1) The study of relationships between two or more languages and the investigation whether the common languages have a common ancestor is called___________? a. Psycho linguistics b. Sociolinguistics c. Comparative linguistics d. None of these
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2) Morphology is the branch of linguistics which deals with a. The study of the structure of sounds and symbols. b. study of the structure of letters. c. The study of the structure of words d. N. O. T
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3) Which among the following is an example for portmanteau__________________? a. Smog b. UNESCO c. Buzz d. Edit
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4) Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ____________? a. Compounding b. Acronym c. Re__duplicates d. Conversion
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5) Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house__keep’ are instances of ____________? a. Compounding b. Portmanteau c. Derivation d. Backformation
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6) Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of ____________? a. Compounding b. Portmanteau c. Derivation d. Backformation
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7) _____________________is a processes of word formation whereby new words are formed by subtracting a root by deleting final syllable which is misunderstood as a suffix? a. Compounding b. Portmanteau c. Derivation d. Backformation.
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8) ______________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 ? a. Portmanteau b. Onomatopoeia c. Clipping d. Met analysis
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9) ______________________is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined by combining the segments of two different existing words? a. Compounding b. Portmanteau c. Derivation d. Backformation.
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10) The /d/ in ‘middle’ is an instance of __________________? a. Lateral plosion b. Alveolar plosion c. Nasal plosion d. Incomplete plosion.
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11) The /p/ in ‘top__most’ is a ______________? a. Bilabial plosion b. Alveolar plosion c. Nasal plosion d. Incomplete plosion.
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12) Which among the following pairs are Velar plosives ? a. /p/ & /b/ b. /m/ & /v/ c. /t/ &/d/ d. /k/ & /g/
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13) Which among the following are bilabial plosive sounds in English? a. /p/ & /b/ b. /m/ & /v/ c. /t/ &/d/ d. /k/ & /g/
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14) The classification of vowels into half__close vowels and half__open vowels is based on ________________? a. The position of the lips b. The part of the tongue that is raised c. The height to which the tongue is raised d. All the abovE.
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15) The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based on ________________? a. The position of the lips b. The part of the tongue that is raised c. The height to which the tongue is raised d. All the above.
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16) The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on ____________? a. The position of the lips b. The part of the tongue that is raised c. The height to which the tongue is raised d. All the abovE.
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17) The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on ________________ ? a. The position of the lips b. The part of the tongue that is raised c. The height to which the tongue is raised d. All the abovE.
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18) On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue, vowels can be classified into______________? a. Round vowels & unrounded vowels b. Front vowels & back vowels c. High vowels & low vowels d. Tense vowels &lax vowels
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19) According to the part of the tongue that is raised, vowels can be classified into__________? a. Round vowels & unrounded vowels b. Front vowels & back vowels c. High vowels & low vowels d. Tense vowels &lax vowels
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20) Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified ? a. The position of the lips b. The part of the tongue that is raised c. The height to which the tongue is raised d. All the abovE.
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