language and linguistics MCQs – Page 3

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language and linguistics Mcqs

41. There are ______ consonant sounds in English IPA.
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A. 23

B. 24

C. 22

D. 25

42. Words such as phone and photo are instances of ____________?
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A. Compounding

B. Portmanteau

C. Derivation

D. Clipping.

43. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements ?
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A. The fall__rise

B. The falling

C. The rising

D. None of the above

44. Stress is used for the sake of ______________?
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A. Loudness

B. Double meaning

C. None of the above

D. Emphasis

45. ____________is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a the weak vowel?
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A. Triphthong

B. Triaphone

C. Triaphthong

D. Triology

46. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called___________________?
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A. Onomatopoeia

B. Clipping

C. Portmanteau

D. Metanalysis

47. ______________________ is the device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction?
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A. All the abovE.

B. Transformational Generative grammar

C. The phrase structure Grammar

D. Immediate Constituent Analysis

48. The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are__________________?
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A. Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure

B. Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky

C. Max__Muller & Herman Gundert

D. Leonard Bloomfield & Max__Muller

49. The form dog is a __________morphemE?
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A. None of these

B. Free variation

C. Bound morpheme

D. A free morpheme

50. Which among the following does not constitute the scientific nature of linguistics_____________?
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A. Determination of causal relationship between facts

B. Chronological presentation of data

C. Verification, validation and generalization.

D. Systematic gathering and analysis of data

51. ______________are sounds articulated in the glottis ?
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A. Palatal

B. None of the above

C. Velar

D. Glottal

52. How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ?
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A. Four

B. Two

C. Three

D. Five

53. Which among the following is an example acronym ?
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A. Buzz

B. Smog

C. UNESCO

D. Edit

54. ________________are also called secondary phonemes?
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A. Suprasegmentals

B. Allophones

C. Allomorphs

D. Morphemes

55. The r in red is articulated as a______________?
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A. Lateral

B. Frictionless continuant

C. Trill

D. Semi__vowel

56. ______________refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or status affecting mutual intelligibility ?
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A. Dialect

B. Slang

C. Register

D. Idiolect

57. ____________________are also called prosodic features?
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A. Morphemes

B. Allomorphs

C. Suprasegmentals

D. Allophones

58. ______________ is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols and letters devised by the International Phonetic Association?
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A. The international phonemic script

B. The intelligible phonetic script.

C. The international phonetic alphabet

D. The international phonetic script

59. __________are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part of the teeth ridgE ?
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A. Palate__alveolar

B. Velar

C. Post__alveolar

D. Palatal

60. There is no positive relationship between a speech and sounD. This property of language is referred to as____________ ?
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A. TransferencE.

B. Displacement

C. Recursiveness

D. Arbitrariness.

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