Language and Linguistics

A syllabic division is marked with______________?

A. A slash
B. An arrow mark
C. A hyphen
D. A vertical bar

The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word ‘little’ are___________?

A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Morpheme variants
D. Minimal pairs

In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated ?

A. Kill
B. Skill
C. Skin
D. Skit

Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between various constituent elements of a language ?

A. Concord
B. Gerund
C. Phrase structure
D. None of the above

In transformational Generative Grammar, the ‘Generative’ means______________?

A. ‘to produce’
B. ‘to develop’
C. ‘to predict’
D. All the above

______________________ is the device used in modern linguistics for groug together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction?

A. Transformational Generative grammar
B. The phrase structure Grammar
C. Immediate Constituent Analysis
D. All the abovE.

Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called___________________?

A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipg
D. Metanalysis

The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of __________________?

A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipg
D. Metanalysis

The –en in strengthen is a __________?

A. An adjective forming morpheme
B. Plural morpheme
C. Possessive morpheme
D. Verb forming morpheme

The final /t/ in walked is ____________?A. An adjective forming morpheme
B. Plural morpheme
C. Possessive morpheme
D. Past morpheme