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Which among the following does not constitute the general methodology of science ?
A. Controlled observation
B. Hypothesis formulation
C. Analysis, generalization and prediction
D. Speculation
Human beings can talk about experiences, objects and events which are not present at the time and place of speaking. This property of language is called______________ ?
A. Duality of structure
B. Recursiveness
C. Displacement
D. TransferencE
Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole ?
A. Charles Sanders Pierce
B. Ferdinand de Saussure
C. Noam Chomsky
D. Edward Sapir
____________refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech?
A. Stress
B. Pitch
C. Intonation
D. JuncturE.
______________________is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined by combining the segments of two different existing words?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation.
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements ?
A. The falling
B. The rising
C. The fall__rise
D. None of the above
The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a______________?
A. Trill
B. Lateral
C. Frictionless continuant
D. Semi__vowel
The American pronunciation of the word ‘issue’ is an instance of ________________type of assimilation?
A. Progressive
B. Regressive
C. Reciprocal
D. None of the above
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