Language and Linguistics

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101. The present-tense form of the verb ‘read’ and its past-tense which is
pronounced as ‘red’ is an example of-----
A. allophones
B. homophones
C. homographs
D. homonyms
Answer:D

102. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called----

A. syllabic consonants
o m
B. sibilants
. c
C. suffixes
te
D. none of the above
a
Answer:A
q M
c
M
103. The final /l/ in the words ‘bottle’, ‘cattle’ and ‘little’ are examples of ----
A. syllabic consonants
B. sibilants
C. suffixes
D. none of the above
Answer:A

104. The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are ---------
A. syllabic consonants
B. sibilants
C. suffixes
D. none of the above
Answer:A

105. The final /m/ in the word ‘Prism’ is an instance of ------

A. syllabic consonants
 B. sibilants
C. suffixes
D. none of the above
Answer:A

106. --------are also called secondary phonemes

A. suprasegmentals
B. morphemes
C. allomorphs
D. allophones
Answer:A

107. ----------are also called prosodic features.

A. suprasegmentals
B. morphemes
C. allomorphs
D. allophones
Answer:A

108. -------is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered.
A. stress
B. pitch
C. intonation
D. juncture
Answer:A

109. Stress is used for the sake of -------

A. emphasis
B. loudness
C. double meaning
D. none of the above
Answer:A

110. How many stressed are generally marked

A. only one

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 B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer:B

111. ---------is the accent on certain words within the a sentence

A. semantics
B. syntax
C. sentence-stress
D. none of the above
Answer:C

112. ------refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech.

A. stress
B. pitch
C. intonation
D. juncture.
Answer:D

113. --------refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences.

A. intonation
B. stress
C. pitch
D. juncture.
Answer:A

114. The term--------refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words

in continuous speech
A. alliteration
B. assonance
C. elision
D. none of the above
Answer:C

115. IPA stands for-----

A. inter national phonetic alphabet

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 B. international phonetic association
C. both ‘a’ & ‘b’
D. neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
Answer:C

116. How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?

A. only one
B. two
C. innumerable
D. none of the above
Answer:B

117. -------is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a
language
A. phonology
B. morphology
C. semantics
D. syntax
Answer:A

118. /m/ is a -------consonant

A. bilabial
B. bilabial-nasal
C. velar
D. glottal
Answer:B

119. How many classes of morphemes can be identified in a language

A. only one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer:B

120. A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is

called-----

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 A. syllable
B. phoneme
C. morpheme
D. allomorph
Answer:C

121. The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ------

A. a free morpheme
B. free variation
C. bound morpheme
D. none of these
Answer:C

122. The form ‘dog’ is a -----morpheme.

A. a free morpheme
B. free variation
C. bound morpheme
D. none of these
Answer:A

123. Morpheme alternants are called----

A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. minimal pairs
D. none of the above
Answer:B

124. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are
instances of -------
A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. minimal pairs
D. none of the above
Answer:A

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125. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are
instances of-----
A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. minimal pairs
D. none of the above
Answer:A

126. The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is -------

A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. past morpheme
Answer:A

127. The –s in ‘boys’ is -------

A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. past morpheme
Answer:A

128. The –s in ‘john’s’ is -----

A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. past morpheme
Answer:B

129. The final /t/ in walked is ------

A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. past morpheme
Answer:C

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130. The –or in actor is
A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. noun forming morpheme
Answer:D

131. The –en in strengthen is a----

A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. verb forming morpheme.
Answer:D

132. The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ------

A. an adjective forming morpheme
B. plural morpheme
C. possessive morpheme
D. morpheme signaling third person singular.
Answer:D

133. The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of-----
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping
D. metanalysis
Answer:C

134. -----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed
from longer words.
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping
D. metanalysis
Answer:C

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135. ------is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments
of two different words.
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping
D. metanalysis
Answer:A

136. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called-----
A. portmanteau
B. onomatopoeia
C. clipping
D. metanalysis
Answer:B

137. The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of
Immediate Constituent analysis are:
A. leonard bloomfield & noam chomsky
B. leonard bloomfield & max-muller
C. max-muller & herman gundert
D. edward sapir & ferdinand de saussure
Answer:A

138. ----------- is the device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words
and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction.
A. transformational generative grammar
B. the phrase structure grammar
C. immediate constituent analysis
D. all the above.
Answer:C

139. The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ------

A. chomsky’s “syntactic structures”
B. chomsky’s “aspects of the theory of syntax”
C. leonard bloomfield’s “language”
D. both “a’ & “b”

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Answer:D

140. In transformational Generative Grammar, the ‘Generative’ means:

A. ‘to produce’
B. ‘to develop’
C. ‘to predict’
D. all the above
Answer:D

141. Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between
various constituent elements of a language?
A. concord
B. gerund
C. phrase structure
D. none of the above
Answer:A

142. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the -----------of the same
phoneme /l/
A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. morpheme variants
D. minimal pairs
Answer:A

143. In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated

A. kill
B. skill
C. skin
D. skit
Answer:A

144. The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are --------

A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. morpheme variants

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 D. minimal pairs
Answer:A

145. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word ‘little’ are----
A. allophones
B. allomorphs
C. morpheme variants
D. minimal pairs
Answer:A

146. The word ‘examination’ is a ------word

A. monosyllabic
B. disyllabic
C. try syllabic
D. polysyllabic
Answer:A

147. A syllabic division is marked with-------

A. a slash
B. an arrow mark
C. a hyphen
D. a vertical bar
Answer:C

148. Words with more than three syllables are called -----words
A. multisyllabic
B. disyllabic
C. try syllabic
D. polysyllabic
Answer:A

149. ----- is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols and letters
devised by the International Phonetic Association
A. the international phonetic script
B. the international phonetic alphabet
C. the international phonemic script

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 D. the intelligible phonetic script.
Answer:B

150. The IPA came into existence in the year----- a. 1889 b. 1998 c. 1989 d. 1888
162. The IPA was established by a group of -----
A. european phoneticians
B. greek phoneticians
C. indian philologists
D. american linguists
Answer:A

151. The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at the public
schools came to be called------
A. standard english
B. received pronunciation
C. standard pronunciation
D. recognized pronunciation
Answer:B

152. Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguistic environment are
said to be in ------
A. contrastive distribution
B. complementary distribution
C. non-contrastive distribution
D. none of the above.
Answer:A

153. The substitution of the aspirated /k/ for the un-aspirated /k/ in the word ‘sky’
does not alter the meaning of the word. It is an instance of -------
A. complementary distribution
B. contrastive distribution
C. non-complementary distribution
D. none of the above
Answer:A

154. Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified

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 A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer:A

155. According to the part of the tongue that is raised, vowels can be classified
into-----
A. round vowels & unrounded vowels
B. front vowels & back vowels
C. high vowels & low vowels
D. tense vowels &lax vowels
Answer:B

156. According to the height to which the tongue is raised, vowels can be classified
into ---
A. round vowels & unrounded vowels
B. front vowels & back vowels
C. high vowels & low vowels
D. tense vowels &lax vowels
Answer:C

157. On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue, vowels
can be classified into-------
A. round vowels & unrounded vowels
B. front vowels & back vowels
C. high vowels & low vowels
D. tense vowels &lax vowels
Answer:D

158. The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based
on --------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.

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Answer:A

159. The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on
--------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer:B

160. The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center vowels is
based on --------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer:B

161. The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on ------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer:C

162. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on --------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. the state of the tension of the tongue
Answer:D

163. The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based on
--------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised

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 C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer:C

164. The classification of vowels into half-close vowels and half-open vowels is
based on --------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer:C

165. The classification of vowels into half-high vowels and half-low vowels is based
on --------
A. the position of the lips
B. the part of the tongue that is raised
C. the height to which the tongue is raised
D. all the above.
Answer:C

166. Which among the following are bi-labial plosive sounds in English
A. /p/ & /b/
B. /m/ & /v/
C. /t/ &/d/
D. /k/ & /g/
Answer:A

167. Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives?

A. /p/ & /b/
B. /m/ & /v/
C. /t/ &/d/
D. /k/ & /g/
Answer:C

168. Which among the following pairs are Velar plosives?

A. /p/ & /b/

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 B. /m/ & /v/
C. /t/ &/d/
D. /k/ & /g/
Answer:D

169. The /k/ sound in ‘act’and ‘picture’ is a------

A. bilabial plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion
D. incomplete plosion.
Answer:D

170. The /p/ in ‘top-most’ is a -------

A. bilabial plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion
D. incomplete plosion.
Answer:C

171. The /t/ in little is an instance of ---------

A. lateral plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion
D. incomplete plosion.
Answer:A

172. The /d/ in ‘middle’ is an instance of ---------

A. lateral plosion
B. alveolar plosion
C. nasal plosion
D. incomplete plosion.
Answer:A

173. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein two or more existing words
are simply combined.
A. compounding

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 B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation.
Answer:A

174. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined by
combining the segments of two different existing words.
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation.
Answer:B

175. -----------is a processes of word formation by which new words are formed by
attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form.
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation.
Answer:C

176. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein one or more syllables are
removed from an existing long words.
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. clipping.
Answer:D

177. Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation
Answer:B

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178. Words such as ‘black-leg’ and ‘flash-light’ are instances of ------
A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation
Answer:A

179. Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house-keep’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. backformation
Answer:D

180. Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. portmanteau
C. derivation
D. clipping.
Answer:D

181. Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ------

A. compounding
B. acronym
C. re-duplicates
D. conversion.
Answer:B

182. Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly
different are called------
A. compounding
B. acronym
C. re-duplicates
D. conversion
Answer:C

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183. Which among the following is an example for portmanteau
A. smog
B. unesco
C. buzz
D. edit
Answer:A

184. Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia?

A. smog
B. unesco
C. buzz
D. edit
Answer:C

185. Which among the following is an example acronym?

A. smog
B. unesco
C. buzz
D. edit
Answer:B

186. -------is the scientific study of language

A. philology
B. phonology
C. phonetics
D. linguistics
Answer:D

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