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
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Elision
D. None of the above
A. Stress
B. Pitch
C. Intonation
D. JuncturE.
____________refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics A. Only one
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
How many stressed are generally marked_____________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics A. Stress
B. Pitch
C. Intonation
D. Juncture
______________is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttereD ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics A. Suprasegmentals
B. Morphemes
C. Allomorphs
D. Allophones
________________are also called secondary phonemes? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics A. Syllabic consonants
B. Sibilants
C. Suffixes
D. None of the above
The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are __________________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics A. Syllabic consonants
B. Sibilants
C. Suffixes
D. None of the above
Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics A. Allophones
B. Homophones
C. Homographs
D. Homonyms
A. Allophones
B. Homophones
C. Homographs
D. Homonyms
A. Allophones
B. Homophones
C. Homographs
D. Homonyms