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language and linguistics Mcqs

81. In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated ?
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A. Kill

B. Skill

C. Skit

D. Skin

82. The /k/ in kill and skill are ________________?
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A. Morpheme variants

B. Minimal pairs

C. Allophones

D. Allomorphs

83. Words such as UNESCO and RADAR are instances of ____________?
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A. Conversion

B. Acronym

C. Re__duplicates

D. Compounding

84. The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based on ________________?
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A. All the above.

B. The position of the lips

C. The height to which the tongue is raised

D. The part of the tongue that is raised

85. The phonemes which do not occur in the same linguistic environment and which when occur so, do not bring about a change in meaning are said to be in __________?
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A. None of the abovE.

B. Non__complementary distribution

C. Contrastive distribution

D. Complementary distribution

86. The en in strengthen is a __________?
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A. An adjective forming morpheme

B. Possessive morpheme

C. Verb forming morpheme

D. Plural morpheme

87. The older term used to designate the study of languages is____________?
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A. Philology

B. Semiology

C. Haplology

D. Phonology

88. The s in she sings well is ____________?
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A. An adjective forming morpheme

B. Morpheme signaling third person singular.

C. Plural morpheme

D. Possessive morpheme

89. ______________________is a processes of word formation by which new words are formed by attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form?
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A. Portmanteau

B. Derivation

C. Compounding

D. Backformation

90. According to the position of lips vowels can be divided into__________?
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A. Tense vowels &lax vowels

B. Round vowels & unrounded vowels

C. High vowels & low vowels

D. Front vowels & back vowels

91. ______________is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language?
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A. Morphology

B. Semantics

C. Phonology

D. Syntax

92. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word little are___________?
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A. Morpheme variants

B. Allophones

C. Minimal pairs

D. Allomorphs

93. In transformational Generative Grammar, the Generative means______________?
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A. to produce

B. to predict

C. All the above

D. to develop

94. Words with more than three syllables are called __________words?
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A. Multisyllabic

B. Try syllabic

C. Disyllabic

D. Polysyllabic

95. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests________________?
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A. The rising

B. The fall__rise

C. The falling

D. None of the above

96. The /t/ in little is an instance of __________________?
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A. Alveolar plosion

B. Nasal plosion

C. Incomplete plosion.

D. Lateral plosion

97. ______________________is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined by combining the segments of two different existing words?
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A. Derivation

B. Compounding

C. Portmanteau

D. Backformation.

98. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called________?
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A. None of the above

B. Suffixes

C. Sibilants

D. Syllabic consonants

99. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed____________?
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A. None of the above

B. The falling

C. The rising

D. The fall__rise

100. Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives ?
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A. /m/ & /v/

B. /p/ & /b/

C. /k/ & /g/

D. /t/ &/d/

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