Language and Linguistics Objective Question and Answer
Language and Linguistics MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 2 for Practice
Language and Linguistics MCQ Questions for Practice
31. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on
Correct Answer is: The height to which the tongue is raised
32. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the............of the same phoneme /l/
Correct Answer is: Minimal pairs
33. The consonant /l/ is called
Correct Answer is: Semi-vowel
34. The consonant /s/ is called
Correct Answer is: Semi-vowel
35. The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called
Correct Answer is: Trills
36. The degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered is
Correct Answer is: Juncture
37. The device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction is
Correct Answer is: All the above
38. The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called
Correct Answer is: Homonyms
39. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by
Correct Answer is: Otto Jepersen
40. The –en in strengthen is a
Correct Answer is: Possessive morpheme
41. The final /l/ in the words bottle, cattle and little are examples of
Correct Answer is: None of the above
42. The final /m/ in the word Prism is an instance of
Correct Answer is: None of the above
43. The final /n/ in the words sudden and mutton are
Correct Answer is: None of the above
44. The final /t/ in walked is
Correct Answer is: Past morpheme
45. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words cats, dogs and boxes are instances of
Correct Answer is: None of the above
46. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of
Correct Answer is: None of the above
47. The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of................assimilation
Correct Answer is: None of the above
48. The form dog is a............morpheme
Correct Answer is: None of these
49. The ing in sleeping is an example of
Correct Answer is: None of these
50. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word little are
Correct Answer is: Minimal pairs
51. The initial consonant in Young is a.........sound
Correct Answer is: Glottal
52. The initial sound in chair and jam are examples for
Correct Answer is: Trill
53. The initial sounds in the words ship, church and judge; ar examples for
Correct Answer is: Bilabial
54. The IPA came into existence in the year
Correct Answer is: 1888
55. The IPA was established by a group of
Correct Answer is: American linguists
56. The is a processes of word formation by which new words are formed by attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form
Correct Answer is: Backformation
57. The –ish in the word childish is
Correct Answer is: Past morpheme
58. The language variety which has certain features which are typical of certain disciplines, topics, fields, occupations and social roles played by the speaker, is called
Correct Answer is: Slang
59. The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by
Correct Answer is: Max-Muller
60. The older term used to designate the study of languages is
