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Which among the following is an example for portmanteau
A
Smog
B
UNESCO
C
Buzz
D
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Which among the following is an example for portmanteau
Smog
UNESCO
Buzz
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Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia?
Smog
UNESCO
Buzz
edit
Which among the following is an example acronym?
Smog
UNESCO
Buzz
Edit
Which among the following implies the underlying rules governing the combination and organization of the elements of language?
Language
Parole
Competence
Both langue and Competence
Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language?
Language
Parole
performance
Both parole and performance
Which among the following does not constitute the scientific nature of linguistics
Systematic gathering and analysis of data
Determination of causal relationship between facts
Chronological presentation of data
Verification, validation and generalization
Which among the following does not constitute the general methodology of science
Controlled observation
Hypothesis formulation
Analysis, generalization and prediction
Speculation
Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
Which among the following are the main properties of grammar?
To account by its rules for the infinite sentences of a language
To be explicit about the grammaticality of sentences
To predict all and the only possible grammatical sentences of a language
All the above
Which among the following are bi-labial plosive sounds in English
/p/ & /b/
/m/ & /v/
/t/ &/d/
/k/ & /g/
What refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or status affecting mutual intelligibility
Dialect
Idiolect
Register
Slang
What refers to an individuals equal and native command of two or more languages
Bilingualism
Poly-glotism
Multilingualism
None of the above
What is the totality of the speech habits of an individual
Dialect
Idiolect
Register
Slang
What is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words.
Portmanteau
Onomatopoeia
Clipping
Metanalysis
What is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of both linguistics and sociology converges
Linguistics of sociology
Socio-linguistics
Sociology of linguistics
None of these
What is the basis of all sounds in English language and in most languages in India.
The pulmonic air stream mechanism
The glotalic air stream mechanism
The velaric air stream mechanism
None of the above
What is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language
Phonology
Morphology
Semantics
Syntax
What involves a different analysis of the structure of the word by attaching a consonant at the end of a word or a vowel at the beginning of the next word
Portmanteau
Onomatopoeia
Clipping
Met analysis
Using a finite set of rules a speaker can produce innumerable grammatical utterances. This property of language is called
Duality of structure
Recursiveness
Displacement
Transference
There is no positive relationship between a speech and sound. This property of language is referred to as
Arbitrariness.
Recursiveness
Displacement
Transference