Language and Linguistics Objective Question and Answer
Language and Linguistics MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 6 for Practice
Language and Linguistics MCQ Questions for Practice
151. Words such as edit and house-keep are instances of
Correct Answer is: Derivation
152. Words such as phone and photo are instances of
Correct Answer is: Derivation
153. Words such as smog and motel are instances of
Correct Answer is: Backformation
154. Words such as UNESCO and RADAR are instances of
Correct Answer is: Conversion
155. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called
Correct Answer is: Metanalysis
156. Words with more than three syllables are called...........words
Correct Answer is: Polysyllabic
157. ..................are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate
Correct Answer is: Palatal
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: Velar
159. .................is used to designate words pronounced differently though identically
Correct Answer is: Homographs
160. ................refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences.
Correct Answer is: Juncture
161. ................refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech.
Correct Answer is: Intonation
162. ...............are also called secondary phonemes
Correct Answer is: Allophones
163. ...............are sounds articulated in the glottis
Correct Answer is: None of the above
164. ..............is the accent on certain words within the a sentence
Correct Answer is: None of the above
165. .............are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate
Correct Answer is: Velar
166. .............are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speech organs glide from one vowel position to another
Correct Answer is: Minimal pairs
167. .............are the different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme
Correct Answer is: Minimal pairs
168. .............are words which differ only in one phoneme
Correct Answer is: Semi-vowels
169. ............are also called prosodic features
Correct Answer is: Allophones
170. ............are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part of the teeth ridge.
Correct Answer is: Velar
171. ............is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a the weak vowel
Correct Answer is: Triology
172. /f/ and /v/ are called
Correct Answer is: Trill
173. /f/and /v/ are
Correct Answer is: Alveolar
174. /h/ in the word he is a.............sound
Correct Answer is: Alveolar
175. /K/and /g/ are examples for...........sounds
Correct Answer is: Bilabial
176. /m/ and /n/ are called
Correct Answer is: Semi-vowel
177. /m/ is a.............consonant
Correct Answer is: Glottal
178. /p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are
Correct Answer is: Glottal
179. /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for