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language and linguistics Mcqs

1. The /k/ sound in actand picture is a____________?
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A. Incomplete plosion.

B. Bilabial plosion

C. Nasal plosion

D. Alveolar plosion

2. __________________is the accent on certain words within the a sentence?
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A. None of the above

B. Syntax

C. Semantics

D. Sentence__stress

3. How many stressed are generally marked_____________?
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A. Four

B. Only one

C. Three

D. Two

4. The shortened forms like photo for photograph is an instance of __________________?
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A. Onomatopoeia

B. Metanalysis

C. Portmanteau

D. Clipping

5. __________is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words ?
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A. Onomatopoeia

B. Clipping

C. Portmanteau

D. Metanalysis

6. Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified ?
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A. The position of the lips

B. The height to which the tongue is raised

C. All the abovE.

D. The part of the tongue that is raised

7. A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is called__________?
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A. Phoneme

B. Morpheme

C. Syllable

D. Allomorph

8. ________________refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences?
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A. Stress

B. JuncturE

C. Pitch

D. Intonation

9. The s in boys is ______________?
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A. An adjective forming morpheme

B. Plural morpheme

C. Possessive morpheme

D. Past morpheme

10. /f/and /v/ are______________?
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A. Dental

B. Labio__dental

C. Bilabial

D. Alveolar

11. ______________is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttereD ?
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A. Juncture

B. Pitch

C. Intonation

D. Stress

12. A syllabic division is marked with______________?
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A. A vertical bar

B. A hyphen

C. A slash

D. An arrow mark

13. A person who has the ability to use only one language is called__________?
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A. Monolingual

B. Monologue

C. Monologal

D. None of the above

14. Sounds articulated by two lips are called ____________?
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A. Labio__dental

B. Dental

C. Alveolar

D. Bilabial

15. ______________________is a processes of word formation wherein one or more syllables are removed from an existing long words?
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A. Portmanteau

B. Clipping.

C. Derivation

D. Compounding

16. The final /t/ in walked is ____________?
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A. Past morpheme

B. Plural morpheme

C. Possessive morpheme

D. An adjective forming morpheme

17. __________are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate ?
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A. Post__alveolar

B. Palate__alveolar

C. Velar

D. Palatal

18. How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed ?
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A. None of the above

B. Innumerable

C. Only one

D. Two

19. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items ?
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A. The falling

B. The fall__rise

C. None of the above

D. The rising

20. According to Longinus, there are ________principle sources of sublime.
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A. Three

B. Five

C. None

D. Six

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