MCQs on different branches of Linguistics

Q.1 The terms used for the non-linguistic aspects of speaking is:

A. Metalanguage B. Paralanguage

C. Protolanguage D. Both B and C

Q.2 The rules for combining phonemes into words in a language are said to be:

A. Transcription B. Orthography

C. Phonotactics D. All of these

Q.3 A label for the speech organs most directly involved in producing a consonant is termed
as:

A. Manner of Articulation B. Place of Articulation

C. Transcription D. None of these

Q.4 The branch of linguistics which studies how utterances communicate meaning in context
is known as:

A. Stylistics B. Semantics

C. Pragmatics D. None of these

Q.5 The part of a sentence other than its subject is said to be:

A. Adjunct B. Phrase

C. Clause D. Predicate

Q.6 ___________ is the study of the connections between language and mind.

A. Sociolinguistics B. Computational linguistics

C. Stylistics D. Psycholinguistics

Q.7 A conventional system of marks representing information about the structure of a written
text is:

A. Intonation B. Rhythm

C. Punctuation D. Both A and B

Q.8 The study of social production of meaning from sign systems is termed as:

A. Semantics B. Semiotics

C. Pragmatics D. Both A and B

Q.9 Which one of the following aspects of speech act gives the meaning of ‘the effect of what
you say’?

A. The illocutionary act B. The perlocutionary act

C. The loctutionary act D. Both B and C

Q.10 Strong prominence on a particular syllable is said to be:

A. Rhythm B. Intonation

C. Stress D. Both A and C

Q.11 The study of phonetics concerned with the processes by which speech sounds are made is
known as:

A. Acoustic Phonetics B. Auditory Phonetics

C. Articulatory Phonetics D. None of these

Q.12 Sounds in whose articulation two speech organs narrow the airstream, causing friction to
occur as it passes through are said to be:

A. Plosives B. Affricates

C. Nasals D. None of these

Q.13 Sounds in whose articulation the mainstream is stopped by a brief closure of two speech
organs and then released in a quick burst are known as:

A. Fricatives B. Plosives
C. Nasals D. Affricates

Q.14 The smallest unit of sound is known as:

A. Morpheme B. Phoneme
C. Lexeme D. None of these

Q.15 Velar sounds are formed by:

A. The middle of the tongue up against the hard palate.

B. The back of the tongue against the soft palate.
 C. Both lips coming together.

D. None of these

Q.16 Sounds formed from the space between the vocal folds or glottis are known as:

A. Palatal B. Palato-alveolar

C. Alveolar D. None of these

Q.17 Labio-dental are sounds which are formed by:

A. The tongue touching the upper teeth.

B. The tongue curled behind the alveolar ridge.

C. By the middle of the tongue up against the hard palate.

D. The bottom lip touching the upper teeth.

Q.18 The study of the rules governing the way words are combined to form sentences is said to
be:

A. Phonology B. Linguistics

C. Lexicography D. None of these

Q.19 Words which specify the attributes of nouns are known as:

A. Adverbs B. Pronouns

C. Verbs D. None of these

Q.20 A class of words which always occurs with a noun and serves to specify its number and
definiteness is:

A. Adjective B. Determiner

C. Pronoun D. All of these

Q.21 A grammar which sets out to specify the formation of grammatical structures is:

A. Generative grammar B. Pedagogical grammar

C. Functional grammar D. None of these

Q.22 The primary grammatical level at which the sentences are formed is:

A. Surface structure B. Deep structure

 C. Both A and B D. None of these

Q. 23 Intransitive verbs are those:

A. Which can take an object B. Which can’t take an object

C. Which can be converted into Passive Voice D. None of these

Q.24 A grammar containing properties common to all languages and innately present in human
beings is called:

A. Transformational grammar B. Traditional

C. Universal grammar D. All of these

Q25 People are being instigated to raise the slogans against the Government. Name the
underlined verb:

A. Active Verb B. Passive Verb

C. Modal Verb D. None of these

Q.26 Pakistani Cricket Team may win the World Cup,2015. Name the underlined verb:

A. Main Verb B. Modal Verb

C. Dynamic Verb D. None of these

Q.27 ___________ is the father of Linguistics.

A. Noam Chomsky B. Sassure

C. Michael Halliday D. William Labov

Q.28 A term that expresses one of the principal senses of the word ‘langauge’ and specifies
linguistic behavior of people is known as:

A. Langue B. Parole

C. Both A and B D. None of these

Q.29 A term which refers to the sequential characteristics of language is called:

A. Synchrony B. Paradigmatic

C. Syntagmatic D. None of these

Q.30 A relation which exists between words which have the same form but unrelated senses is
known to be:
 A. Hyponymy B. Homonymy

C. Polysemy D. None of these

Q.31 ‘Speech Act Theory’ was developed by:

A. William Labov B. Piaget

C. J.L Austin D. None of these

Q.32 The study of language and literature is said to be:

A. Sociolinguistics B. Historical Linguistics

C. Psycholinguistics D. None of these

Q.33 Comparative Linguistics is the study of:

A. Language and literature

B. Language and society

C. Language and mind

D. Different languages and their respective linguistic systems

Q.34 The simulation of language by the use of computers is said to be:

A. Stylistics B. Computational Linguistics

C. Applied Linguistics D. Historical Linguistics

Q.35 The production of speech is controlled mainly by forward proportions of the brain in an
area traditionally known as:

A. Wernicke’s area B. Broca’s area

C. Both A and B D. None of these

Q.36 Listening and Speaking are said to be:

A. Receptive Skills B. Productive Skills

C. Both A and B D. None of these

Q.37 Vowels are the sounds:

A. That create impossibility to the flow of air

B. That do not create obstruction to the flow of air

 C. That partially create obstruction to the flow of air
D. None of these

Q.38 The number of Diphthongs is:

A. Six B. Seven

C. Eight D. Nine

Q.39 An expression whose meaning cannot be worked out from the meanings of its constituent
words is said to be:

A. Phrasal verb B. Clause

C. Phrase D. Idiom

Q.40 A variation in the form of a single word for grammatical purposes is said to be:

A. Suffix B. Prefix

C. Inflection D. None of these

Q.41 The writing of dictionaries is said to be:

A. Morphology B. Lexicography

C. Both A and B D. Orthography

Q.42 __________ is a system of rules which allows us to transmit information in symbolic

form.

A. Language B. Form

C. Code D. None of these

Q.43 A geographically based language variety with distinct syntactic forms and vocabulary
items is said to be:

A. Code B. Dialect

C. Accent D. All of these

Q.44 An auxiliary language which arises to fulfill certain limited communication needs among
people who have no common language is known as:

A. Creole B. Lingua Franca

C. Pidgin D. All of these

Q.45 _____________ refers to a socially or situationally defined style of language.

A. Dialect B. Register

C. Code D. None of these

Q.46 The syntactic structure which is most obviously assignable to a particular sentence is said
to be:

A. Deep Structure B. Surface Structure

C. Both A and B D. None of these

Q.47 A continuous piece of spoken or written language, especially one with a recognizable
beginning and ending is known as:

A. Passage B. Description

C. Text D. None of these

Q.48 A representation on paper of speech, using conventional symbols is said to be:

A. Orthography B. Text

C. Transcription D. Both A and B

Q.49 A particular piece of speech produced by a particular individual on a particular occasion

is known as:

A. Sentence B. Utterance

C. Expression D. All of these

Q.50 The status of a linguistic form in a language which conforms to the rules of that language
is termed as:

A. Grammar B. Well-formedness

C. Ill-formedness D. Both B and C

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