Language and Linguistics Objective Question and Answer
Language and Linguistics MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 2 for Practice
31. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on
Correct Answer is: The state of the tension of the tongue
32. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the............of the same phoneme /l/
Correct Answer is: Allophones
33. The consonant /l/ is called
Correct Answer is: Lateral
34. The consonant /s/ is called
Correct Answer is: Sibilant
35. The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called
Correct Answer is: Semi-vowels
36. The degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered is
Correct Answer is: Stress
37. The device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction is
Correct Answer is: Immediate Constituent Analysis
38. The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called
Correct Answer is: Allophones
39. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by
Correct Answer is: Max-Muller
40. The –en in strengthen is a
Correct Answer is: Verb forming morpheme
41. The final /l/ in the words bottle, cattle and little are examples of
Correct Answer is: Syllabic consonants
42. The final /m/ in the word Prism is an instance of
Correct Answer is: Syllabic consonants
43. The final /n/ in the words sudden and mutton are
Correct Answer is: Syllabic consonants
44. The final /t/ in walked is
Correct Answer is: Possessive morpheme
45. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words cats, dogs and boxes are instances of
Correct Answer is: Allophones
46. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of
Correct Answer is: Allophones
47. The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of................assimilation
Correct Answer is: Regressive
48. The form dog is a............morpheme
Correct Answer is: A free morpheme
49. The ing in sleeping is an example of
Correct Answer is: Bound morpheme
50. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word little are
Correct Answer is: Allophones
51. The initial consonant in Young is a.........sound
Correct Answer is: Palatal
52. The initial sound in chair and jam are examples for
Correct Answer is: Affricates
53. The initial sounds in the words ship, church and judge; ar examples for
Correct Answer is: Palato-alveolar
54. The IPA came into existence in the year
Correct Answer is: 1889
55. The IPA was established by a group of
Correct Answer is: European Phoneticians
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: Derivation
57. The –ish in the word childish is
Correct Answer is: An adjective forming 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: Register
59. The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by
Correct Answer is: Otto Jespersen
60. The older term used to designate the study of languages is
