language and linguistics MCQs – Page 6

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language and linguistics Mcqs
101. The /p/ in top__most is a ______________?
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A. Incomplete plosion.

B. Nasal plosion

C. Alveolar plosion

D. Bilabial plosion

102. The initial sounds in the words ship, church and judge; are examples for__________?
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A. Bilabial

B. Velar

C. Palatal

D. Palato__alveolar
103. Longinus asserts that nothing contributes more to loftiness of tone in writing than _________?
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A. Impassioned Utterance

B. Grandeur Thought

C. Genuine Emotion

D. Splendour Style

104. ______________are words which differ only in one phoneme ?
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A. Minimal pairs

B. Triphthongs

C. Diphthongs

D. Semi__vowels

105. __________ is term introduced by CHOMSKY to describe the actual use of language in concrete situations
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A. N. O. T

B. Performance

C. Parole

D. Paradigmatic

106. The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematic interrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time is called________________?
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A. Onomatopoeic

B. Semiotic

C. Diachronic

D. Synchronic
107. The final /m/ in the word Prism is an instance of ____________?
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A. Sibilants

B. Suffixes

C. Syllabic consonants

D. None of the above

108. __________________________is the study of how the mentally represented grammar of language is employed in the production and comprehension of speech?
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A. Socio__linguistics

B. Neuron__linguistics

C. Physio linguistics

D. Psycho__linguistics
109. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on ________________?
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A. The part of the tongue that is raised

B. The position of the lips

C. The state of the tension of the tongue

D. The height to which the tongue is raised

110. The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at the public schools came to be called____________?
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A. Received Pronunciation

B. Standard pronunciation

C. Standard English

D. Recognized pronunciation

111. The term________________refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words in continuous speech?
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A. Alliteration

B. None of the above

C. Elision

D. Assonance

112. Which among the following are bilabial plosive sounds in English?
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A. /p/ & /b/

B. /t/ &/d/

C. /m/ & /v/

D. /k/ & /g/

113. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of__________?
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A. Allomorphs

B. Allophones

C. Minimal pairs

D. None of the above

114. The ish in the word childish is ______________?
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A. Plural morpheme

B. An adjective forming morpheme

C. Past morpheme

D. Possessive morpheme

115. _______ is a term denotes historical perspective for studying language ?
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A. Synchrony

B. Diachrony

C. Both a and b

D. None of these

116. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words cats, dogs and boxes are instances of ______________?
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A. Allomorphs

B. None of the above

C. Allophones

D. Minimal pairs

117. The classification of vowels into half__close vowels and half__open vowels is based on ________________?
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A. The part of the tongue that is raised

B. All the abovE.

C. The position of the lips

D. The height to which the tongue is raised
118. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussures Langue and Parole ?
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A. Edward Sapir

B. Charles Sanders Pierce

C. Leonard bloom FileD.

D. Noam Chomsky
119. The IPA came into existence in the year__________?
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A. 1889

B. 1989

C. 1888

D. 1998
120. The word examination is a ____________word?
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A. Monosyllabic

B. Try syllabic

C. Polysyllabic

D. Disyllabic