1. Which of the following is not true

Writing is crude representation of spoken language

Writing contributes to the standardization of a language

Without writing a language cannot survive

Written form diminishes variations


2. Arrange the following items in asequence of small to larger units and select the correct answer

Word, morpheme, sentence, phrase

Sentence, word, phrase,morpheme

Morpheme, word, phrase, sentence

Phrase, morpheme, sentence, word


3. The book entitled "A Practical Introduction to Phonetics" is written by

J. Laver

J.C. Catford

P. Ladefoged

D. Abercrombie


4. A diphthong consists of

two vowels

two consonants

a vowel changing in quality

a vowel and a consonant


5. From the articulatory point of viewthe IPA symbol N indicates a

Velar nasal

Uvular nasal

Palatal nasal

Retroflex nasal


6. The initial sound of the English word is

dental

retroflex

palato-alveolar

alveolar


7. Sounds having open approximation are

fricatives

stops

affricates

resonants



8. Assertion I In stress the laryngeal muscles are active.
Assertion II In pitch the respiratorymuscles are active.
Codes

Both and are false

Both and are true

is true and is false

is false and is true



9. Neutralisation refers to

loss of a phoneme in the word-final position.

loss of a consonant word-medially.

loss of distinction between two phonemes in a particularenvironment.

a process of sounds becoming distinctive



10. Consider the plural forms of the English words and and saywhether there is the existence of

phonologically conditioned variation

free variation

different morphemes

morphologically conditioned variation



11. The English word is an example of

empty morpheme

bound morpheme

discontinuous morpheme

portmanteau morpheme



12. The in the English word 'players' represents a/an

inflectional suffix

derivational suffix

post-position

circumfix


13. Assertion I The English word belongs to an open lexical content word class.
Assertion II : The English word belongs to a closed function word class.

Codes

Both and are true.

Both and are false.

is true and is false.

is false and is true.



14. The maxims of conversation in co­operative principles are introduced by

Breal

H.P. Grice

Labov

Roger Bell



15. Any property or quality connotated by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted to actual instances in the real world to which the term applies

Intention

Denotation

Extension

Conception



16. Based on the componential analysis identify the conceptual meaning of the word "boy".

Human], Male],

Human], Male],

Human], Male],

Human], Male],



17. In which work Chomsky has originally introduced the semantically nonsensical sentence "colourless green ideas sleep furiously"

Logical structures of Linguistic Theory

Current issues in linguistic theory

Aspects of the theory of syntax

Syntactic structures



ü18. Select the correct order of the books according to the year in which they were published.
Semantics
Structural Semantics
Semantics Volume II
Semantic structures











19. What is the presupposition of the following conversation
John Are you able to bringHarry along
Peter That will be splendid. On our way, we shall pick up the drinks.

Both John and Peter know who Harry is.

Both have an idea of the drinks

They have the idea from where to bring them.

They do not know Harryexactly.



20. Read the following conversation by X and Y.
X My present situation is more ofheaven on Earth.
Y Indeed, but to think that time
changes yesterday is amazing.
What conversational maxim is seemingly violated by X and Y

Maxim quality

Maxim of manner

Maxim of quantity

Maxim of relation



21. Transformational Grammer is the theory of

C.F. Hockett

K.L. Pike

Noam Chomsky

E.A. Nida



22. Minimalist programme has of representation.

One Word

Two Word

Three Word

Four Word



23. The participants of the action arecalled

Predicate

Arguments

Theme

Goal



24. Theta theory assigns

Subject

Object

Thematic roles

Verb



25. Choose the correct year of publication of the book 'Aspects ofthe theory of syntax'.

1964

1965

1957

1978



26. Assertion I Polysemy refers tocases where a lexeme has more than one meaning.
Assertion II Chip can mean a piece of wood, a food item or electronic circuit.

Codes

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.



27. The linguistic convergence betweenand among typologically distinct languages is known as

Sprachbund

Aryanization

Dravidization

Genetically Related



28. The hierarchy of number of speakersrecorded for the four dominant family of languages is

Indo Aryan, Dravidian, AustroAsiatic, Tibeto Burman

Indo Aryan, Dravidian, TibetoBurman, Austro Asiatic

Dravidian, Indo Aryan, TibetoBurman, Austro Asiatic

Austro Asiatic, Indo Aryan,Dravidian, Tibeto Burman



29. The official language of Meghalaya is

War

Mon-Khmer

Khasi

Nicrobarese



30. "Nihali" which has some 2000 speakers in the Indian State of Maharashtra is generally regarded as

Creole

Pidgin

Isolate

Artificial



31. Match the item in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Retroflexion i. Brahmi, Garo, Khasi, Assamee
b. Absence of Retroflexion ii. Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi, Tamil, Malyalam
c. Aspiration iii. Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi, Marathi
d. Loss of voiced Aspirates iv. Punjabi

Codes

a b c d
ii i iii iv

i ii iv iii

iv iii ii i

iii iv i ii

32. Assertion I All South Asian languages except a few are verb final languages.
Assertion II "Khasi" is a verbmedial language.

Codes

is true and is false.

is false and is true.

Both and are true.

Both and are false.

33. The MIA geminates cc were reduced to single consonant

With compensatory lengthening of the preceeding vowel, with a few exceptions.

Without compensatory lengthening of the preceeding vowel.

With change of the vowel quality.

Without change of the vowel quality.



34. Sound change in which a vowel is fronted under the influence of a following front vowel or glide is known as

Assimilation

Umlaut

Palatalization

Labialization


35. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below
List I List II
a. Aphaeresis i. Loss of one or more sounds from the interior of a word
b. Syncope ii. Loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word
c. Apocope iii. Loss of one or more sound from the end of a word
d. Haplology iv. Elimination of a syllable when two consecutive identical or similar syllabus occur.

Codes

a b c d
ii i iii iv

iii ii i iv

iv i ii iii

i ii iii iv



36. In a sound change wherebyrearranging of sound or syllables in aword or of words in a sentence takes place is known as

Assimilation

Meta thesis

Lenition

Elision



37. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Lenition i. Sound changes that alters consonant making them sonorous
b. Epenthesis ii. Addition of one or more sounds especially to the interior of a word
c. Elision iii. Omission of one or more sound in a word or phrase
d. Assimilation iv. A phonological process whereby one sound becomes more like a nearby sound

Codes

a b c d
i ii iii iv

iv iii ii i

iii ii i iv

ii i iii iv



38. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Linguistic change i. Language planning
b. Language in mind ii. Ethnolinguistics
c. Language in culture iii. Historical linguistics
d. Conscious and deliberate change of language iv. Psycho linguistics

Codes

a b c d
iii iv i ii

i iii iv ii

ii iv iii i

iv ii i iii



39. The term sometimes used for the high prestige variety is

Dialect

Acrolect

Basilect

Mesolect



40. Assertion Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society and culture.
Reason Communicative competence and ethnography of communication which belong to sociolinguistics are similar notions.
Codes

Both and are true.

is true, is false.

is false, is true.

Both and are false.



41. Identify the odd item from the following list

Lexeme

Word

Morpheme

Diglossia



42. The book 'verbal behaviour' was written by B.F. Skinner in the year of

1967

1957

1977

1947


43. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Bell R. i. Sociolinguistics, 1974
b. Hudson R.A ii. Sociolinguistics, 1976
c. Pride J.B. and J. Holmes iii. Sociolinguistics, 1980
d. Trudgill. P. iv. Sociolinguistics, 1972

Codes

a b c d
i iv ii iii

ii iii iv i

iii ii iv i

iv i ii iii

44. Match the items in List I with those in List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Logographic i. Morpheme/word
b. Alphabetic ii. Syllable
c. Syllabic iii. Sound
d. Pictographic iv. Picture

Codes

a b c d
ii i iv iii

iv ii i iii

i iii ii iv

iii iv i ii

45. A satem language is

Bulgarian

Welsh

Portuguese

Flemish



46. When a message engages the addressee directly as illustrated in vocatives, and optatives, it is known as

Conative function

Emotive function

Referential function

Poetic function



47. Assertion I The speech of a single individual is an idiolect.
Assertion II Any regionally or socially distinct variety of a language is a dialect.
Codes

Both and are true.

Both and are false.

is true and is false.

is false and is true.



48. Identify the odd one from the following

Pragmatics

Semantics

Clitics

Semiotics



49. Study of the interpretation of sign is

Emotive

Semiotic

Phatic

Conative



50. Match the items in List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. with him i. nominative
b. he ii. sociative
c. his iii. dative
d. to whom iv. genitive

Codes

a b c d
ii iv iii i

iv ii i iii

ii i iv iii

i iii iv ii