Language and Linguistics MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Page 3

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

106. What is the basis of all sounds in English language and in most languages in India.

1. The pulmonic air stream mechanism
2. The glotalic air stream mechanism
3. The velaric air stream mechanism
4. None of the above

107. What is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of both linguistics and sociology converges

1. Linguistics of sociology
2. Socio-linguistics
3. Sociology of linguistics
4. None of these

108. What is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words.

1. Portmanteau
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Clipping
4. Metanalysis

109. What is the totality of the speech habits of an individual

1. Dialect
2. Idiolect
3. Register
4. Slang

110. What refers to an individuals equal and native command of two or more languages

1. Bilingualism
2. Poly-glotism
3. Multilingualism
4. None of the above

111. What refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or status affecting mutual intelligibility

1. Dialect
2. Idiolect
3. Register
4. Slang

112. Which among the following are bi-labial plosive sounds in English

1. /p/ & /b/
2. /m/ & /v/
3. /t/ &/d/
4. /k/ & /g/

113. Which among the following are the main properties of grammar?

1. To account by its rules for the infinite sentences of a language
2. To be explicit about the grammaticality of sentences
3. To predict all and the only possible grammatical sentences of a language
4. All the above

114. Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified

1. The position of the lips
2. The part of the tongue that is raised
3. The height to which the tongue is raised
4. All the above

115. Which among the following does not constitute the general methodology of science

1. Controlled observation
2. Hypothesis formulation
3. Analysis, generalization and prediction
4. Speculation

116. Which among the following does not constitute the scientific nature of linguistics

1. Systematic gathering and analysis of data
2. Determination of causal relationship between facts
3. Chronological presentation of data
4. Verification, validation and generalization

117. Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language?

1. Language
2. Parole
3. performance
4. Both parole and performance

118. Which among the following implies the underlying rules governing the combination and organization of the elements of language?

1. Language
2. Parole
3. Competence
4. Both langue and Competence

119. Which among the following is an example acronym?

1. Smog
2. UNESCO
3. Buzz
4. Edit

120. Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia?

1. Smog
2. UNESCO
3. Buzz
4. edit

121. Which among the following is an example for portmanteau

1. Smog
2. UNESCO
3. Buzz
4. Edit

122. Which among the following is an exception to the property of arbitrariness of language?

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Homophones
3. Homonyms
4. Portmanteau

123. Which among the following is not a branch of linguistics

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

124. Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language?

1. Language is systematic
2. Language is arbitrary
3. Language is dynamic
4. Language is instinctive

125. Which among the following is not an aim of linguistics

1. To study the nature of language
2. To establish a theory of language
3. To propound stories of the origin of language
4. To describe a language and all languages

126. Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives?

1. /p/ & /b/
2. /m/ & /v/
3. /t/ &/d/
4. /k/ & /g/

127. Which among the following pairs are Velar plosives?

1. /p/ & /b/
2. /m/ & /v/
3. /t/ &/d/
4. /k/ & /g/

128. Which among the following statements is not true?

1. Language is a means of communication
2. Language is symbolic
3. Language is structural
4. Language is the only means of communication

129. Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between various constituent elements of a language?

1. Concord
2. Gerund
3. Phrase structure
4. None of the above

130. Which is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words.

1. Portmanteau
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Clipping
4. Metanalysis

131. Which is the scientific study of language

1. Philology
2. Phonology
3. Phonetics
4. linguistics

132. Which is the study of how the mentally represented grammar of language is employed in the production and comprehension of speech

1. Socio-linguistics
2. Psycho-linguistics
3. Neuron-linguistics
4. Physio –linguistics

133. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in commands

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

134. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

135. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as questions

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

136. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

137. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

138. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questions which imply that the speaker is certain about what is said

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

139. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions?

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

140. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questions asked in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness.

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

141. Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed

1. The falling
2. The rising
3. The fall-rise
4. None of the above

142. Who defined language as a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols?

1. Noam Chomsky
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Edward Sapir
4. None of the above

143. Who defined language as a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements

1. Noam Chomsky
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Edward Sapir
4. None of the above

144. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Noam Chomsky
4. Edward Sapir

145. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Ferdinand de Saussure
3. Noam Chomsky
4. Edward Sapir

146. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomskys competence and Performance?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Leonard bloom Filed
3. Ferdinand De Saussure
4. Edward Sapir

147. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussures Langue and Parole?

1. Charles Sanders Pierce
2. Leonard bloom Filed
3. Noam Chomsky
4. Edward Sapir

148. Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly different are called

1. Compounding
2. Acronym
3. Re-duplicates
4. Conversion

149. Words like Buzz, Hiss, thud ets, which represents the sounds of their referents are known as

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Homophones
3. Homonyms
4. Portmanteau

150. Words such as black-leg and flash-light are instances of

1. Compounding
2. Portmanteau
3. Derivation
4. Backformation