english literature MCQs – Page 346

Practise multiple-choice questions from english literature for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

6903. The final /l/ in the words bottle, cattle and little are examples of _____________ ?
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A. Syllabic consonants

B. None of the above

C. Sibilants

D. Suffixes

6904. Semi__vowels are also known as ________________?
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A. Approximants

B. Sibilants

C. Trills

D. Laterals

6907. The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?
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A. Morphology

B. Semantics

C. Syntax

D. Phonology
6908. /t/. /d/, /n/, /l/, /s/ are __________________?
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A. Alveolar

B. Post__alvoelar

C. Dental;

D. Palatal

6909. The term semiology was introduced by_____________?
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A. Noam Chomsky

B. Charles Sanders Pierce

C. Edward Sapir

D. Ferdinand de Saussure
6911. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated in the sense of rhythm innate in man ?
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A. The Gesture theory

B. The Bow__vow theory

C. Ding Dong theory

D. The Pooh__pooh theory

6912. The systematic study of signs is called __________?
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A. Semiotics

B. Semiology

C. Both a & b

D. Neither a not b

6913. The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by_________________?
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A. Noire

B. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget

C. Max__Muller

D. Otto Jespersen
6914. Find the odd one out____________________?
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A. Ferdinand de Saussure

B. Leonard Bloomfield

C. Edward Sapir

D. Herman Gundert
6916. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomskys competence and Performance ?
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A. Edward Sapir

B. Ferdinand De Saussure.

C. Leonard bloom Filed.

D. Charles Sanders Pierce

6917. A person who can use two languages is called ________________________?
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A. Duo__lingual

B. Bilingual

C. Duo__langual

D. Biolingual

6918. /s/, /z/ are called ____________?
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A. Affricates

B. Fricatives

C. Trill

D. Plosives