Language and Linguistics MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. In the pronunciation of the word ink the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of

1. Regressive
2. Reciprocal
3. none of the above
4. Progressive

2. In transformational Generative Grammar, the Generative means

1. to develop
2. to predict
3. All the above
4. to produce

3. In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated

1. Skill
2. Skin
3. Skit
4. Kill

4. IPA stands for

1. International phonetic association
2. Indian phonetic alphabet
3. All the above
4. International political alphabet

5. IPA stands for

1. International Phonetic Association
2. Both a & b
3. Neither a nor b
4. Inter National Phonetic Alphabet

6. It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud the written material. This property of language is called

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

7. Language is never static. It goes on changing. This property of language is called

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

8. Morpheme alternants are called

1. Allomorphs
2. Minimal pairs
3. None of the above
4. Allophones

9. On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue, vowels can be classified into

1. Front vowels & back vowels
2. High vowels & low vowels
3. Tense vowels &lax vowels
4. Round vowels & unrounded vowels

10. Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguistic environment are said to be in

1. Complementary distribution
2. Non-contrastive distribution
3. None of the above
4. Contrastive distribution

11. Semi-vowels are also known as

1. Laterals
2. Sibilants
3. Trills
4. Approximants

12. Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth are called

1. Bilabial
2. Labio-dental
3. Alveolar
4. Dental

13. Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are called

1. Labio-dental
2. Bilabial
3. Alveolar
4. Dental

14. Sounds articulated by two lips are called

1. Bilabial
2. Labio-dental
3. Alveolar
4. Dental

15. Sounds articulated with the tip of the tongue or the blade of the tongue against the teeth ridge are called

1. Bilabial
2. Labio-dental
3. Alveolar
4. Dental

16. Stress is used for the sake of

1. Loudness
2. Double meaning
3. None of the above
4. Emphasis

17. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called

1. Sibilants
2. Suffixes
3. None of the above
4. Syllabic consonants

18. The /d/ in middle is an instance of

1. Alveolar plosion
2. Nasal plosion
3. Incomplete plosion
4. Lateral plosion

19. The /k/ in kill and skill are

1. Allomorphs
2. Morpheme variants
3. Minimal pairs
4. Allophones

20. The /k/ sound in actand picture is a

1. Alveolar plosion
2. Nasal plosion
3. Incomplete plosion
4. Bilabial plosion

21. The /p/ in top-most is a

1. Alveolar plosion
2. Nasal plosion
3. Incomplete plosion
4. Bilabial plosion

22. The /t/ in little is an instance of

1. Alveolar plosion
2. Nasal plosion
3. Incomplete plosion
4. Lateral plosion

23. The American pronunciation of the word issue is an instance of..........type of assimilation

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

24. The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based on

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

25. The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on

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

26. The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center vowels is based on

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

27. The classification of vowels into half-close vowels and half-open vowels is based on

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

28. The classification of vowels into half-high vowels and half-low vowels is based on

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

29. The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on

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

30. The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based on

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

31. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on

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

32. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the............of the same phoneme /l/

1. Allomorphs
2. Morpheme variants
3. Minimal pairs
4. Allophones

33. The consonant /l/ is called

1. Lateral
2. Nasal
3. Semi-vowel
4. Sibilant

34. The consonant /s/ is called

1. Lateral
2. Nasal
3. Semi-vowel
4. Sibilant

35. The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called

1. Laterals
2. Sibilants
3. Trills
4. Semi-vowels

36. The degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered is

1. Pitch
2. Intonation
3. Juncture
4. Stress

37. The device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction is

1. The phrase structure Grammar
2. Immediate Constituent Analysis
3. All the above
4. Transformational Generative grammar

38. The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called

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

39. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by

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

40. The –en in strengthen is a

1. Plural morpheme
2. Possessive morpheme
3. Verb forming morpheme
4. An adjective forming morpheme

41. The final /l/ in the words bottle, cattle and little are examples of

1. Sibilants
2. Suffixes
3. None of the above
4. Syllabic consonants

42. The final /m/ in the word Prism is an instance of

1. Sibilants
2. Suffixes
3. None of the above
4. Syllabic consonants

43. The final /n/ in the words sudden and mutton are

1. Sibilants
2. Suffixes
3. None of the above
4. Syllabic consonants

44. The final /t/ in walked is

1. Plural morpheme
2. Possessive morpheme
3. Past morpheme
4. An adjective forming morpheme

45. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words cats, dogs and boxes are instances of

1. Allomorphs
2. Minimal pairs
3. None of the above
4. Allophones

46. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of

1. Allomorphs
2. Minimal pairs
3. None of the above
4. Allophones

47. The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of................assimilation

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

48. The form dog is a............morpheme

1. Free variation
2. Bound morpheme
3. None of these
4. A free morpheme

49. The ing in sleeping is an example of

1. Free variation
2. Bound morpheme
3. None of these
4. A free morpheme

50. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word little are

1. Allomorphs
2. Morpheme variants
3. Minimal pairs
4. Allophones