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LINGUISTICS MCQs
1. A mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by a deficit of typical emotional responses is known as
(A) Alzhemer’s disease
(B) Schizophrenia
(C) Aphasia
(D) Dementia
Ans: B
2. The children who suffer from language deprivation during critical period are known as
(A) Deaf
(B) Dumb
(C) Feral
(D) Mute
Ans: C
3. Auditory agnosia otherwise known as
(A) Pure word blindness
(B) Pure word deafness
(C) Agraphia
(D) Anomia
Ans: B
4. Assertion – I: Most language functions are located in the left hemisphere.
Assertion – II: The right hemisphere does play a role in the interpretation of prosody, metaphor and humour.
Codes:
(A) I is true, II is false.
(B) I is false, II is true.
(C) Both I and II are true.
(D) Both I and II are false.
Ans: C
5. Match the following with List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the following codes:
List – I List – II
a. Fluency disorder i. Dyslexia
b. Voice disorder ii. Aphasia
c. Learning disorder iii. Dysphonia
d. Language disorder iv. Stuttering
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) iii iv ii i
Ans: C
6. Language loss in aging is known as
(A) Dementia
(B) Alzheimere disease
(C) Schizophrenia
(D) Parkinson disease
Ans: B
7. Assertion – I: The lower back part of the frontal lobe is primarily involved in the encoding of speech.
Assertion – II: The upper back part of the temporal lobe, extending upwards into the parietal lobe, is important in the comprehension of speech.
(A) Both I and II are true.
(B) Both I and II are false.
(C) I is true, II is false.
(D) I is false, II is true.
Ans: A
8. The book “Profiling Linguistic Disability” is written by
(A) A.R. Luria
(B) David Crystal
(C) H. Goodglass
(D) N. Chomsky
Ans: B
9. Match the following with List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Saussure i. Selection and combination
b. Chomsky ii. Langue and Parole
c. Jacobson iii. Phonological and semiological
d. Sabouraud iv. Competence and Performance
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: B
10. The Syndrome of acoustic-agnosicaphasia is referred by A.R. Luria as
(A) Sensory Aphasia
(B) Motor Aphasia
(C) Efferent Aphasia
(D) Afferent Aphasia
Ans: A
11. Match the items in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Communicative competence i. William Labov
b. Verbal deficit hypothesis ii. Charles Ferguson
c. Diglossia iii. Basil Bernstein
d. Social motivation of sound change iv. Dell Hymes
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: A
12. Tokenization means
(A) Syntactic analysis
(B) Morphological analysis
(C) Semantic analysis
(D) Lexical analysis
Ans: D
13. Match the following with the List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Content validity i. If it looks as it measures what it is supposed to measure.
b. Criterion related validity ii. It measures the ability which it is supposed to measure.
c. Construct validity iii. The result agrees with those provided by some dependable measures.
d. Face validity iv. If its content constitutes are presentative sample of the language skills.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B
14. Match the following with the List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Semasiological i. A catalogue of the words of agiven language
b. Lexica ii. Giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject.
c. Encyclopedia iii. What concepts the word refers to
d. Thesauri iv. It lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: A
15. Literacy and non-formal, adult education may be linked to
(A) Computer skill
(B) Empowerment
(C) Feminism
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
16. The responsive dimension of style is characterized as _________ in language of media
(A) Audience choice
(B) Audience preferences
(C) Audience design
(D) Style
Ans: C
17. Social development theory argues that social interaction precedes development. Consciousness and cognition are the end products of socialization and social behaviour. It was developed by
(A) Lave and Werger
(B) Bruner Jerome
(C) Lev Vygotsky
(D) N. Chomsky
Ans: C
18. A behaviourist theory based on the fundamental idea that behaviours that are reinforced will tend to continue was given by
(A) Chomsky
(B) A Bandura
(C) Ivan Pavalov
(D) B.F. Skinner
Ans: D
19. A branch of linguistics which studies words in such a way that it includes their nature and function as symbols, and their meaning in relation to epistemology, is known as
(A) Lexicography
(B) Lexicology
(C) Semantics
(D) Pragmatics
Ans: B
20. Match the items in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Structure shifts i. involves changes in rank.
b. Classs hifts ii. Involves a grammatical change between the structure of source text (ST) and target text.
c. Unit shifts iii. When a SL item is translated into a T.L. item which belongs to a different word class.
d. Intra system shifts iv. SL and TL possess systems which correspond formally as to their constitution, but when translation involves, a non-corresponding term is selected.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: A
21. A process of adapting a message from one language to another in such a way that its intent, style, tone and context are maintained, is known as
(A) Transliteration
(B) Transcreation
(C) Full translation
(D) Partial translation
Ans: B
22. The construction which determines the selectional restrictions (or preferences) of the whole construction is known as
(A) Semantic component
(B) Semantic field
(C) Semantic heads
(D) Semantic opacity
Ans: C
23. In the sentence “I kicked it with my foot,” ‘with my foot’ is redundant. This type of semantic anomaly isk nown as
(A) Plesionymy
(B) Pleonasm
(C) Polar antonyms
(D) Zeugma
Ans: B
24. The category of words through which speakers can convey their attitude towards the truth or reliability of their assertions is known as
(A) Tense
(B) Deontic modality
(C) Epistemic modality
(D) Command
Ans: C
25. Match the items in List – I with those in List – II with the codes given below
List – I List – II
a. I implicature i. Maxim of manner
b. M implicature ii. Maxim of quality
c. Q implicature iii. Maxim of quantity
d. Generalised implicature iv. Independent of context
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: C
26. In Chomskyan Hierarchy the type 3grammar refer to
(A) Rewrite grammars
(B) Context-sensitive grammars
(C) Context-free grammars
(D) Finite-state grammars
Ans: D
27. Match the items in the List – I with those in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Inflecting language i. Geographical
b. American languages ii. Typological
c. South-Asian languages iii. Genetic
d. Semitic languages iv. Areal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
28. The book entitled ‘Introducing Applied Linguistics’ by S.P. Corder was published in
(A) 1965
(B) 1973
(C) 1976
(D) 1980
Ans: B
29. An empty morph has
(A) Meaning but no form.
(B) No form, no meaning.
(C) Form and meaning.
(D) Form but no meaning.
Ans: D
30. The pulmonic airstream is initiated by
(A) Closed glottis
(B) Vibrating glottis
(C) Lungs
(D) Closed velum
Ans: C
31. Match the following in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Nasalisation i. Airstream process
b. Voicing ii. Articulatory process
c. Palatalisation iii. Phonation process
d. Ejectives iv. Oronasal process
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
32. An example of a tonal language is
(A) English
(B) Bodo
(C) Hindi
(D) Santali
Ans: B
33. The blade of the tongue is also called
(A) Apex
(B) Dorsum
(C) Centre
(D) Lamina
Ans: D
34. Assertion I: In the English words ‘eight’ and ‘eighth’ the same phoneme | t | is present having the same phonetic nature.
Assertion II: In the English words ‘eight’ and ‘eighth’ the same phoneme | t | is present having different phonetic nature.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(D) (I) is true and (II) is false.
Ans: C
35. The propounder of ‘Practical phonemics’ is
(A) L. Bloomfield
(B) K.L. Pike
(C) H.A. Gleason
(D) C.F. Hockett
Ans: B
36. Match the items from List – I with those in the List – II and select the correct items from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Post position i. Articulatory phonetics
b. Formant ii. Morphology
c. Lower lip iii. Acoustic phonetics
d. Distributed iv. Phonology
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: D
37. Words with lexicalized meanings, written as single words or not, are called
(A) Compounds
(B) Phrases
(C) Single morphemes
(D) Single words
Ans: A
38. The morphological change from one sound to a related one in related words is called
(A) Suppletion
(B) Infixation
(C) Incorporation
(D) Ablaut
Ans: D
39. Assertion I: The words ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘the’, ‘a’ in the context of ‘____ girl’ are in paradigmatic relation.
Assertion II: The words ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘the’ and ‘a’ in the context of ‘___ girl’ are in syntagmatic relation.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(D) (I) is false and (II) is true.
Ans: C
40. Unity of a linguistic sequence or chain, defined in terms of its relations with its surroundings is
(A) Cohesion
(B) Coherence
(C) Context
(D) Connotation
Ans: B
41. Good: bad; polite: rude, impolite; kind : cruel, unkind; clever : stupid where the first term expressing a positive attitude towards a referent and the other(s) a negative attitude.
In which category of antonyms they belong to?
(A) Overlapping antonyms
(B) Polar antonyms
(C) Partial antonyms
(D) Simple antonyms
Ans: A
42. Arrange the following words of Chomsky in chronological order in which they appeared:
(i) Current issues in Linguistic Theory
(ii) Syntactic structures
(iii) Conditions on transformations
(iv) Aspects of the theory of syntax
Codes:
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(B) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Ans: A
43. The doctrine of Spho a was introduced by
(A) Pā ini
(B) Patanjali
(C) Kātyāyana
(D) Bhartuhari
Ans: D
44. If flower is a super ordinate term, what is the term which refers rose, hibiscus, sunflowers etc?
(A) Hyponyms of flower
(B) Co-hyponyms of flower
(C) Synonyms of flower
(D) Homonyms of flower
Ans: A
45. What is the entailment of the sentence “Tracy is a spinster”?
(A) Tracy is a male
(B) Tracy is a female
(C) Tracy is an old woman
(D) Tracy is a child
Ans: B
46. Transformational generative grammar deals with
(A) Production
(B) Transformation
(C) Semiotics and Pragmatics
(D) Production and Transformation
Ans: D
47. Government and Binding theory strives to be a theory of
(A) Universal grammar
(B) Traditional grammar
(C) Phrase structure grammar
(D) Transformational grammar and traditional grammar
Ans: A
48. A constituent who takes its reference from its antecedent is
(A) Anaphor
(B) Adjective
(C) Noun phrase
(D) Verb phrase
Ans: A
49. Choose the correct order
(A) Semantics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax
(B) Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics
(C) Phonology, Semantics, Morphology, Syntax
(D) Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, Morphology
Ans: B
50. An ideal speaker is one who can
(A) Speak more than one language
(B) Speak very clearly
(C) Produce all grammatical sentences of a language
(D) Use large number of idioms in his/her speech
Ans: C
(A) Alzhemer’s disease
(B) Schizophrenia
(C) Aphasia
(D) Dementia
Ans: B
2. The children who suffer from language deprivation during critical period are known as
(A) Deaf
(B) Dumb
(C) Feral
(D) Mute
Ans: C
3. Auditory agnosia otherwise known as
(A) Pure word blindness
(B) Pure word deafness
(C) Agraphia
(D) Anomia
Ans: B
4. Assertion – I: Most language functions are located in the left hemisphere.
Assertion – II: The right hemisphere does play a role in the interpretation of prosody, metaphor and humour.
Codes:
(A) I is true, II is false.
(B) I is false, II is true.
(C) Both I and II are true.
(D) Both I and II are false.
Ans: C
5. Match the following with List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the following codes:
List – I List – II
a. Fluency disorder i. Dyslexia
b. Voice disorder ii. Aphasia
c. Learning disorder iii. Dysphonia
d. Language disorder iv. Stuttering
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) iii iv ii i
Ans: C
6. Language loss in aging is known as
(A) Dementia
(B) Alzheimere disease
(C) Schizophrenia
(D) Parkinson disease
Ans: B
7. Assertion – I: The lower back part of the frontal lobe is primarily involved in the encoding of speech.
Assertion – II: The upper back part of the temporal lobe, extending upwards into the parietal lobe, is important in the comprehension of speech.
(A) Both I and II are true.
(B) Both I and II are false.
(C) I is true, II is false.
(D) I is false, II is true.
Ans: A
8. The book “Profiling Linguistic Disability” is written by
(A) A.R. Luria
(B) David Crystal
(C) H. Goodglass
(D) N. Chomsky
Ans: B
9. Match the following with List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Saussure i. Selection and combination
b. Chomsky ii. Langue and Parole
c. Jacobson iii. Phonological and semiological
d. Sabouraud iv. Competence and Performance
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: B
10. The Syndrome of acoustic-agnosicaphasia is referred by A.R. Luria as
(A) Sensory Aphasia
(B) Motor Aphasia
(C) Efferent Aphasia
(D) Afferent Aphasia
Ans: A
11. Match the items in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Communicative competence i. William Labov
b. Verbal deficit hypothesis ii. Charles Ferguson
c. Diglossia iii. Basil Bernstein
d. Social motivation of sound change iv. Dell Hymes
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: A
12. Tokenization means
(A) Syntactic analysis
(B) Morphological analysis
(C) Semantic analysis
(D) Lexical analysis
Ans: D
13. Match the following with the List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Content validity i. If it looks as it measures what it is supposed to measure.
b. Criterion related validity ii. It measures the ability which it is supposed to measure.
c. Construct validity iii. The result agrees with those provided by some dependable measures.
d. Face validity iv. If its content constitutes are presentative sample of the language skills.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B
14. Match the following with the List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Semasiological i. A catalogue of the words of agiven language
b. Lexica ii. Giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject.
c. Encyclopedia iii. What concepts the word refers to
d. Thesauri iv. It lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: A
15. Literacy and non-formal, adult education may be linked to
(A) Computer skill
(B) Empowerment
(C) Feminism
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
16. The responsive dimension of style is characterized as _________ in language of media
(A) Audience choice
(B) Audience preferences
(C) Audience design
(D) Style
Ans: C
17. Social development theory argues that social interaction precedes development. Consciousness and cognition are the end products of socialization and social behaviour. It was developed by
(A) Lave and Werger
(B) Bruner Jerome
(C) Lev Vygotsky
(D) N. Chomsky
Ans: C
18. A behaviourist theory based on the fundamental idea that behaviours that are reinforced will tend to continue was given by
(A) Chomsky
(B) A Bandura
(C) Ivan Pavalov
(D) B.F. Skinner
Ans: D
19. A branch of linguistics which studies words in such a way that it includes their nature and function as symbols, and their meaning in relation to epistemology, is known as
(A) Lexicography
(B) Lexicology
(C) Semantics
(D) Pragmatics
Ans: B
20. Match the items in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Structure shifts i. involves changes in rank.
b. Classs hifts ii. Involves a grammatical change between the structure of source text (ST) and target text.
c. Unit shifts iii. When a SL item is translated into a T.L. item which belongs to a different word class.
d. Intra system shifts iv. SL and TL possess systems which correspond formally as to their constitution, but when translation involves, a non-corresponding term is selected.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: A
21. A process of adapting a message from one language to another in such a way that its intent, style, tone and context are maintained, is known as
(A) Transliteration
(B) Transcreation
(C) Full translation
(D) Partial translation
Ans: B
22. The construction which determines the selectional restrictions (or preferences) of the whole construction is known as
(A) Semantic component
(B) Semantic field
(C) Semantic heads
(D) Semantic opacity
Ans: C
23. In the sentence “I kicked it with my foot,” ‘with my foot’ is redundant. This type of semantic anomaly isk nown as
(A) Plesionymy
(B) Pleonasm
(C) Polar antonyms
(D) Zeugma
Ans: B
24. The category of words through which speakers can convey their attitude towards the truth or reliability of their assertions is known as
(A) Tense
(B) Deontic modality
(C) Epistemic modality
(D) Command
Ans: C
25. Match the items in List – I with those in List – II with the codes given below
List – I List – II
a. I implicature i. Maxim of manner
b. M implicature ii. Maxim of quality
c. Q implicature iii. Maxim of quantity
d. Generalised implicature iv. Independent of context
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: C
26. In Chomskyan Hierarchy the type 3grammar refer to
(A) Rewrite grammars
(B) Context-sensitive grammars
(C) Context-free grammars
(D) Finite-state grammars
Ans: D
27. Match the items in the List – I with those in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Inflecting language i. Geographical
b. American languages ii. Typological
c. South-Asian languages iii. Genetic
d. Semitic languages iv. Areal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
28. The book entitled ‘Introducing Applied Linguistics’ by S.P. Corder was published in
(A) 1965
(B) 1973
(C) 1976
(D) 1980
Ans: B
29. An empty morph has
(A) Meaning but no form.
(B) No form, no meaning.
(C) Form and meaning.
(D) Form but no meaning.
Ans: D
30. The pulmonic airstream is initiated by
(A) Closed glottis
(B) Vibrating glottis
(C) Lungs
(D) Closed velum
Ans: C
31. Match the following in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Nasalisation i. Airstream process
b. Voicing ii. Articulatory process
c. Palatalisation iii. Phonation process
d. Ejectives iv. Oronasal process
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
32. An example of a tonal language is
(A) English
(B) Bodo
(C) Hindi
(D) Santali
Ans: B
33. The blade of the tongue is also called
(A) Apex
(B) Dorsum
(C) Centre
(D) Lamina
Ans: D
34. Assertion I: In the English words ‘eight’ and ‘eighth’ the same phoneme | t | is present having the same phonetic nature.
Assertion II: In the English words ‘eight’ and ‘eighth’ the same phoneme | t | is present having different phonetic nature.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(D) (I) is true and (II) is false.
Ans: C
35. The propounder of ‘Practical phonemics’ is
(A) L. Bloomfield
(B) K.L. Pike
(C) H.A. Gleason
(D) C.F. Hockett
Ans: B
36. Match the items from List – I with those in the List – II and select the correct items from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Post position i. Articulatory phonetics
b. Formant ii. Morphology
c. Lower lip iii. Acoustic phonetics
d. Distributed iv. Phonology
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: D
37. Words with lexicalized meanings, written as single words or not, are called
(A) Compounds
(B) Phrases
(C) Single morphemes
(D) Single words
Ans: A
38. The morphological change from one sound to a related one in related words is called
(A) Suppletion
(B) Infixation
(C) Incorporation
(D) Ablaut
Ans: D
39. Assertion I: The words ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘the’, ‘a’ in the context of ‘____ girl’ are in paradigmatic relation.
Assertion II: The words ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘the’ and ‘a’ in the context of ‘___ girl’ are in syntagmatic relation.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(D) (I) is false and (II) is true.
Ans: C
40. Unity of a linguistic sequence or chain, defined in terms of its relations with its surroundings is
(A) Cohesion
(B) Coherence
(C) Context
(D) Connotation
Ans: B
41. Good: bad; polite: rude, impolite; kind : cruel, unkind; clever : stupid where the first term expressing a positive attitude towards a referent and the other(s) a negative attitude.
In which category of antonyms they belong to?
(A) Overlapping antonyms
(B) Polar antonyms
(C) Partial antonyms
(D) Simple antonyms
Ans: A
42. Arrange the following words of Chomsky in chronological order in which they appeared:
(i) Current issues in Linguistic Theory
(ii) Syntactic structures
(iii) Conditions on transformations
(iv) Aspects of the theory of syntax
Codes:
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(B) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Ans: A
43. The doctrine of Spho a was introduced by
(A) Pā ini
(B) Patanjali
(C) Kātyāyana
(D) Bhartuhari
Ans: D
44. If flower is a super ordinate term, what is the term which refers rose, hibiscus, sunflowers etc?
(A) Hyponyms of flower
(B) Co-hyponyms of flower
(C) Synonyms of flower
(D) Homonyms of flower
Ans: A
45. What is the entailment of the sentence “Tracy is a spinster”?
(A) Tracy is a male
(B) Tracy is a female
(C) Tracy is an old woman
(D) Tracy is a child
Ans: B
46. Transformational generative grammar deals with
(A) Production
(B) Transformation
(C) Semiotics and Pragmatics
(D) Production and Transformation
Ans: D
47. Government and Binding theory strives to be a theory of
(A) Universal grammar
(B) Traditional grammar
(C) Phrase structure grammar
(D) Transformational grammar and traditional grammar
Ans: A
48. A constituent who takes its reference from its antecedent is
(A) Anaphor
(B) Adjective
(C) Noun phrase
(D) Verb phrase
Ans: A
49. Choose the correct order
(A) Semantics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax
(B) Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics
(C) Phonology, Semantics, Morphology, Syntax
(D) Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, Morphology
Ans: B
50. An ideal speaker is one who can
(A) Speak more than one language
(B) Speak very clearly
(C) Produce all grammatical sentences of a language
(D) Use large number of idioms in his/her speech
Ans: C
51. Following are the types of language universals:
I. Formal
II. Substantive
III. Absolute
IV. Partial
Codes:
(A) Only I and II is correct.
(B) Only II and III is correct.
(C) Only III and IV is correct.
(D) Only I, II and III is correct
Ans: D
52. Find the correct order:
I. Prescriptive approach
II. Descriptive approach
III. Concept of Language Faculty
IV. Computational Linguistics
Codes:
(A) I II III IV
(B) I II IV III
(C) III I II IV
(D) III II I IV
Ans: A
53. Find the correct order:
I. Distinctive feature
II. Phoneme
III. Phone
IV. Syllable
Codes:
(A) IV I III II
(B) I III II IV
(C) III II I IV
(D) II III I IV
Ans: B
54. Match the items in the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Location of speech and referent i. Arbitrariness
b. Conventional relation between object and word ii. Displacement
c. Role of speaker and listener iii. Denotation
d. Referential function of language iv. Interchangeability
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
55. Match the items in the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Underlying system of language i. Complementary distribution
b. Only one of them can occur in the same context ii. Language
c. Both are present iii. Paradigmatic
d. Only one of them is present iv. Syntagmatic
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: D
56. Assertion (I): The approach which studies only the written form of language is called prescriptivism.
Assertion (II): Only written form is the true representation of a language.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(C) (I) is false but (II) is true
(D) (I) is true but (II) is false.
Ans: D
57. Assertion (I): We can study social variation through speech.
Assertion (II): The branch of linguistics which studies speech differences among speakers of a language is called psycholinguistics.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true but (II) is false.
(D) (I) is false but (II) is true.
Ans: C
58. The term ‘Organology’ later come to be known as
(A) Pathology
(B) Disability
(C) Phrenology
(D) Neurology
Ans: C
59. Assertion (I): Jargon aphasia results in the substitution of one sound for another.
Assertion (II): Patients with Wernicke’s aphasia often produce such jargon.
Codes:
(A) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(B) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(D) Both (I) and (II) are false.
Ans: C
60. The period during which language acquisition proceeds easily, swiftly and without external intervention is called
(A) Developmental period
(B) Critical period
(C) Acquired period
(D) Abnormal period
Ans: B
61. The rules children construct are
(A) Grammar dependent
(B) Lexical dependent
(C) Structure dependent
(D) Sound dependent
Ans: C
62. ________ was used as the label for the secret language of beggars and street merchants.
(A) Stang
(B) Taboo
(C) Argot
(D) Euphemism
Ans: C
63. Assertion (I): A parser is the machine or engine that is responsible for applying the rules.
Assertion (II): A parser can have different strategies for applying rules.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(C) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(D) (I) is false and (II) is true.
Ans: B
64. A system of writing Mandarin with a modified Roman alphabet is known as
(A) Hangul
(B) Pinyin
(C) Kanji
(D) Katakana
Ans: B
65. A movement towards greater uniformity and less variation among dialect is
(A) Dialect levelling
(B) Dialect mapping
(C) Accent
(D) Isogloss
Ans: A
66. The theory that language determines the world-view of its speech community has been proposed by
(A) Charles F. Hockett
(B) E.A. Nida
(C) William Labov
(D) Sapir Whorf
Ans: D
67. Which of the following speech sounds are Dravidian loans into Indo- Aryan?
(A) Retroflexes
(B) Velars
(C) Semi-vowels
(D) Fricatives
Ans: A
68. English [h] and [y] are phonemes on the basis of
(A) Complementary distribution
(B) Parallel distribution
(C) Defective distribution
(D) Free variation
Ans: C
69. Assertion (I): English [p] and [b] are in constant phonological opposition.
Assertion (II): English [p] and [pH] are in complementary distribution.
Codes:
(A) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(B) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(D) Both (I) and (II) are false.
Ans: C
70. The study of man’s sound-producing possibilities and the functioning of his speech mechanism is called
(A) Descriptive phonetics
(B) Evolutionary phonetics
(C) General phonetics
(D) Normative phonetics
Ans: C
71. A sentence used to establish contact is an instance of which of the following functions of language ?
(A) Denotative (B) Phatic (C) Emotive (D) Metalinguistic
Ans: B
72. Which of the following concepts are associated with Saussure ?
I. Syntagmatic II. Synchronic III. Universal grammar IV. Signified Codes :
(A) I and II only
(B) II and IV only
(C) I, II and III only
(D) I, II and IV only
Ans: D
73. Which of the following are instances of functional categories ?
I. Adjective II. Adverb III. Subject IV. Adjunct
Codes : (A) I and IV (B) II and IV (C) II and III (D) III and IV
Ans: D
74. Find the correct order
I. Allophone II. Allomorph III. Morpheme IV. Phoneme
Codes :
(A) I – IV – II – III
(B) II – III – IV – I
(C) III – II – I – IV
(D) I – III – II – IV
Ans: A
75. Find the correct order
I. Panini II. Jesperson III. Saussure IV. Halliday
Codes :
(A) I – II – IV – III (B) I – III – II – IV (C) I – IV – II – III (D) I – II – III – IV
Ans: D
76. Match the items in List – I with List – II and find the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Prescriptive i. Purity
b. Special group ii. Logograph
c. Idea iii. Register
d. Language and thought iv. Sapir-Whorf
Codes : a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) i iii iv ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: A
77. Assertion (I) : Since language plays a role in various fields of human activity, the discipline of linguistics has a relevance for studying power relations among social groups.
Assertion (II) : Linguistics has no relevance for political studies.
Codes :
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true. (B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true, but (II) is false. (D) (I) is false, but (II) is true.
Ans: C
78. Assertion (I) : Since the spoken form of language is its primary form, modern linguistics is more scientific when compared to traditional linguistic studies.
Assertion (II) : Traditional linguistic studies paid more attention to written form of language.
Codes :
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false. (B) (I) is true, but (II) is false.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are true. (D) (I) is false, but (II) is true.
Ans: C
79. Match the items in List – I with those of List – II and select the correct code from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Voiceless i. Glottis is narrowed and arytenoids are kept apart.
b. Glottal stop ii. Glottis is in vibration and arytenoids are kept tightly together.
c. Whisper iii. Glottis is closed and arytenoids are held together.
d. Creaky voice iv. Glottis is open and arytenoids are kept apart.
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv (B) iv iii i ii
(C) ii iv iii i (D) i ii iv iii
Ans: B
80. Match the items of List – I with those in List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Chest-Pulse i. Stress
b. Movement of velum ii. Syllable
c. Reinforced chest pulse iii. Voice
d. Adjustment of glottis iv. Nasality
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv (D) iv iii ii I
Ans: B
81. Assertion (I) : In the articulation of laterals the central part of the tongue is in contact and there is close approximation.
Assertion (II) : In the articulation of r-sounds sides of the tongue are in contact and there is open approximation.
Codes : (A) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(B) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(D) Both (I) and (II) are true.
Ans: B
82. Tone is the property of a
(A) Sentence (B) Phoneme (C) Word (D) Feature
Ans: C
83. The consonants at the word junctions in the words ‘book-case’, and ‘this sunday’ are
(A) long consonants (B) single consonants (C) clusters (D) double consonants
Ans: D
84. Semi vowels are related to vowels in the same way as nasals and liquids are related to syllabic nasals and liquids. The difference lies in the value for the feature :
(A) Sonorant (B) Consonantal (C) Voiced (D) Syllabic
Ans: D
85. The process of segment deletion in the initial position of a word is known as
(A) Prothesis (B) Aphesis (C) Apocope (D) Syncope
Ans: B
86. Choose the correct pair from the following :
I. Onset and coda are optional parts of a syllable.
II. Onset and coda are obligatory parts of a syllable.
III. Nucleus is the optional part of a syllable.
IV. Nucleus is the obligatory part of a syllable.
Codes :
(A) Both I and IV are true. (B) Both I and IV are false.
(C) Both I and III are true. (D) Both II and III are false.
Ans: A
87. A clitic is a form of word which
a. is optionally a bound morpheme in its use. b. is highly predictable for its meaning.
c. has its full form elsewhere in the language. d. it can occur before or after the word.
Codes : (A) only a and b are correct. (B) only b, c and d are correct.
(C) All the above are correct. (D) None of the above is correct.
Ans: C
88. An example of circumfix must ensure that
(A) two or more affixes are attached to the existing word in succession i.e. one by one
(B) two affixes are added simultaneously to the existing word
(C) only suffixes are added on both sides of the word
(D) no affixation is required at all
Ans: B
89. Match the following in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Zero morpheme i. a conjugated form of verb in the sentence
b. Delexicalization ii. bleaching of meaning of the word
c. Finite verb iii. form, but no meaning
d. Empty morpheme iv. meaning, but no form
Codes : a b c d (A) ii iv i iii (B) iv ii i iii
(C) i ii iv iii (D) iv iii ii I
Ans: B
90. If a language has ‘grammatical gender’ it may imply that
a. it will have no ‘natural gender’.
b. it will have specific gender for every object.
c. the grammatical gender can be decoded from the verb agreement.
d. language users will immediately assign a specific gender for a newly formed / created word.
Codes :
(A) only a is correct. (B) All are correct.
(C) b, c, d are correct. (D) None of the above is correct.
Ans: C
91. In which theory the notions of dominance and precedence are incorporated ?
(A) Government and Binding theory (B) X-bar theory (C) Phrase structure grammar (D) I.C. analysis
Ans: B
92. 1995 model of Chomsky is called
(A) Minimalist programme (B) Standard theory (C) Phrase structure grammar (D) Theta theory
Ans: A
93. The term used in linguistic theory to represent the evaluation of levels of success in the writing of grammar is
(A) Decision (B) Discovery (C) Adequacy (D) Acceptable
Ans: C
94. Choose the correct order
(A) Morphology – Syntax – Semantics – Phonology (B) Phonology – Morphology – Syntax – Semantics
(C) Phonology – Semantics – Morphology – Syntax (D) Phonology – Syntax – Semantics – Morphology
Ans: B
95. Which is the grammatical model of Chomsky that incorporates Case grammar and Traditional grammar ?
(A) Phrase Structure Grammar (B) Finite State Grammar (C) Standard Theory (D) Government and Binding Theory
Ans: D
96. The concept of Diglossia was given by
(A) Charles A. Ferguson (B) Peter E. Hook (C) Joshua A. Fishman (D) Dell Hymes
Ans: A
97. In which theory participants in an action are referred as ‘arguments’ ?
(A) Theta theory (B) Government theory (C) Binding theory (D) Standard theory
Ans: A
98. A signal is communicative
(A) If it is intended by the sender to make the receiver aware of something of which he has not been previously aware.
(B) If it is intended by the sender to make the receiver aware of something which he has been previously aware.
(C) If it is intended by the receiver to make the sender aware of something which is familiar to the sender.
(D) If it is intended by the sender to make the receiver aware of something which is familiar to the receiver.
Ans: A
99. Assertion (I) : A generic sentence is a sentence in which some statement is made about a whole unrestricted class of individuals, as opposed to any particular individual.
Assertion (II) : The whole is a mammal’ is a generic sentence.
Codes : (A) Both (I) and (II) are true. (B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true, but (II) is false. (D) (I) is false, but (II) is true.
Ans: A
100. Assertion (I) : A proposition is an act of proposing something but not usually performed by uttering some sentence.
Assertion (II) : A proposition is the abstract meaning of a declarative sentence, when that sentence is used to make an assertion.
Codes :
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(C) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(D) (I) is true and (II) is false.
Ans: C
I. Formal
II. Substantive
III. Absolute
IV. Partial
Codes:
(A) Only I and II is correct.
(B) Only II and III is correct.
(C) Only III and IV is correct.
(D) Only I, II and III is correct
Ans: D
52. Find the correct order:
I. Prescriptive approach
II. Descriptive approach
III. Concept of Language Faculty
IV. Computational Linguistics
Codes:
(A) I II III IV
(B) I II IV III
(C) III I II IV
(D) III II I IV
Ans: A
53. Find the correct order:
I. Distinctive feature
II. Phoneme
III. Phone
IV. Syllable
Codes:
(A) IV I III II
(B) I III II IV
(C) III II I IV
(D) II III I IV
Ans: B
54. Match the items in the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Location of speech and referent i. Arbitrariness
b. Conventional relation between object and word ii. Displacement
c. Role of speaker and listener iii. Denotation
d. Referential function of language iv. Interchangeability
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
55. Match the items in the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Underlying system of language i. Complementary distribution
b. Only one of them can occur in the same context ii. Language
c. Both are present iii. Paradigmatic
d. Only one of them is present iv. Syntagmatic
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: D
56. Assertion (I): The approach which studies only the written form of language is called prescriptivism.
Assertion (II): Only written form is the true representation of a language.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(C) (I) is false but (II) is true
(D) (I) is true but (II) is false.
Ans: D
57. Assertion (I): We can study social variation through speech.
Assertion (II): The branch of linguistics which studies speech differences among speakers of a language is called psycholinguistics.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true but (II) is false.
(D) (I) is false but (II) is true.
Ans: C
58. The term ‘Organology’ later come to be known as
(A) Pathology
(B) Disability
(C) Phrenology
(D) Neurology
Ans: C
59. Assertion (I): Jargon aphasia results in the substitution of one sound for another.
Assertion (II): Patients with Wernicke’s aphasia often produce such jargon.
Codes:
(A) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(B) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(D) Both (I) and (II) are false.
Ans: C
60. The period during which language acquisition proceeds easily, swiftly and without external intervention is called
(A) Developmental period
(B) Critical period
(C) Acquired period
(D) Abnormal period
Ans: B
61. The rules children construct are
(A) Grammar dependent
(B) Lexical dependent
(C) Structure dependent
(D) Sound dependent
Ans: C
62. ________ was used as the label for the secret language of beggars and street merchants.
(A) Stang
(B) Taboo
(C) Argot
(D) Euphemism
Ans: C
63. Assertion (I): A parser is the machine or engine that is responsible for applying the rules.
Assertion (II): A parser can have different strategies for applying rules.
Codes:
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(C) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(D) (I) is false and (II) is true.
Ans: B
64. A system of writing Mandarin with a modified Roman alphabet is known as
(A) Hangul
(B) Pinyin
(C) Kanji
(D) Katakana
Ans: B
65. A movement towards greater uniformity and less variation among dialect is
(A) Dialect levelling
(B) Dialect mapping
(C) Accent
(D) Isogloss
Ans: A
66. The theory that language determines the world-view of its speech community has been proposed by
(A) Charles F. Hockett
(B) E.A. Nida
(C) William Labov
(D) Sapir Whorf
Ans: D
67. Which of the following speech sounds are Dravidian loans into Indo- Aryan?
(A) Retroflexes
(B) Velars
(C) Semi-vowels
(D) Fricatives
Ans: A
68. English [h] and [y] are phonemes on the basis of
(A) Complementary distribution
(B) Parallel distribution
(C) Defective distribution
(D) Free variation
Ans: C
69. Assertion (I): English [p] and [b] are in constant phonological opposition.
Assertion (II): English [p] and [pH] are in complementary distribution.
Codes:
(A) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(B) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(D) Both (I) and (II) are false.
Ans: C
70. The study of man’s sound-producing possibilities and the functioning of his speech mechanism is called
(A) Descriptive phonetics
(B) Evolutionary phonetics
(C) General phonetics
(D) Normative phonetics
Ans: C
71. A sentence used to establish contact is an instance of which of the following functions of language ?
(A) Denotative (B) Phatic (C) Emotive (D) Metalinguistic
Ans: B
72. Which of the following concepts are associated with Saussure ?
I. Syntagmatic II. Synchronic III. Universal grammar IV. Signified Codes :
(A) I and II only
(B) II and IV only
(C) I, II and III only
(D) I, II and IV only
Ans: D
73. Which of the following are instances of functional categories ?
I. Adjective II. Adverb III. Subject IV. Adjunct
Codes : (A) I and IV (B) II and IV (C) II and III (D) III and IV
Ans: D
74. Find the correct order
I. Allophone II. Allomorph III. Morpheme IV. Phoneme
Codes :
(A) I – IV – II – III
(B) II – III – IV – I
(C) III – II – I – IV
(D) I – III – II – IV
Ans: A
75. Find the correct order
I. Panini II. Jesperson III. Saussure IV. Halliday
Codes :
(A) I – II – IV – III (B) I – III – II – IV (C) I – IV – II – III (D) I – II – III – IV
Ans: D
76. Match the items in List – I with List – II and find the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Prescriptive i. Purity
b. Special group ii. Logograph
c. Idea iii. Register
d. Language and thought iv. Sapir-Whorf
Codes : a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) i iii iv ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: A
77. Assertion (I) : Since language plays a role in various fields of human activity, the discipline of linguistics has a relevance for studying power relations among social groups.
Assertion (II) : Linguistics has no relevance for political studies.
Codes :
(A) Both (I) and (II) are true. (B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true, but (II) is false. (D) (I) is false, but (II) is true.
Ans: C
78. Assertion (I) : Since the spoken form of language is its primary form, modern linguistics is more scientific when compared to traditional linguistic studies.
Assertion (II) : Traditional linguistic studies paid more attention to written form of language.
Codes :
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false. (B) (I) is true, but (II) is false.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are true. (D) (I) is false, but (II) is true.
Ans: C
79. Match the items in List – I with those of List – II and select the correct code from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Voiceless i. Glottis is narrowed and arytenoids are kept apart.
b. Glottal stop ii. Glottis is in vibration and arytenoids are kept tightly together.
c. Whisper iii. Glottis is closed and arytenoids are held together.
d. Creaky voice iv. Glottis is open and arytenoids are kept apart.
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv (B) iv iii i ii
(C) ii iv iii i (D) i ii iv iii
Ans: B
80. Match the items of List – I with those in List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Chest-Pulse i. Stress
b. Movement of velum ii. Syllable
c. Reinforced chest pulse iii. Voice
d. Adjustment of glottis iv. Nasality
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv (D) iv iii ii I
Ans: B
81. Assertion (I) : In the articulation of laterals the central part of the tongue is in contact and there is close approximation.
Assertion (II) : In the articulation of r-sounds sides of the tongue are in contact and there is open approximation.
Codes : (A) (I) is true and (II) is false.
(B) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(C) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(D) Both (I) and (II) are true.
Ans: B
82. Tone is the property of a
(A) Sentence (B) Phoneme (C) Word (D) Feature
Ans: C
83. The consonants at the word junctions in the words ‘book-case’, and ‘this sunday’ are
(A) long consonants (B) single consonants (C) clusters (D) double consonants
Ans: D
84. Semi vowels are related to vowels in the same way as nasals and liquids are related to syllabic nasals and liquids. The difference lies in the value for the feature :
(A) Sonorant (B) Consonantal (C) Voiced (D) Syllabic
Ans: D
85. The process of segment deletion in the initial position of a word is known as
(A) Prothesis (B) Aphesis (C) Apocope (D) Syncope
Ans: B
86. Choose the correct pair from the following :
I. Onset and coda are optional parts of a syllable.
II. Onset and coda are obligatory parts of a syllable.
III. Nucleus is the optional part of a syllable.
IV. Nucleus is the obligatory part of a syllable.
Codes :
(A) Both I and IV are true. (B) Both I and IV are false.
(C) Both I and III are true. (D) Both II and III are false.
Ans: A
87. A clitic is a form of word which
a. is optionally a bound morpheme in its use. b. is highly predictable for its meaning.
c. has its full form elsewhere in the language. d. it can occur before or after the word.
Codes : (A) only a and b are correct. (B) only b, c and d are correct.
(C) All the above are correct. (D) None of the above is correct.
Ans: C
88. An example of circumfix must ensure that
(A) two or more affixes are attached to the existing word in succession i.e. one by one
(B) two affixes are added simultaneously to the existing word
(C) only suffixes are added on both sides of the word
(D) no affixation is required at all
Ans: B
89. Match the following in List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Zero morpheme i. a conjugated form of verb in the sentence
b. Delexicalization ii. bleaching of meaning of the word
c. Finite verb iii. form, but no meaning
d. Empty morpheme iv. meaning, but no form
Codes : a b c d (A) ii iv i iii (B) iv ii i iii
(C) i ii iv iii (D) iv iii ii I
Ans: B
90. If a language has ‘grammatical gender’ it may imply that
a. it will have no ‘natural gender’.
b. it will have specific gender for every object.
c. the grammatical gender can be decoded from the verb agreement.
d. language users will immediately assign a specific gender for a newly formed / created word.
Codes :
(A) only a is correct. (B) All are correct.
(C) b, c, d are correct. (D) None of the above is correct.
Ans: C
91. In which theory the notions of dominance and precedence are incorporated ?
(A) Government and Binding theory (B) X-bar theory (C) Phrase structure grammar (D) I.C. analysis
Ans: B
92. 1995 model of Chomsky is called
(A) Minimalist programme (B) Standard theory (C) Phrase structure grammar (D) Theta theory
Ans: A
93. The term used in linguistic theory to represent the evaluation of levels of success in the writing of grammar is
(A) Decision (B) Discovery (C) Adequacy (D) Acceptable
Ans: C
94. Choose the correct order
(A) Morphology – Syntax – Semantics – Phonology (B) Phonology – Morphology – Syntax – Semantics
(C) Phonology – Semantics – Morphology – Syntax (D) Phonology – Syntax – Semantics – Morphology
Ans: B
95. Which is the grammatical model of Chomsky that incorporates Case grammar and Traditional grammar ?
(A) Phrase Structure Grammar (B) Finite State Grammar (C) Standard Theory (D) Government and Binding Theory
Ans: D
96. The concept of Diglossia was given by
(A) Charles A. Ferguson (B) Peter E. Hook (C) Joshua A. Fishman (D) Dell Hymes
Ans: A
97. In which theory participants in an action are referred as ‘arguments’ ?
(A) Theta theory (B) Government theory (C) Binding theory (D) Standard theory
Ans: A
98. A signal is communicative
(A) If it is intended by the sender to make the receiver aware of something of which he has not been previously aware.
(B) If it is intended by the sender to make the receiver aware of something which he has been previously aware.
(C) If it is intended by the receiver to make the sender aware of something which is familiar to the sender.
(D) If it is intended by the sender to make the receiver aware of something which is familiar to the receiver.
Ans: A
99. Assertion (I) : A generic sentence is a sentence in which some statement is made about a whole unrestricted class of individuals, as opposed to any particular individual.
Assertion (II) : The whole is a mammal’ is a generic sentence.
Codes : (A) Both (I) and (II) are true. (B) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(C) (I) is true, but (II) is false. (D) (I) is false, but (II) is true.
Ans: A
100. Assertion (I) : A proposition is an act of proposing something but not usually performed by uttering some sentence.
Assertion (II) : A proposition is the abstract meaning of a declarative sentence, when that sentence is used to make an assertion.
Codes :
(A) Both (I) and (II) are false.
(B) Both (I) and (II) are true.
(C) (I) is false and (II) is true.
(D) (I) is true and (II) is false.
Ans: C