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1) Who defined language as “a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements” ? a. Noam Chomsky b. Ferdinand de Saussure c. Edward Sapir d. None of the above
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2) The final /l/ in the words ‘bottle’, ‘cattle’ and ‘little’ are examples of _____________ ? a. Syllabic consonants b. Sibilants c. Suffixes d. None of the above
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3) The present__tense form of the verb ‘read’ and its past__tense which is pronounced as ‘red’ is an example of _____________? a. Allophones b. Homophones c. Homographs d. Homonyms
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4) The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the past__tense of the verb ‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for________________? a. Allophones b. Homophones c. Homographs d. Homonyms
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5) Certain morphemes have more than one meaning and can be understood in more than one way. They are called ______________? a. Allophones b. Homophones c. Homographs d. Homonyms
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6) The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called______________? a. Allophones b. Homophones c. Homographs d. Homonyms
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7) Semi__vowels are also known as ________________? a. Approximants b. Laterals c. Sibilants d. Trills
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8) How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language ? a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five
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9) The consonant /l/ is called ____________? a. Sibilant b. Lateral c. Nasal d. Semi__vowel
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10) /s/, /z/ are called ____________? a. Plosives b. Affricates c. Fricatives d. Trill
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11) /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for ______________? a. Plosives b. Affricates c. fricatives d. Trill
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12) Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questions asked in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness ? a. The falling b. The rising c. The fall__rise d. None of the above
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13) Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as questions ? a. The falling b. The rising c. The fall__rise d. None of the above
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14) Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questions which imply that the speaker is certain about what is said_____________? a. The falling b. The rising c. The fall__rise d. None of the above
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15) Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions ? a. The falling b. The rising c. The fall__rise d. None of the above
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16) The American pronunciation of the word ‘issue’ is an instance of ________________type of assimilation? a. Progressive b. Regressive c. Reciprocal d. None of the above
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17) The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word ‘dogs’ is an instance of ________________assimilation? a. Progressive b. Regressive c. reciprocal d. none of the abovE
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18) The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of __________ assimilation? a. Progressive b. Regressive c. Reciprocal d. None of the above
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19) Assimilation is mainly of ____________ types? a. Four b. Two c. Three d. Only one
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20) /h/ in the word ‘he’ is a __________ sound? a. Velar b. Glottal c. Palatal d. Alveolar
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