in ‘on the banks on the river’ and ‘banks are financialinstitutions’ is called a------
a. Allophonesb. Homophones
c. Homographsd. Homonyms
110.The present-tense form of the verb ‘read’ and its past-tense which ispronounced as ‘red’ is an example of-----
a. Allophonesb. Homophones
c. Homographsd. Homonyms
111. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called----a. Syllabic consonantsb. Sibilants
c. Suffixesd. None of the above
112. The final /l/ in the words ‘bottle’, ‘cattle’ and ‘little’ are examples of ----a. Syllabic consonantsb. Sibilants
c. Suffixesd. None of the above
113. The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are ---------a. Syllabic consonantsb. Sibilants
c. Suffixesd. None of the above
114. The final /m/ in the word ‘Prism’ is an instance of ------a. Syllabic consonantsb. Sibilants
c. Suffixesd. None of the above
115. --------are also called secondary phonemesa. Suprasegmentalsb. Morphemes
c. Allomorphsd. Allophones
116. ----------are also called prosodic features.a. Suprasegmentalsb. Morphemes
c. Allomorphsd. Allophones
117. -------is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered.a. Stressb. Pitch
c. Intonationd. Juncture
118.Stress is used for the sake of -------a. Emphasisb. Loudness
c. Double meaningd. None of the above
119. How many stressed are generally markeda. Only oneb. Two
c. Threed. Four
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120. ---------is the accent on certain words within the a sentencea. Semanticsb. Syntax
c. Sentence-stressd. None of the above
121. ------refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech.a. Stressb. Pitch
c. Intonationd. Juncture.
122. --------refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining tosentences.
a. Intonationb. Stress
c. Pitchd. Juncture.
123. The term--------refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or evenwords in continuous speech
a. Alliterationb. Assonance
c. Elisiond. None of the above
124. IPA stands for-----a. Inter National Phonetic Alphabetb. International Phonetic Associationc. Both ‘a’ & ‘b’d. Neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
125.How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?a. Only oneb. Two
c. Innumerabled. None of the above
126. -------is concerned with the selection and organization of speechsounds in a language
a. Phonologyb. Morphology
c. Semanticsd. Syntax
127. /m/ is a -------consonanta. Bilabialb. Bilabial-nasal
c. Velard. Glottal
128. How many classes of morphemes can be identified in a languagea. Only oneb. Two
c. Threed. Four
129. A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language iscalled-----
a. Syllableb. Phoneme
c. Morphemed. Allomorph
130. The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ------a. A free morphemeb. Free variation
c. Bound morphemed. None of these
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131. The form ‘dog’ is a -----morpheme.a. A free morphemeb. Free variation
c. Bound morphemed. None of these
132.Morpheme alternants are called----a. Allophonesb. Allomorphs
c. Minimal pairsd. None of the above
133. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and‘boxes’ are instances of -------
a. Allophonesb. Allomorphs
c. Minimal pairsd. None of the above
134. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged andpatted are instances of-----
a. Allophonesb. Allomorphs
c. Minimal pairsd. None of the above
135.The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is -------a. An adjective forming morphemeb. Plural morphemec. Possessive morphemed. Past morpheme
136.The –s in ‘boys’ is -------a. An adjective forming morphemeb. Plural morphemec. Possessive morphemed. Past morpheme
137. The –s in ‘john’s’ is -----a. An adjective forming morphemeb. Plural morphemec. Possessive morphemed. Past morpheme
138.The final /t/ in walked is ------a. An adjective forming morphemeb. Plural morphemec. Possessive morphemed. Past morpheme
139. The –or in actor isa. An adjective forming morphemeb. Plural morphemec. Possessive morphemed. Noun forming morpheme
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140. The –en in strengthen is a----a. An adjective forming morphemeb. Plural morphemec. Possessive morphemed. Verb forming morpheme.
141. The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ------a. An adjective forming morphemeb. Plural morphemec. Possessive morphemed. Morpheme signaling third person singular.
142. The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of-----a. Portmanteaub. Onomatopoeia
c. Clippingd. Metanalysis
143. -----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables areremoved from longer words.
a. Portmanteaub. Onomatopoeia
c. Clippingd. Metanalysis
144. ------is the process by which new words are coined by combining thesegments of two different words.
a. Portmanteaub. Onomatopoeia
c. Clippingd. Metanalysis
145. -------involves a different analysis of the structure of the word byattaching a consonant at the end of a word or a vowel at the beginning ofthe next word.
a. Portmanteaub. Onomatopoeia
c. Clippingd. Met analysis
146. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called-----a. Portmanteaub. Onomatopoeia
c. Clippingd. Metanalysis
147. The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the deviceof Immediate Constituent analysis are:
a. Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomskyb. Leonard Bloomfield & Max-Mullerc. Max-Muller & Herman Gundertd. Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure
148. ----------- is the device used in modern linguistics for grouping togetherwords and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction.
a. Transformational Generative grammarb. The phrase structure Grammarc. Immediate Constituent Analysisd. All the above.
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149. 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”
150. In transformational Generative Grammar, the ‘Generative’ means:a. ‘to produce’b. ‘to develop’
c. ‘to predict’d. All the above
151. Which among the following are the main properties of grammar?a. To account by its rules for the infinite sentences of a languageb. To be explicit about the grammaticality of sentencesc. To predict all and the only possible grammatical sentences of a
languaged. All the above.
152. Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreementbetween various constituent elements of a language?
a. Concordb. Gerund
c. Phrase structured. None of the above
153. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the -----------ofthe same phoneme /l/
a. Allophonesb. Allomorphs
c. Morpheme variantsd. Minimal pairs
154. In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirateda. Killb. Skill
c. Skind. Skit
155. The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are --------a. Allophonesb. Allomorphs
c. Morpheme variantsd. Minimal pairs
156. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word ‘little’ are----a. Allophonesb. Allomorphs
c. Morpheme variantsd. Minimal pairs
157. The word ‘examination’ is a ------worda. Monosyllabicb. Disyllabic
c. Try syllabicd. Polysyllabic
158. A syllabic division is marked with-------a. A slashb. An arrow mark
c. A hyphend. A vertical bar
159. Words with more than three syllables are called -----wordsa. Multisyllabicb. Disyllabic
c. Try syllabicd. Polysyllabic
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160.----- is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols andletters devised by the International Phonetic Association
a. The international phonetic scriptb. The international phonetic alphabetc. The international phonemic scriptd. The intelligible phonetic script.
161. 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 Phoneticiansb. Greek phoneticians
c. Indian philologistsd. American linguists
163. The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at thepublic schools came to be called------
a. Standard Englishb. Received Pronunciation
c. Standard pronunciationd. Recognized pronunciation
164. Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguisticenvironment are said to be in ------
a. Contrastive distributionb. Complementary distribution
c. Non-contrastive distributiond. None of the above.
165. The phonemes which do not occur in the same linguistic environmentand which when occur so, do not bring about a change in meaning aresaid to be in -----
a. Complementary distributionb. Contrastive distributionc. Non-complementary distributiond. None of the above.
166. The substitution of the aspirated /k/ for the un-aspirated /k/ in theword ‘sky’ does not alter the meaning of the word. It is an instance of -------
a. Complementary distributionb. Contrastive distributionc. Non-complementary distributiond. None of the above
167. Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English beclassified
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
168. According to the position of lips vowels can be divided into-----a. Round vowels & unrounded vowelsb. Front vowels & back vowels
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c. High vowels & low vowelsd. Tense vowels &lax vowels
169. According to the part of the tongue that is raised, vowels can beclassified into-----
a. Round vowels & unrounded vowelsb. Front vowels & back vowelsc. High vowels & low vowelsd. Tense vowels &lax vowels
170. According to the height to which the tongue is raised, vowels can beclassified into ---
a. Round vowels & unrounded vowelsb. Front vowels & back vowelsc. High vowels & low vowelsd. Tense vowels &lax vowels
171. On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue,vowels can be classified into-------
a. Round vowels & unrounded vowelsb. Front vowels & back vowelsc. High vowels & low vowelsd. Tense vowels &lax vowels
172. The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels isbased on --------
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
173.The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is basedon --------
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
174.The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and centervowels is based on --------
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
175.The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on ------a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
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176.The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is basedon --------
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. The state of the tension of the tongue
177.The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is basedon --------
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
178.The classification of vowels into half-close vowels and half-open vowelsis based on --------
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
179.The classification of vowels into half-high vowels and half-low vowels isbased on --------
a. The position of the lipsb. The part of the tongue that is raisedc. The height to which the tongue is raisedd. All the above.
180.Which among the following are bi-labial plosive sounds in Englisha. /p/ & /b/b. /m/ & /v/
c. /t/ &/d/d. /k/ & /g/
181. Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives?a. /p/ & /b/b. /m/ & /v/
c. /t/ &/d/d. /k/ & /g/
182. Which among the following pairs are Velar plosives?a. /p/ & /b/b. /m/ & /v/
c. /t/ &/d/d. /k/ & /g/
183. The /k/ sound in ‘act’and ‘picture’ is a------a. Bilabial plosionb. Alveolar plosion
c. Nasal plosiond. Incomplete plosion.
184. The /p/ in ‘top-most’ is a -------a. Bilabial plosionb. Alveolar plosion
c. Nasal plosiond. Incomplete plosion.
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185. The /t/ in little is an instance of ---------a. Lateral plosionb. Alveolar plosion
c. Nasal plosiond. Incomplete plosion.
186. The /d/ in ‘middle’ is an instance of ---------a. Lateral plosionb. Alveolar plosion
c. Nasal plosiond. Incomplete plosion.
187. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein two or more existingwords are simply combined.
a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Backformation.
188.-----------is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coinedby combining the segments of two different existing words.
a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Backformation.
189.-----------is a processes of word formation by which new words areformed by attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form.
a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Backformation.
190.-----------is a processes of word formation whereby new words areformed by subtracting a root by deleting final syllable which ismisunderstood as a suffix.
a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Backformation.
191.-----------is a processes of word formation wherein one or more syllablesare removed from an existing long words.
a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Clipping.
192. Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of ------a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Backformation
193.Words such as ‘black-leg’ and ‘flash-light’ are instances of ------a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Backformation
194. Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house-keep’ are instances of ------a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Backformation
195.Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ------a. Compoundingb. Portmanteau
c. Derivationd. Clipping.
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196.Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ------a. Compoundingb. Acronym
c. Re-duplicatesd. Conversion.
197.Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightlydifferent are called------
a. Compoundingb. Acronym
c. Re-duplicatesd. Conversion
198.Which among the following is an example for portmanteaua. Smogb. UNESCO
c. Buzzd. Edit
199. Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia?a. Smogb. UNESCO
c. Buzzd. edit
200.Which among the following is an example acronym?a. Smogb. UNESCO
c. Buzzd. Edit
201. -------is the scientific study of languagea. Philologyb. Phonology
c. Phoneticsd. linguistics
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