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(21)
The word ‘examination’ is a ____________word?
[A]
Monosyllabic
[B]
Disyllabic
[C]
Try syllabic
[D]
Polysyllabic
(22)
The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are ________________?
[A]
Allophones
[B]
Allomorphs
[C]
Morpheme variants
[D]
Minimal pairs
(23)
The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the ______________________of the same phoneme /l/?
[A]
Allophones
[B]
Allomorphs
[C]
Morpheme variants
[D]
Minimal pairs
(24)
Which among the following are the main properties of grammar ?
[A]
To account by its rules for the infinite sentences of a language
[B]
To be explicit about the grammaticality of sentences
[C]
To predict all and the only possible grammatical sentences of a language
[D]
All the above
(25)
The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ____________?
[A]
Chomsky’s “Syntactic Structures”
[B]
Chomsky’s “Aspects of the theory of Syntax”
[C]
Leonard Bloomfield’s “Language”
[D]
Both “a’ & “b”
(26)
The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are__________________?
[A]
Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky
[B]
Leonard Bloomfield & Max__Muller
[C]
Max__Muller & Herman Gundert
[D]
Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure
Answer: Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky
(27)
__________is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words ?
[A]
Portmanteau
[B]
Onomatopoeia
[C]
Clipping
[D]
Metanalysis
(28)
The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ____________?
[A]
An adjective forming morpheme
[B]
Plural morpheme
[C]
Possessive morpheme
[D]
Morpheme signaling third person singular
Answer: Morpheme signaling third person singular
(29)
The –or in actor is_________________?
[A]
An adjective forming morpheme
[B]
Plural morpheme
[C]
Possessive morpheme
[D]
Noun forming morpheme
Answer: Noun forming morpheme
(30)
The –s in ‘john’s’ is __________?
[A]
An adjective forming morpheme
[B]
Plural morpheme
[C]
Possessive morpheme
[D]
Past morpheme
31
The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is ______________?
[A]
An adjective forming morpheme
[B]
Plural morpheme
[C]
Possessive morpheme
[D]
Past morpheme
Answer: An adjective forming morpheme
32
The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are instances of ______________?
[A]
Allophones
[B]
Allomorphs
[C]
Minimal pairs
[D]
None of the above
33
The form ‘dog’ is a __________morphemE?
[A]
A free morpheme
[B]
Free variation
[C]
Bound morpheme
[D]
None of these
34
A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is called__________?
[A]
Syllable
[B]
Phoneme
[C]
Morpheme
[D]
Allomorph
35
/m/ is a ______________consonant?
[A]
Bilabial
[B]
Bilabial__nasal
[C]
Velar
[D]
Glottal
36
How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed ?
[A]
Only one
[B]
Two
[C]
Innumerable
[D]
None of the above
37
The term________________refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words in continuous speech?
[A]
Alliteration
[B]
Assonance
[C]
Elision
[D]
None of the above
38
How many stressed are generally marked_____________?
[A]
Only one
[B]
Two
[C]
Three
[D]
Four
39
______________is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered ?
[A]
Stress
[B]
Pitch
[C]
Intonation
[D]
Juncture
40
________________are also called secondary phonemes?
[A]
Suprasegmentals
[B]
Morphemes
[C]
Allomorphs
[D]
Allophones
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