Language and Linguistics Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 10 for Practice

136. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

137. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

138. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questions which imply that the speaker is certain about what is said

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

139. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions?

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

140. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questions asked in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness.

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

141. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

142. Who defined language as a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols?

1. Noam Chomsky
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Edward Sapir
4. None of the above

143. Who defined language as a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements

1. Noam Chomsky
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Edward Sapir
4. None of the above

144. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Noam Chomsky
4. Edward Sapir

145. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Noam Chomsky
4. Edward Sapir

146. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomskys competence and Performance?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Leonard bloom Filed
3. Ferdinand De Saussure
4. Edward Sapir

147. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussures Langue and Parole?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Leonard bloom Filed
3. Noam Chomsky
4. Edward Sapir

148. Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly different are called

1. Compounding
2. Acronym
3. Re-duplicates
4. Conversion

149. Words like Buzz, Hiss, thud ets, which represents the sounds of their referents are known as

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Homophones
3. Homonyms
4. Portmanteau

150. Words such as black-leg and flash-light are instances of

1. Compounding
2. Portmanteau
3. Derivation
4. Backformation