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1. In the pronunciation of the word ink the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of
2. In transformational Generative Grammar, the Generative means
3. In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated
4. IPA stands for
5. IPA stands for
6. It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud the written material. This property of language is called
7. Language is never static. It goes on changing. This property of language is called
8. Morpheme alternants are called
9. On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue, vowels can be classified into
10. Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguistic environment are said to be in
11. Semi-vowels are also known as
12. Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth are called
13. Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are called
14. Sounds articulated by two lips are called
15. Sounds articulated with the tip of the tongue or the blade of the tongue against the teeth ridge are called
16. Stress is used for the sake of
17. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called
18. The /d/ in middle is an instance of
19. The /k/ in kill and skill are
20. The /k/ sound in actand picture is a
21. The /p/ in top-most is a
22. The /t/ in little is an instance of
23. The American pronunciation of the word issue is an instance of..........type of assimilation
24. The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based on
25. The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on
26. The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center vowels is based on
27. The classification of vowels into half-close vowels and half-open vowels is based on
28. The classification of vowels into half-high vowels and half-low vowels is based on
29. The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on
30. The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based on
31. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on
32. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the............of the same phoneme /l/
33. The consonant /l/ is called
34. The consonant /s/ is called
35. The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called
36. The degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered is
37. The device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction is
38. The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called
39. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by
40. The –en in strengthen is a
41. The final /l/ in the words bottle, cattle and little are examples of
42. The final /m/ in the word Prism is an instance of
43. The final /n/ in the words sudden and mutton are
44. The final /t/ in walked is
45. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words cats, dogs and boxes are instances of
46. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of
47. The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of................assimilation
48. The form dog is a............morpheme
49. The ing in sleeping is an example of
50. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word little are
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