Language and Linguistics Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 7 for Practice

91. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated in the sense of rhythm innate in man

1. Ding Dong theory
2. The Bow-vow theory
3. The Pooh-pooh theory
4. The Gesture theory

92. The theory which Is based upon the assumption that language has been formed from the words uttered by groups of persons engaged in joint burdensome labour

1. The Yo-He-Ho Theory
2. The Gesture theory
3. The Poo-Pooh theory
4. Ding-Dong theory

93. The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are

1. Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky
2. Leonard Bloomfield & Max-Muller
3. Max-Muller & Herman Gundert
4. Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure

94. The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of...............assimilation

1. Progressive
2. regressive
3. reciprocal
4. None of the above

95. The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time is called

1. Synchronic
2. Diachronic
3. Semiotic
4. Onomatopoeic

96. The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematic interrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time is called

1. Synchronic
2. Diachronic
3. Semiotic
4. Onomatopoeic

97. The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word dogs is an instance of..............assimilation

1. Progressive
2. Regressive
3. reciprocal
4. None of the above

98. The word bank in on the banks on the river and banks are financial institutions is called a

1. Allophones
2. Homophones
3. Homographs
4. Homonyms

99. The word examination is a............word

1. Monosyllabic
2. Disyllabic
3. Try syllabic
4. Polysyllabic

100. The words denoting the colour red and the past-tense of the verb read ; right and write; and site and sight are examples for

1. Allophones
2. Homophones
3. Homographs
4. Homonyms

101. The Yo-He-Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by

1. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget
2. Noire
3. Max-Muller
4. Otto Jepersen

102. There is no positive relationship between a speech and sound. This property of language is referred to as

1. Arbitrariness.
2. Recursiveness
3. Displacement
4. Transference

103. Using a finite set of rules a speaker can produce innumerable grammatical utterances. This property of language is called

1. Duality of structure
2. Recursiveness
3. Displacement
4. Transference

104. What involves a different analysis of the structure of the word by attaching a consonant at the end of a word or a vowel at the beginning of the next word

1. Portmanteau
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Clipping
4. Met analysis

105. What is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language

1. Phonology
2. Morphology
3. Semantics
4. Syntax