A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Morpheme variants
D. Minimal pairs
Language and Linguistics
______________refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or status affecting mutual intelligibility ?
A. Dialect
B. Idiolect
C. Register
D. Slang
/s/, /z/ are called ____________?
A. Plosives
B. Affricates
C. Fricatives
D. Trill
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as questions ?
A. The falling
B. The rising
C. The fall__rise
D. None of the above
The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the ______________________of the same phoneme /l/?
A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Morpheme variants
D. Minimal pairs
The –s in ‘boys’ is ______________?
A. An adjective forming morpheme
B. Plural morpheme
C. Possessive morpheme
D. Past morpheme
The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of ________________assimilation?
A. Progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
D. Regressive
E. None of the above
__________are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part of the teeth ridgE ?
A. Post__alveolar
B. Palate__alveolar
C. Palatal
D. Velar
The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on ________________?
A. The position of the lips
B. The part of the tongue that is raised
C. The height to which the tongue is raised
D. The state of the tension of the tongue
The Ding__Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by_______________?
A. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget
B. Noire
C. Max__Muller
D. Otto Jepersen
