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Linguistics

Question 1Single Answer
Arbitrariness as a feature of language means that
  1. A
    Words are mixed randomly in communication.
  2. B
    The meaning of words changes frequently.
  3. C
    There is no necessary connection between the form of a word and its meaning.
  4. D
    There is an inherent connection between words and their meaning.
Question 2Single Answer
The function of language that, according to Roman Jakobson, engages the addressee (receiver) directly and is best illustrated by vocatives and imperatives, is called:
  1. A
    Conative
  2. B
    Phatic
  3. C
    Emotive
  4. D
    Metalingual
Question 3Single Answer
Charles F. Hockett originally believed there to be 13 design features, out of which the features reserved for humans in this list are
  1. A
    Two
  2. B
    Three
  3. C
    Four
  4. D
    None
Question 4Single Answer
No particular linguistic form is naturally associated with any particular meaning, and the pairing that exists for meaning in each case is
  1. A
    Universal
  2. B
    Sound-induced
  3. C
    Arbitrary
  4. D
    Meaning-induced
Question 5Single Answer
A sentence used to establish contact is an instance of which of the following functions of language?
  1. A
    Denotative
  2. B
    Phatic
  3. C
    Emotive
  4. D
    Metalinguistic
Question 6Single Answer
Language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating idea, emotions and desires by means of a system of:
  1. A
    Involuntarily produced vocal symbols
  2. B
    Involuntarily produced non-vocal symbols
  3. C
    Voluntarily produced vocal symbols
  4. D
    Voluntarily produced non-vocal symbols
Question 7Single Answer
Who is the author of the work ' Course in General Linguistics '?
  1. A
    Ferdinand De Saussure
  2. B
    Eugene Nida
  3. C
    Roman Jackson
  4. D
    Leonard Bloomfield 
Question 8Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
(a) Endocentric (i) On the table 
Construction
(b) Directive (ii) The huge cake 
Construction
(c) Attributive (iii) There are three boys 
Construction in this room
(d) Existential (iv) Seemed angry 
Construction
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    (a) (b) (c) (d)
    (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
  2. B
    (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
  3. C
    (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
  4. D
    (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Question 9Single Answer
A graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept, independent of any particular language and specific words or phrases, is called :
  1. A
    An ideograph
  2. B
    A logograph 
  3. C
    A sonograph
  4. D
    A monograph
Question 10Single Answer
Assertion (I) : A stem is the form of a word that only accepts/takes inflectional morpheme.
Assertion (II) : A stem forming morpheme (a stem extender) is a morpheme that converts a root-word into a stem to which inflectional markers of various kinds can be added. 
Select the correct option :
  1. A
    (I) is true and (II) is false 
  2. B
    (I) is false and (II) is true
  3. C
    Both (I) and (II) are false 
  4. D
    Both (I) and (II) are true
Question 11Single Answer
Language is primarily a system of?
  1. A
    Random sounds
  2. B
    Gestures only
  3. C
    Arbitrary vocal symbols
  4. D
    Written signs only
Question 12Single Answer
Which characteristic distinguishes human language from animal communication?
  1. A
    Productivity
  2. B
    Reflexive behavior
  3. C
    Fixed signals
  4. D
    Instinctive calls
Question 13Single Answer
According to Charles Hockett, the ability to create infinite new sentences is called?
  1. A
    Arbitrariness
  2. B
    Feedback
  3. C
    Discreteness
  4. D
    Productivity
Question 14Single Answer
Which design feature refers to the absence of a natural connection between form and meaning?
  1. A
    Total feedback
  2. B
    Specialization
  3. C
    Semanticity
  4. D
    Arbitrariness
Question 15Single Answer
Which design feature allows humans to talk about past and future events?
  1. A
    Displacement
  2. B
    Interchangeability
  3. C
    Broadcast transmission
  4. D
    Rapid fading
Question 16Single Answer
Who proposed the design features of human language?
  1. A
    Leonard Bloomfield
  2. B
    Charles Hockett
  3. C
    Noam Chomsky
  4. D
    Roman Jakobson
Question 17Single Answer
Which feature enables language users to understand and produce new utterances?
  1. A
    Broadcast transmission
  2. B
    Vocal-auditory channel
  3. C
    Rapid fading
  4. D
    Productivity
Question 18Single Answer
Human language is mainly considered to be?
  1. A
    Instinctive only
  2. B
    Fixed and limited
  3. C
    Entirely genetic
  4. D
    Learned and symbolic
Question 19Single Answer
Which property of language allows communication through speech sounds?
  1. A
    Vocal-auditory channel
  2. B
    Semanticity
  3. C
    Duality
  4. D
    Reflexiveness
Question 20Single Answer
Which design feature means that language can be used to discuss language itself?
  1. A
    Cultural transmission
  2. B
    Productivity
  3. C
    Displacement
  4. D
    Reflexiveness
Question 21Single Answer
Which feature states that language is passed from one generation to another through learning?
  1. A
    Arbitrariness
  2. B
    Cultural transmission
  3. C
    Semanticity
  4. D
    Duality
Question 22Single Answer
Which design feature refers to meaningful units being built from meaningless sounds?
  1. A
    Productivity
  2. B
    Duality of patterning
  3. C
    Feedback
  4. D
    Semanticity
Question 23Single Answer
Which feature means speech sounds are clearly distinct from one another?
  1. A
    Rapid fading
  2. B
    Broadcast transmission
  3. C
    Discreteness
  4. D
    Interchangeability
Question 24Single Answer
Animal communication is generally characterized by?
  1. A
    Unlimited productivity
  2. B
    Fixed signal systems
  3. C
    Displacement
  4. D
    Reflexiveness
Question 25Single Answer
Human language differs from animal communication because it is?
  1. A
    Entirely inherited
  2. B
    Limited to emotional expression
  3. C
    Restricted to immediate situations
  4. D
    Creative and productive
Question 26Single Answer
Which feature allows both sending and receiving messages by the same individual?
  1. A
    Productivity
  2. B
    Interchangeability
  3. C
    Arbitrariness
  4. D
    Displacement
Question 27Single Answer
Which design feature means linguistic signs carry specific meanings?
  1. A
    Discreteness
  2. B
    Semanticity
  3. C
    Feedback
  4. D
    Traditional transmission
Question 28Single Answer
Which characteristic is NOT generally associated with human language?
  1. A
    Fixed instinctive responses only
  2. B
    Rule-governed structure
  3. C
    Unlimited expression
  4. D
    Creativity
Question 29Single Answer
Which branch studies the relationship between language and society?
  1. A
    Psycholinguistics
  2. B
    Phonology
  3. C
    Morphology
  4. D
    Sociolinguistics
Question 30Single Answer
Which branch studies the relationship between language and mind?
  1. A
    Anthropology
  2. B
    Dialectology
  3. C
    Pragmatics
  4. D
    Psycholinguistics
Question 31Single Answer
Language reflects the values and beliefs of?
  1. A
    Culture
  2. B
    Nature only
  3. C
    Geography only
  4. D
    Biology only
Question 32Single Answer
The study of language at a particular point in time is called?
  1. A
    Diachronic linguistics
  2. B
    Historical linguistics
  3. C
    Synchronic linguistics
  4. D
    Comparative philology
Question 33Single Answer
The historical study of language change is known as?
  1. A
    Synchronic linguistics
  2. B
    Applied linguistics
  3. C
    Contrastive linguistics
  4. D
    Diachronic linguistics
Question 34Single Answer
Who introduced the distinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics?
  1. A
    Charles Hockett
  2. B
    Bloomfield
  3. C
    Edward Sapir
  4. D
    Ferdinand de Saussure
Question 35Single Answer
Structuralism is mainly associated with?
  1. A
    Chomsky
  2. B
    Pike
  3. C
    Halliday
  4. D
    Saussure
Question 36Single Answer
According to Saussure, language as an abstract system is called?
  1. A
    Parole
  2. B
    Competence
  3. C
    Langue
  4. D
    Performance
Question 37Single Answer
According to Saussure, the actual use of language is called?
  1. A
    Langue
  2. B
    Grammar
  3. C
    Syntax
  4. D
    Parole
Question 38Single Answer
Who proposed the distinction between competence and performance?
  1. A
    Bloomfield
  2. B
    Sapir
  3. C
    Chomsky
  4. D
    Saussure
Question 39Single Answer
Competence refers to?
  1. A
    Actual speech errors
  2. B
    Social interaction only
  3. C
    Knowledge of language
  4. D
    Historical development
Question 40Single Answer
Performance refers to?
  1. A
    Mental grammar only
  2. B
    Universal grammar only
  3. C
    Actual language use
  4. D
    Language acquisition only
Question 41Single Answer
Which pair is correctly matched?
  1. A
    Competence – Knowledge of language
  2. B
    Parole – Language system
  3. C
    Langue – Individual speech
  4. D
    Performance – Mental grammar only
Question 42Single Answer
Which concept belongs to Saussure?
  1. A
    Competence
  2. B
    Performance
  3. C
    Deep structure
  4. D
    Langue
Question 43Single Answer
Which concept belongs to Chomsky?
  1. A
    Competence
  2. B
    Signifier
  3. C
    Langue
  4. D
    Signified
Question 44Single Answer
The smallest meaningful unit in language is?
  1. A
    Phoneme
  2. B
    Phone
  3. C
    Syllable
  4. D
    Morpheme
Question 45Single Answer
The smallest distinctive sound unit is called?
  1. A
    Phoneme
  2. B
    Grapheme
  3. C
    Morpheme
  4. D
    Lexeme
Question 46Single Answer
Which level of linguistic analysis studies sentence structure?
  1. A
    Syntax
  2. B
    Morphology
  3. C
    Phonetics
  4. D
    Semantics
Question 47Single Answer
Which level studies word formation?
  1. A
    Discourse analysis
  2. B
    Pragmatics
  3. C
    Phonology
  4. D
    Morphology
Question 48Single Answer
Which level studies speech sounds physically?
  1. A
    Phonetics
  2. B
    Syntax
  3. C
    Semantics
  4. D
    Morphology
Question 49Single Answer
Which branch studies the sound system of a language?
  1. A
    Phonology
  2. B
    Syntax
  3. C
    Pragmatics
  4. D
    Lexicology
Question 50Single Answer
Which branch studies meaning?
  1. A
    Semantics
  2. B
    Morphology
  3. C
    Syntax
  4. D
    Phonetics
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