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Question 1Single Answer
Which feature of human language refers to the absence of a natural connection between a linguistic sign and its meaning?
  1. AProductivity
  2. BArbitrariness
  3. CDisplacement
  4. DDuality
Question 2Single Answer
The ability to talk about objects and events that are not present in the immediate environment is called:
  1. ASpecialization
  2. BReflexivity
  3. CInterchangeability
  4. DDisplacement
Question 3Single Answer
Which property enables speakers to create and understand new sentences?
  1. AProductivity
  2. BArbitrariness
  3. CRedundancy
  4. DIconicity
Question 4Single Answer
The organization of language at two levels, sounds and meaningful units, is known as:
  1. ADisplacement
  2. BCultural transmission
  3. CSemanticity
  4. DDuality of patterning
Question 5Single Answer
The transmission of a language through social interaction rather than biological inheritance is called:
  1. AInterchangeability
  2. BDisplacement
  3. CRecursion
  4. DCultural transmission
Question 6Single Answer
Which feature allows human beings to use language to discuss language itself?
  1. ADiscreteness
  2. BArbitrariness
  3. CSpecialization
  4. DReflexivity
Question 7Single Answer
The term 'language' is best described as:
  1. AA rule-governed system of symbols
  2. BA random collection of sounds
  3. CA system restricted to written communication
  4. DA biological reflex only
Question 8Single Answer
Which scholar defined language as a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication?
  1. AJ. L. Austin
  2. BEdward Sapir
  3. CH. P. Grice
  4. DM.
Question 9Single Answer
Ferdinand de Saussure distinguished between:
  1. ACompetence and performance
  2. BLangue and parole
  3. CForm and function
  4. DSyntax and semantics
Question 10Single Answer
In Saussurean linguistics, 'langue' refers to:
  1. AIndividual speech acts
  2. BThe abstract system of a language
  3. CWritten language only
  4. DHistorical change
Question 11Single Answer
In Saussurean terminology, 'parole' means:
  1. ALanguage as a social system
  2. BIndividual acts of speech
  3. CUniversal grammar
  4. DLanguage acquisition
Question 12Single Answer
Noam Chomsky's 'competence' refers to a speaker's:
  1. AActual use of language
  2. BWriting skill
  3. CSocial status
  4. DKnowledge of the linguistic system
Question 13Single Answer
Chomsky's 'performance' refers to:
  1. AAbstract grammatical knowledge
  2. BActual language use in concrete situations
  3. CHistorical language development
  4. DSpeech production only
Question 14Single Answer
Which branch of linguistics studies language at a particular point in time?
  1. ADiachronic linguistics
  2. BComparative philology
  3. CSynchronic linguistics
  4. DHistorical phonology
Question 15Single Answer
Diachronic linguistics primarily studies:
  1. ALanguage variation across social classes
  2. BSpeech production
  3. CSentence structure
  4. DLanguage change over time
Question 16Single Answer
The scientific study of language is known as:
  1. APhilology
  2. BLexicography
  3. CRhetoric
  4. DLinguistics
Question 17Single Answer
Which statement best distinguishes language from communication?
  1. AAll communication is linguistic
  2. BLanguage is one system used for communication
  3. CCommunication requires grammar
  4. DLanguage does not communicate meaning
Question 18Single Answer
Traffic lights are an example of:
  1. ALinguistic communication
  2. BNon-linguistic communication
  3. CMorphological communication
  4. DPhonological communication
Question 19Single Answer
Facial expressions are generally considered:
  1. ALinguistic signs
  2. BNon-verbal communication
  3. CMorphemes
  4. DPhonemes
Question 20Single Answer
Which property makes linguistic units clearly distinguishable from one another?
  1. ACultural transmission
  2. BDisplacement
  3. CPrevarication
  4. DDiscreteness
Question 21Single Answer
The ability to produce false or imaginary messages is termed:
  1. AProductivity
  2. BPrevarication
  3. CReflexivity
  4. DInterchangeability
Question 22Single Answer
Which linguist is particularly associated with the design features of language?
  1. ACharles Hockett
  2. BWilliam Labov
  3. CLeonard Bloomfield
  4. DJohn Searle
Question 23Single Answer
The smallest contrastive sound unit in a language is a:
  1. AMorpheme
  2. BSyllable
  3. CPhoneme
  4. DGrapheme
Question 24Single Answer
The smallest meaningful unit of language is a:
  1. APhoneme
  2. BMorpheme
  3. CPhone
  4. DClause
Question 25Single Answer
Phonetics is concerned primarily with:
  1. ASpeech sounds
  2. BMeaning
  3. CWord formation
  4. DSentence structure
Question 26Single Answer
Phonology studies:
  1. ASound patterns within a language
  2. BPhysical properties of all possible sounds
  3. CHistorical meanings of words
  4. DNon-verbal gestures
Question 27Single Answer
Articulatory phonetics studies:
  1. APerception of speech sounds
  2. BTransmission of sound waves
  3. CProduction of speech sounds
  4. DWritten symbols
Question 28Single Answer
Acoustic phonetics investigates:
  1. ASocial meaning of speech
  2. BPhysical properties of speech waves
  3. CWord structure
  4. DLanguage acquisition
Question 29Single Answer
Auditory phonetics deals with:
  1. APerception of speech sounds
  2. BProduction of sounds
  3. CHistory of sounds
  4. DSpelling systems
Question 30Single Answer
The International Phonetic Alphabet is commonly abbreviated as:
  1. AIFA
  2. BILA
  3. CIPS
  4. DIPA
Question 31Single Answer
The IPA was developed primarily to:
  1. ARepresent only British English
  2. BStandardize English spelling
  3. CRepresent speech sounds consistently
  4. DEliminate dialect variation
Question 32Single Answer
A speech sound considered without reference to its linguistic function is called a:
  1. APhoneme
  2. BMorpheme
  3. CPhone
  4. DGrapheme
Question 33Single Answer
Different phonetic realizations of the same phoneme are called:
  1. AAllophones
  2. BAllomorphs
  3. CHomophones
  4. DMorphemes
Question 34Single Answer
A pair of words differing in only one phoneme and having different meanings forms a:
  1. AFree variant
  2. BCollocation
  3. CMorpheme pair
  4. DMinimal pair
Question 35Single Answer
Which pair is a minimal pair in English?
  1. ACat–cats
  2. BChild–children
  3. CRun–running
  4. DPin–bin
Question 36Single Answer
The sounds /p/ and /b/ differ primarily in:
  1. APlace of articulation
  2. BLip position
  3. CNasality
  4. DVoicing
Question 37Single Answer
/p/ is classified as a:
  1. AVoiced bilabial plosive
  2. BVoiceless alveolar fricative
  3. CVoiceless bilabial plosive
  4. DVoiced velar plosive
Question 38Single Answer
/b/ is a:
  1. AVoiced alveolar plosive
  2. BVoiceless bilabial plosive
  3. CVoiced bilabial plosive
  4. DVoiced labiodental fricative
Question 39Single Answer
/t/ is articulated at the:
  1. ABilabial region
  2. BAlveolar ridge
  3. CVelum
  4. DGlottis
Question 40Single Answer
/k/ is a:
  1. AAlveolar nasal
  2. BDental fricative
  3. CVelar plosive
  4. DPalatal approximant
Question 41Single Answer
The English sound /m/ is a:
  1. AVelar nasal
  2. BAlveolar nasal
  3. CBilabial nasal
  4. DLabiodental nasal
Question 42Single Answer
The sound /n/ is generally classified as:
  1. ABilabial nasal
  2. BVelar nasal
  3. CAlveolar nasal
  4. DPalatal nasal
Question 43Single Answer
The sound /Ε‹/ in 'sing' is:
  1. AA bilabial nasal
  2. BAn alveolar nasal
  3. CA glottal nasal
  4. DA velar nasal
Question 44Single Answer
The initial sound in 'think' is:
  1. A/Γ°/
  2. B/tʃ/
  3. C/Κƒ/
  4. D/ΞΈ/
Question 45Single Answer
The initial sound in 'this' is:
  1. A/ΞΈ/
  2. B/z/
  3. C/Γ°/
  4. D/dΚ’/
Question 46Single Answer
/f/ is a:
  1. ALabiodental fricative
  2. BBilabial fricative
  3. CDental plosive
  4. DVelar fricative
Question 47Single Answer
Which is the voiced counterpart of /f/?
  1. A/p/
  2. B/z/
  3. C/v/
  4. D/b/
Question 48Single Answer
/s/ and /z/ are:
  1. ABilabial fricatives
  2. BDental plosives
  3. CVelar nasals
  4. DAlveolar fricatives
Question 49Single Answer
The sound /Κƒ/ occurs at the beginning of:
  1. AChip
  2. BZip
  3. CShip
  4. DThin
Question 50Single Answer
The sound /Κ’/ is found in the middle of:
  1. ATeacher
  2. BMeasure
  3. CSinger
  4. DThinker
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