Question 1

A syllabic division is marked with-------

Accepted Answer

A)  a slash
B)  an arrow mark
C)  a hyphen
D)  a vertical barE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  kill
B)  skill
C)  skin
D)  skitE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between various constituent elements of a language?

Accepted Answer

A)  concord
B)  gerund
C)  phrase structure
D)  none of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

----- is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols and letters devised by the International Phonetic Association

Accepted Answer

A)  the international phonetic script
B)  the international phonetic alphabet
C)  the international phonemic script
D)  the intelligible phonetic script.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

------is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words.

Accepted Answer

A)  portmanteau
B)  onomatopoeia
C)  clipping
D)  metanalysisE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word 'little' are----

Accepted Answer

A)  allophones
B)  allomorphs
C)  morpheme variants
D)  minimal pairsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) A

Question 7

The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ------

Accepted Answer

A)  chomsky's "syntactic structures"
B)  chomsky's "aspects of the theory of syntax"
C)  leonard bloomfield's "language"
D)  both "a' & "b"E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are:

Accepted Answer

A)  leonard bloomfield & noam chomsky
B)  leonard bloomfield & max-muller
C)  max-muller & herman gundert
D)  edward sapir & ferdinand de saussureE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The -en in strengthen is a----

Accepted Answer

A)  an adjective forming morpheme
B)  plural morpheme
C)  possessive morpheme
D)  verb forming morpheme.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called-----

Accepted Answer

A)  portmanteau
B)  onomatopoeia
C)  clipping
D)  metanalysisE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

-----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words.

Accepted Answer

A)  portmanteau
B)  onomatopoeia
C)  clipping
D)  metanalysisE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

The IPA was established by a group of -----

Accepted Answer

A)  european phoneticians
B)  greek phoneticians
C)  indian philologists
D)  american linguistsE) None of the above
F) All of the above A

Question 13

The shortened forms like 'photo' for photograph is an instance of-----

Accepted Answer

A)  portmanteau
B)  onomatopoeia
C)  clipping
D)  metanalysisE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The final /t/ in walked is ------

Accepted Answer

A)  an adjective forming morpheme
B)  plural morpheme
C)  possessive morpheme
D)  past morphemeE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The word 'examination' is a ------word

Accepted Answer

A)  monosyllabic
B)  disyllabic
C)  try syllabic
D)  polysyllabicE) All of the above
F) C) and D) A

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  allophones
B)  allomorphs
C)  morpheme variants
D)  minimal pairsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The -ish in the word 'childish' is -------

Accepted Answer

A)  an adjective forming morpheme
B)  plural morpheme
C)  possessive morpheme
D)  past morphemeE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  transformational generative grammar
B)  the phrase structure grammar
C)  immediate constituent analysis
D)  all the above.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The -or in actor is

Accepted Answer

A)  an adjective forming morpheme
B)  plural morpheme
C)  possessive morpheme
D)  noun forming morphemeE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

In transformational Generative Grammar, the 'Generative' means:

Accepted Answer

A)  'to produce'
B)  'to develop'
C)  'to predict'
D)  all the aboveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 6: Linguistics Terminology and Concepts

A syllabic division is marked with-------

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

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Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between various constituent elements of a language?

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----- is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols and letters devised by the International Phonetic Association

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------is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words.

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The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word 'little' are----

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The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ------

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The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are:

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The -en in strengthen is a----

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Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called-----

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-----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words.

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The IPA was established by a group of -----

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The shortened forms like 'photo' for photograph is an instance of-----

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The final /t/ in walked is ------

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The word 'examination' is a ------word

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

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The -ish in the word 'childish' is -------

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

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The -or in actor is

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In transformational Generative Grammar, the 'Generative' means:

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