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Language and Linguistics

Which among the following are the main properties of grammar ?

Which among the following are the main properties of grammar ?

A. To account by its rules for the infinite sentences of a language
B. To be explicit about the grammaticality of sentences
C. To predict all and the only possible grammatical sentences of a language
D. All the above.

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics

The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ____________?

The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ____________?

A. Chomsky’s “Syntactic Structures”
B. Chomsky’s “Aspects of the theory of Syntax”
C. Leonard Bloomfield’s “Language”
D. Both “a’ & “b”

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics

The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are__________________?

The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are__________________?

A. Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky
B. Leonard Bloomfield & Max__Muller
C. Max__Muller & Herman Gundert
D. Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics

The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are instances of ______________?

The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are instances of ______________?

A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above

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English Literature Mcqs, Language and Linguistics