_________ is the process by which one speech sound gets changed to another under the influence of another ?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Assimilation
C. Regression
D. Progression
Language and Linguistics
____________________are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speech organs glide from one vowel position to another ?
____________________are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speech organs glide from one vowel position to another ?
A. Diphthongs
B. Triphthongs
C. Semi__vowels
D. Minimal pairs
The study of the way that sequences of words are ordered into phrases, clauses, and sentences is called____________?
The study of the way that sequences of words are ordered into phrases, clauses, and sentences is called____________?
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Syntax
D. Semantics
The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?
The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Syntax
D. Semantics
Which among the following is not a branch of linguistics ?
Which among the following is not a branch of linguistics ?
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Semantics
D. Philology
Which among the following does not constitute the general methodology of science ?
Which among the following does not constitute the general methodology of science ?
A. Controlled observation
B. Hypothesis formulation
C. Analysis, generalization and prediction
D. Speculation
_______________is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of both linguistics and sociology converges ?
_______________is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of both linguistics and sociology converges ?
A. Linguistics of sociology
B. Socio__linguistics
C. Sociology of linguistics
D. None of these
______________refers to an individual’s equal and native command of two or more languages?
______________refers to an individual’s equal and native command of two or more languages?
A. Bilingualism
B. Poly__glotism
C. Multilingualism
D. None of the above
A person who can use two languages is called ________________________?
A person who can use two languages is called ________________________?
A. Biolingual
B. Bilingual
C. Duo__lingual
D. Duo__langual
Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance ?
Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance ?
A. Charles Sanders Pierce
B. Ferdinand de Saussure
C. Noam Chomsky
D. Edward Sapir