Language and Linguistics Objective Question and Answer
Language and Linguistics MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 11 for Practice
Language and Linguistics MCQ Questions for Practice
151. Words such as edit and house-keep are instances of
Correct Answer is: Backformation
152. Words such as phone and photo are instances of
Correct Answer is: Clipping
153. Words such as smog and motel are instances of
Correct Answer is: Portmanteau
154. Words such as UNESCO and RADAR are instances of
Correct Answer is: Acronym
155. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called
Correct Answer is: Onomatopoeia
156. Words with more than three syllables are called...........words
Correct Answer is: Multisyllabic
157. ..................are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate
Correct Answer is: Velar
158. .................articulated by the tip and the blade of the tongue against the teeth ridge with raising of the front of the tongue toward the palate
Correct Answer is: Palate-alveolar
159. .................is used to designate words pronounced differently though identically
Correct Answer is: Homonyms
160. ................refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences.
Correct Answer is: Intonation
161. ................refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech.
Correct Answer is: Juncture
162. ...............are also called secondary phonemes
Correct Answer is: Suprasegmentals
163. ...............are sounds articulated in the glottis
Correct Answer is: Glottal
164. ..............is the accent on certain words within the a sentence
Correct Answer is: Sentence-stress
165. .............are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate
