Sounds articulated by two lips are called ____________?
A. Dental
B. Bilabial
C. Labio__dental
D. Alveolar
________ is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speech sound or phoneme ?
________ is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speech sound or phoneme ?
A. Syllable
B. Stress
C. Intonation
D. Pitch.
______________are words which differ only in one phoneme ?
______________are words which differ only in one phoneme ?
A. Diphthongs
B. Triphthongs
C. Semi__vowels
D. Minimal pairs
____________is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a the weak vowel?
____________is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a the weak vowel?
A. Triaphthong
B. Triaphone
C. Triphthong
D. Triology
The study of meaning is called________?
The study of meaning is called________?
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Syntax
D. Semantics
______________is the scientific study of language ?
______________is the scientific study of language ?
A. Philology
B. Phonology
C. Phonetics
D. linguistics
Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia ?
Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia ?
A. Smog
B. UNESCO
C. Buzz
D. edit
Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly different are called____________?
Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly different are called____________?
A. Compounding
B. Acronym
C. Re__duplicates
D. Conversion
Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ____________?
Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Clipg.
Words such as ‘black__leg’ and ‘flash__light’ are instances of ____________?
Words such as ‘black__leg’ and ‘flash__light’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation