language and linguistics Mcqs
151. Words such as black__leg and flash__light are instances of ____________?
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A. Backformation

B. Compounding

C. Derivation

D. Portmanteau

152. The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based on ________________?
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A. All the abovE.

B. The position of the lips

C. The part of the tongue that is raised

D. The height to which the tongue is raised

153. The initial sound in chair and jam are examples for__________?
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A. Trill

B. Affricates

C. Plosives

D. fricatives

154. /m/ is a ______________consonant?
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A. Bilabial

B. Glottal

C. Bilabial__nasal

D. Velar

155. Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are called___________________?
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A. Alveolar

B. Bilabial

C. Dental

D. Labio__dental

156. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questions which imply that the speaker is certain about what is said_____________?
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A. The falling

B. None of the above

C. The rising

D. The fall__rise

157. Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language ?
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A. Language

B. Parole

C. performance

D. Both parole and performance
158. The initial consonant in Young is a __________ sound?
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A. Glottal

B. Velar

C. Palatal

D. Dental

159. Human language is structured at the levels of phonemes and morphemes and at the level of words. This property of language is called_______________?
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A. Recursiveness

B. TransferencE.

C. Displacement

D. Duality of structure
160. Words like Buzz, Hiss, thud etC. which represents the sounds of their referents are known as ___________?
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A. Onomatopoeia

B. Homophones

C. Portmanteau

D. Homonyms

161. Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language ?
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A. Language is instinctive.

B. Language is arbitrary

C. Language is dynamic

D. Language is systematic

162. The American pronunciation of the word issue is an instance of ________________type of assimilation?
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A. Reciprocal

B. None of the above

C. Progressive

D. Regressive

163. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as questions ?
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A. The falling

B. The fall__rise

C. None of the above

D. The rising
164. The study of the way that sequences of words are ordered into phrases, clauses, and sentences is called____________?
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A. Syntax

B. Semantics

C. Morphology

D. Phonology

165. 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

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

B. Sibilants

C. Trills

D. Laterals

167. Who defined language as a purely human and noninstinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols ?
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A. Edward Sapir

B. Noam Chomsky

C. None of the above

D. Ferdinand de Saussure

168. ____________articulated by the tip and the blade of the tongue against the teeth ridge with raising of the front of the tongue towards the palate ?
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A. Palatal

B. Velar

C. Palate__alveolar

D. Post__alveolar

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

B. Semantics

C. Syntax

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

B. Post__alvoelar

C. Dental;

D. Palatal

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

B. Charles Sanders Pierce

C. Edward Sapir

D. Ferdinand de Saussure
172. /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for ______________?
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A. Affricates

B. fricatives

C. Trill

D. Plosives
173. 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

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

B. Semiology

C. Both a & b

D. Neither a not b

175. 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
176. Find the odd one out____________________?
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A. Ferdinand de Saussure

B. Leonard Bloomfield

C. Edward Sapir

D. Herman Gundert
177. ________are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate?
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A. Post__alveolar

B. Palate__alveolar

C. Velar

D. Palatal

178. 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

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

B. Bilingual

C. Duo__langual

D. Biolingual

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

B. Fricatives

C. Trill

D. Plosives

181. Human beings can talk about experiences, objects and events which are not present at the time and place of speaking. This property of language is called______________ ?
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A. Displacement

B. Recursiveness

C. TransferencE

D. Duality of structure

182. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questions asked in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness ?
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A. The rising

B. The fall__rise

C. None of the above

D. The falling

183. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions ?
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A. The rising

B. None of the above

C. The falling

D. The fall__rise

184. The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called______________?
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A. Allophones

B. Homonyms

C. Homophones

D. Homographs

185. The language variety which has certain features which are typical of certain disciplines, topics, fields, occupations and social roles played by the speaker, is called________________ ?
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A. Dialect

B. Slang

C. Register

D. Idiolect

186. It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud the written material. This property of language is called______________ ?
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A. Recursiveness

B. Displacement

C. Transference.

D. Duality of structure

187. The Yo__He__Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by ____________?
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A. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget

B. Max__Muller

C. Otto Jepersen

D. Noire
188. 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. Homophones

B. Allophones

C. Homonyms

D. Homographs

189. /p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are____________?
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A. Dental;

B. Glottal

C. Velar

D. Bilabial
190. Which among the following does not constitute the general methodology of science ?
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A. Controlled observation

B. Analysis, generalization and prediction

C. Speculation

D. Hypothesis formulation

191. ______________refers to an individuals equal and native command of two or more languages?
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A. Multilingualism

B. Bilingualism

C. Poly__glotism

D. None of the above

192. How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language ?
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A. Four

B. Five

C. Three

D. Two

193. _______________is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of both linguistics and sociology converges ?
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A. Socio__linguistics

B. Linguistics of sociology

C. None of these

D. Sociology of linguistics

194. Who defined language as a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements ?
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A. None of the above

B. Noam Chomsky

C. Edward Sapir

D. Ferdinand de Saussure

195. ________________is the totality of the speech habits of an individual?
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A. Register

B. Slang

C. Idiolect

D. Dialect

196. Using a finite set of rules a speaker can produce innumerable grammatical utterances. This property of language is called______________?
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A. TransferencE

B. Recursiveness

C. Displacement

D. Duality of structure

197. The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word dogs is an instance of ________________assimilation?
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A. Progressive

B. reciprocal

C. none of the abovE

D. Regressive

198. The theory which Is based upon the assumption that language has been formed from the words uttered by groups of persons engaged in joint burdensome labour ?
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A. The Gesture theory

B. The Yo__He__Ho Theory

C. Ding__Dong theory.

D. The Poo__Pooh theory

199. Certain morphemes have more than one meaning and can be understood in more than one way. They are called ______________?
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A. Homographs

B. Homophones

C. Homonyms

D. Allophones

200. The consonant /l/ is called ____________?
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A. Nasal

B. Semi__vowel

C. Sibilant

D. Lateral