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LINGUISTICS
Paper II
Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions, each question carrying two

marks. Attempt all the questions.
1. Assertion Ferdinand de Saussure claims that historical studies of language are worthless.
Assertion He suggests synchronic language studies aimed at describing a language as a whole at a particular point in time.

Both are true.


Both and are false.


is true, is false.


is false, is true.



2. A group of words that share certain grammatical properties, such as the kinds of affixes they take and the kinds of syntactic constructions they occur in is traditionally called as

matrix sentence


parts of speech


lexical category


node



3. In the sentence "Ram ran fast", the word "fast" is an

irregular verb


auxiliary


adverb


ordinary verb



4. In a large number of languages nouns and pronouns are inflected to show the relations they bear in a particular sentence in relation to a verb. This is called

agreement


case inflection


harmony


none of the above



5. An expression like "How are you" is an example of

referential function


emotive function


magical function


phatic function



6. Assertion Contrast is a term used in linguistics for a difference between units, and the differences thus obtained are referred to as distinctive.
Assertion Complementary distribution refers to the mutual exclusiveness of a pair of sounds or units in a certain environment.

and are used in discovery of phonemes.


and are used in discovery of morphemes.


is used in discovery of phonemes and in discovery of morphemes.


and are used in discovery of phonemes and morphemes.



7. Assertion Morphology is concerned with the internal composition of a word.
Assertion Syntax is concerned with the combination of words.

is false is true.


is true is true.


is true, is false.


is false, is false.



8. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below


List I List II

construction instrumental


function restricted


case endocentric


code emotive



Code
















m .

1.
1


.e I e m e c e c tRe fc c f te fm c 3 e c t
T fRe I

2


mm te fc c
c iR c c f c 3T c f
c f e e f .
c m c Ifc mRe I
c e c i e t

3 R e e m e I

t


3 R e e 3 e I

m t


mRe 3

tm I


3Re m


m t I

2. e c m m.te i Rm f i 3f m ete c m l m c m l t e 3 R
e -fc m i c 3 t
f m ete c c e mm c e
te t

3

T c


e




c c fle




3 m IfT I




3. " e i R e " c Re e i e t

3f fi fp


me c

t


fcp fc


mcp I


c
i f

4. 3 c 3 i m I 3 3 R e m c i c e-.ec v e c e te fc
i f te >Rfc m cp c m
fc i f m

c c mIT t te c te tRe
I Re I

3 c


c ec .


m Il f




m i m c teT I



5. "3 c m te m c R ete c 3m e te e tRe

ec

I vc c


c

c v


.e

vc c


m i f c >vc c I




6.
1


f ec l e c fc i e
c c 3I e c fc e
f e f tRe 3 Rm 3I e c ec c fc
tec e m Re I
t


2


f ec e
.c f fc m f c f m
>ec i Tc c Ic Re
li c 3 e m c e t tec cm e .em e 3 me
c t I

3 R e c l m
vc f i c fc
l c f tRe I

3 R e c l .
v i c fc
l c f tRe I

c l m c
v c f i c l f te 3 R e c .
fc R i c l c f
I

3 R e c l m e
v c f i 3 R
. i c l c f
fc Re I
t

7.
1


. fc I IT f c mc m I f ec eRe I
e c 3 m t -fc m c mI

2


c I T e c em> e m I l m tRe I

3Re m

m t I t m



mRe tRe I


mRe 3

tm I m t 3



3Re tRe I


8. m . . I i e l i e c m II c i e m fi c fe l e
f 3 R e c i m m te m f
e
rr I r II
r


e c e


vf IfT


vc
3I :cc


c ec e


c c vT


e

















9. Match the items of List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

universals vowel


relations exocentric


constructions paradigmatic


harmony substantive



Code














10. The motivation for the nativist position is found in the assertion that (Note Mark the correct answer)

Language acquisition is best represented as the learning of individual words and patterns which take place in the world.


The principles and systems involved in grammars are so abstract and complex that they could not possibly be learned, given any coherent theory of learning.


There is no highly specific and autonomous language faculty at all, but instead language arises from the interaction of quite general cognitive processes.


The innate structure, while necessary are quite general.


11. Match the items in List I with the items in List II and select the correct codes from those given below

List I List II

. palatal


i fricative




approximant


. ejective


Codes














12. Assertion The feature cons] implies obs]
Assertion The feature obs] implies cons]

Both and are true.


is true but is false.


is false but is true.


Both and are false.


13. Assertion Morphemes are meaningful units.
Assertion Syllables are meaningless units.

is true but is false.


is false but is true.


Both and are true.


Both and are false.


14. Apocope is different from syncope in the sense that

Apocope applies before syncope


Apocope applies word finally while syncope applies word-medially


Apocope applies word medially while syncope applies word finally


Apocope applies word initially while syncope applies word finally.


15. ATR stands for

Alternative Transformation Rule


Advanced Tongue Root


Alternative Tree Representation


Advanced Tongue Raising


9. m. I i eli ecm. II ci em fi c f 3Re fel ceim mtem e

r
I r
II

m c Rfic mc e


mI IT fte:c ec


e l el iRflec


mIl mcc c

















10. c 3I >fec (nativist position) c e m3f'c i fi tRe:

u

mtem e f

mIm e i e 3R e e e c fi te mc 3fTl i 3fTlic mm 3 >vf f fTc c e tRe I


c c e i3I fte.I3R e


fme
c c m 3i. 3Re fle te fc
3fTli c fc m mml .I
Ifm ec
3T e e mI'c m c 3T teT
fc mc I

c mc fcf mc mIc (language faculty) teT te I

mcfc> e c me cei mi mI ic >vfcp3 c em> e fcp m te tRe I


3I mI e e tRe fc c ei mi tRe I


11. m. I c ie c m. II c i e m fi c f 3Re fe l c e immte c e

r
I r
II


. c


i .mI'






3f'li (approximant)


. fte c

c

















12.
1


cons] i obs] f fte tRe I
3f' obs] i
cons] ffte tRe I

3R e e m te I


m tRe fc 3m I


3m tRe fc mI


3R e e 3m te I



13.
1


f>i m c c te I

2


3 e f ec c te I

m tRe fc 3m I


3m tRe fc mI


3R e e m te I


3R e e 3m te I



14. 3I >iT m3if' tRe fc

3I >iT l. te teRI


3I e c3Ii l. te tRe fc iT e c iI


3I e ciTi l. te tRe fc iT e c3I iI


3I e c3 Ie'i l . te tRe fc iT e c3I iI


15. .le.3 e. m3 tRe

3le e flecl.eIm


ecIm e lIel le


3le e flecl.ef e>v le


ecIm e lIel ef l I


16. A zero-morpheme is different from an empty morpheme in the sense that

both the zero and empty morpheme have form but no meaning.


both the zero and empty morpheme have meaning but no form.


the zero morpheme has form and the empty morpheme has meaning.


the zero morpheme has meaning and the empty morpheme has form.



17. Modality is

Speaker's attitude towards the event.


A combination of tense and aspect.


A combination of tense and voice.


The style of speaking.



18. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Palatography Study of waveform


Spectrography Study of voice pattern


Laryngography Study of place of articulation


Oscillography Format patterns of vowels



Codes














19. Assertion The waveforms of voiced fricatives are both periodic and aperiodic.
Assertion Voiced fricatives are at the same time vocalic and consonantal.

Both and are true.


Both and are false.


is true but is false.


is true but is false.


20. "Sandhi" is a term which refers to

purely morphological modification


purely phonological modification


the phonological modifications of grammatical forms


purely optional phonological modification


21. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Saussurian Collocation, colligation


Chomskian Order, selection


Firthian Projection, movement


Bloomfieldian Syntagmatic, paradigmatic



Codes














16. . f>if e f>i m m3if' tRe:

.3Re f e e f>ii te tRefc 3 teT I


.3Re f e e f>ii3te tRe fc teT I


. f>ii >te tRe 3Re fe f>ii3 I


. f>ii3 te tRe 3R e f e f>ii


17. cRe.ft

fc m fc c>vfc c 3f'c

.fI


c 3Re c mI l I


c 3Re c c mI l I


c RI


18. m . I c ie c m. II m fi c f3R e felceimmtem e


r
I r
II


le l v Iel c 3T


l.e l v mc e c3T


Rfel l v me c 3T


3 fm l v



i e c 3T
















19.
1


f c Iel
>3c 3R e 3 c e te te I

2


c m mc eic 3R e cI ic te te I


3R e e m te I


3R e e 3m te I


m tRe fc 3m I


m tRe fc fi I


20. IfT' e m3 tRe

fc e >>vfcp icmIT


fc e >mmc >vfcpic mIT


c c ef c c mc >vfcp ic m I T


fc e >mcRc>c mc >vfcpic m I T


21. m . I c ie c m. II m fi c f3R e felceimmtem e


r
I r
II

mm . ec e mtemIIT mtec


imc c e cpi


ce mI
.i ece fc mcpi l
















22. Assertion Constituents of a construction are called "Immediate Constituents".
Assertion Since they are linear they are called so.

is true is false.


is false is true.


Both and are true.


Both and are false.



23. The "Deep Structure" of a sentence, according to "Aspects" model of Chomsky, has certain features. Find out a feature that is not useful in deciding the Deep Structure.

Deep structure is obtained after applying PS Rules and Lexical Insertion Rules.


Deep structure is the one which is responsible for semantic interpretation.


Deep structure is the one used for determining subject of, object of relationships of phrases.


Deep structure is obtained after applying Morphophonemic Rules.



24. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II


Syntactic subject to structure subject, framework subject to

object



Aspects NP movement, framework Move a


Post-Aspects Singularly, framework generalized
Pronominaliza­
framework tion, Relativisation
Codes















25. From the following identify the set which is not a meronym

House, roof


Cup, saucer


Body, arm


Book, page



26. Identify the set which contains propositional attitude verbs only.

think, believe, hope, wish


run, go, eat, play


be, have, can, may


dissolve, dismiss, display, disclose



27. The expressions

cobra, snake, reptile


spaniel, dog, animal are examples of


Antonymy


Homonymy


Synonymy


Hyponymy



28. Cleft sentence formation is used as a test for identifying

Noun phrases


Preposition phrases


Verb phrases


Adverb phrases



29. "Projection principle" used in syntax is

To serialize case forms with verbs.


To derive syntactic form from lexical subcategorization.


To move VI, P categories from one place to another


To get logical form from grammatical form.



22.
1


fc m e c lec c lem 3c c c te te I

2


.fc c e tete m f mte m c te te I

m tRe 3m I


3m tRe mI


3R e e m te I


3R e e 3m te I



23. imc c " l.em " i e c3m e c c 3If ecm I e cc te te I m3f' c mIc c f 3If ecm I e cf c eimte c te I

3If ec mI e c >eIT m I efi3R e e-fc fi

c l . c emte tRe I


3If ecm I e m ctRe fm> e 3 c 3T f e tRe I


3If ecm I e m ctRe fmc eITcc c cicm IIT cfT e cf te tRe I


3If ecm I e c>v >mc f fic fic l . c emte tRe I



24. m . I i eli ecm. II i el iemfi cf 3Re fel c e immte m e c cc f

r
I r
II

c fc m c mc c m I e.m c i

e


m I eIT


e m I a
e e c mi c
. . m c ic e
e m IIT c e
















25. fiff im mmle c >te cf i e fi(meronym) teT tRe:
ic
c >le
ee
>m c
26. m mle c >te c f fmi cc >vf c 3f'c .f c m. c fcp te

m fccm c e3 c e c eI


I


tee mc teI


fc c efcm c e >ve c e >vc le c e I


27. c em>m em>
ec c
metee te

fc i
miTcf c

3c fi
28. I e c e cfif f imfc mc >te cf lfc tRe?

m I >eIT


f >eIT


m I >eIT


fcpfc >e IT


29. c fc i eI c >vlte tRe

c ec cfcp3mcpif.e cf


c m>cl c e mcfc m >c3c cf


NVIV P c fle c c m m .eme m>e cf


c c ef c c c c ecf


30. The condition which must be satisfied if a particular state of affairs is to obtain, or what a speaker assumes in saying a particular sentence is called

entailment


truth value


presupposition


illocutionary force



31. Among Dravidian languages the following language is spoken outside India

Kolami Brahui


Gondi Tulu



32. Languages belonging to the language families are agglutinative in nature

Dravidian, Indo Aryan, Munda, Tibeto Burman


Dravidian, Munda, Tibeto Burman


Dravidian, Indo Aryan, Munda


Tibeto Burman, Munda, Indo Aryan



33. The process of segment deletion in the word final position is known as

Syncope


Prothesis


Apocope


Haplology



34. A pidgin becomes a Creole when

It becomes mothertongue of the next generation.


It becomes the official language of the community.


It becomes the medium of instruction in education.


It becomes a standard language.



35. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Wave theory grammarians hypothesis


August Regularity of Schleicher sound change


Johannes Dialect Atlas

Schmidt of New England


Hanskurath Family tree model



Codes















36. Native word is used to express the concept foreign to the native language. It is known as

Loan Word


Loan Shift


Loan Blend


Loan Extension



37. Extensions made from inflected or derived rather than from base forms are known as

Folk Etymology


Back formation


Contamination


Analogical levelling



38. Assertion Language areas generally center about a point which is touched by relatively few isoglosses. Such points, areas of prestige are called focal areas.
Reason Innovations transmitted from them are accepted by surrounding areas as far as the prestige of the focal area extends.

Both and are true.


is true is false.


and both are false.


is true but is false.



30. fe c fc c eteR3c c fc mi c c i c e tRe mm c te te

3 l


mi


>.c i
.em

31. efc e 3Il cRm ec te e tRe
c i
p te

l e


.



32. ec e c l ic tRe I

efc e Ie-3 iIef


efc e iIef


efc e Ie-3 iIe


f -iiIeIe-3



33. eI iIe->->vfcp c c tete
iT
3f ef ftef
3I
mi e

34. f>f mm mi fcp te tRe te

3l >ec i tRe I


>.e mi e c e tRe I


f -lif ciTite tRe I


i c tRe I



35. m . I i eli ecm. II m fi c f3R e felceimmtem e



r
I r
II

ccc ece Iel fm eI >vc


3lmle e Tc f ec c f fi


te m i . Il e c

le m


temc e ec e c ie


















36. c le fc e c 3cT e cc c ecf fc tRe I te c te te
.e

.m I e


.fi5


.fc m e



37. 3T c 3>fc'3c c>f m>v >fc m ec c te tRe

c c


mei.cc


m


m.e i. cmim ec e



38.
1


?mi m f e c e3 e c e te te c m fi mi e3cm> c ete I

2


mm>vmf e c e3 e c?i tecce? c >vf 'eifc m e te te mcc te
te I

3Re e m te I


m tRe 3R e 3m I


3R e e 3m te I


m tRefc 3m I



39. In the method of Internal Reconstruction is taken as basis to reconstruct the earlier form.

Morphological System


Phonological System


Morphophonemic alternants


Morphology and phonology



40. The Indian Subcontinent is inhabited by a very large population who speak languages belonging to the following language families.

Celtic, Armenian, Dravidian, Indo Aryan


Germanic, Celtic, Dravidian, Indo Aryan


Dravidian, Indo Aryan, Austro Asiatic, Tibeto Burman


Italic, Baltic, Dravidian, Munda



41. Communication between different groups especially those which are socially, ethnically or linguistically different is

Intra group Communication


Intergroup Communication


Linguistic Communication


Mass Communication



42. A succession of speech varieties without well defined linguistic boundaries is known as

Dialect continuum


Register


Sociolect


Regional dialect



43. Arrange the following in order in which they appeared.

Cognitive method


Pattern practice method


Communicative approach
Grammar translation method
Codes















44. Assertion In translation both source and target language texts communicate the same message.
Assertion A language may contain expressions which refer to concepts that do not exist in another language.

is false is true.


is true is false.


Both and are true.


Both and are false.



45. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Literal Reading in

comprehension order to understand, remember and recall the information especially contained in the passage.


Inferential Reading in

comprehension order to find information which is not explicitly stated in a passage.


Evaluation Reading in

comprehension order to compare information in a passage with the reader's own language


Appreciative Reading in


comprehension order to gain emotional response.

Codes















39. 3'I e >efi c >.c c i c3T e >ilvte fc mc tRe I

>ic c c m


mc f ficccm


>mcffic ec


>fc 3R e mc fifc


40. e m>iteIe>i 'emI i m 3 e ete tRe fi ff ece c te:

c lec 3if efc e


i c lec efc e


efc e 3ml.e-f f


lRef c lec efc eiI e


41. fcf' mi.te c fc m
mmi.tec mi f c i c 3c m3lte c te tRe

3I emi.te


3I :mi.te





mI e
42. m f e'le -mi3cf cc ec 3 cpi c te tRe
mI c
>v
mif c

43. fiff c fmcpiic3 mmcpi ef

m I ic> ef


ef


m l i
c c e-3 c e >ef















44.
1


3 c e i 3R e
.e e c te 3 c
c e te I

2


fc m i m
c te m c te f i m
3c T e 3 te .em e i
te I
3m tRe 3R e m I
m tRe 3R e 3m I
3R e e m te I
3R e e 3m te I

45. m . I i eli ecm. II i el iemfi cf 3Re fel c e mmtem e


r
I r
II
ec T fc m m. fc e fc m eI i ffte
m . mic.
e c e e c ete fc >.eI

3 fif T fc m >eI i m 3f fte m. c etefc >.eI


i.Ic T fc m >eI i f fte m. c >ec c3> c e tefc >.eI


3 Im ic ic >vffcp


T >v c etefc >.eI
















46. A language test that measures knowledge of Individual language items, such as those of grammar with different sections as tenses, adverbs and prepositions is

Discrete point test


Diagnostic test


Aptitude test


Achievement test



47. An error which results from faulty or partial learning of the target language is

interlingual error


intralingual error


lapses


tongue slips



48. Assertion In "contrastive linguistics" a comparison of the linguistic system of two languages is made on the assumption that the main difficulties in learning a new language are caused by interference from the first language.
Assertion CA assumes that these difficulties can be predicted and reduced.

is false, is true.


is true, is false.


Both and are true.


Both and are false.



49. Assertion A process through which dialect differences become reduced is "dialect levelling".
Assertion A process through which dialect differences are enhanced is "dialect levelling".

is false, is true.


is true, is false.


Both and are false.


Both and are true.



50. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Sensorimotor Development

stage of symbolic function


Pre-operation Environmental stage understanding


Concrete Understanding operation abstract stage concepts


Formal Mental operation operation stage



Codes















46. m e -fc 'cie
Rmfc c c e cie c fc Ie
c fcp -fc c I >.c ml c te tRe


f emcple Ile e


f e ic


3f'c.f e


T> e


47. c l ecm3c 3If c m m i3 ?fle c te tRe

3 ?fle


3 ?fle


c fi


f.c m


48.
1


ec ie c c m3i e c tRe fcfcm
i3c i c f .e >vi c e3 c c T mm> te te I


2


cf ec c >.ci tRe fc cf e c ml mc tRe te c ifc mc tRe I

3m tRe m tRe I


m tRe e 3m tRe I


3R e e m te I


3R e e 3m te I


49.
1


c m>vfcp fmcIee
l e c ite te cte " mim ec e " c te tRe I

2


c m>vfcp fmcIee
l e tecte " mim ec e " le c f c te tRe I


3m tRe m tRe I


m tRe 3m tRe I


3R e e 3m te I


3R e e m te I


50. m . I i eli ecm. II i el iecm fi cf 3R e fel c ec3T e e mtem e f

r
I r
II

m Ic e>v ec cic 3c m >vc cfccm


>.c v ec T 3c m


i. fcp 3c m 3i.>v


3R> fec i fm c fcp 3cm

















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