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English Literature Mcqs

A term introduced by the linguist SAUSSURE which refers to the state of a language as it exists at any given time

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A term introduced by the linguist SAUSSURE which refers to the state of a language as it exists at any given time

A. Synchrony
B. Diachrony
C. Paradigmatic
D. N. O. T

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics

In its general sense it refers to the creative capacity of language users to produce an endless number of new sentences, in contrast to the communication systems of animals is called ?

English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics /
In its general sense it refers to the creative capacity of language users to produce an endless number of new sentences, in contrast to the communication systems of animals is called ?

A. Productivity
B. Langue
C. Paradigmatic
D. Parole

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics

A pair of terms introduced by Noam CHOMSKY in 1965 to describe native speakers’ intuitions about the grammatical correctness, or otherwise, of sentences.

English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics /
A pair of terms introduced by Noam CHOMSKY in 1965 to describe native speakers’ intuitions about the grammatical correctness, or otherwise, of sentences.

A. Both b and c
B. Diachrony/Synchrony
C. Acceptable/Unacceptable
D. N. O. T

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics

The study of language and mind, which has greatly advanced our understanding of the way in which we acquire language is_________?

English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics /
The study of language and mind, which has greatly advanced our understanding of the way in which we acquire language is_________?

A. Sociolinguistics
B. Psycholinguisctics
C. Biolinguistics
D. None of these

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics

Who argues that language is a unique evolutionary development of the human species and distinguished from modes of communication used by any other animal species ?

English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics /
Who argues that language is a unique evolutionary development of the human species and distinguished from modes of communication used by any other animal species ?

A. Ferdenand de Sassure
B. Albert Chomsky
C. Noam Chomsky
D. Noah Webster

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics