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The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at the public schools came to be called____________?
A. Standard English
B. Received Pronunciation
C. Standard pronunciation
D. Recognized pronunciation
Words with more than three syllables are called __________words?
A. Multisyllabic
B. Disyllabic
C. Try syllabic
D. Polysyllabic
____________is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words ?
A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipping
D. Metanalysis
Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified ?
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. All the abovE.
The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of the involuntary exclamations of pain, surprise, pleasure or wonder_________________?
A. Ding Dong theory
B. The Bow__vow theory
C. The Pooh__pooh theory
D. The Gesture theory
__________is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words ?
A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipping
D. Metanalysis
Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questions asked in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness ?
A. The falling
B. The rising
C. The fall__rise
D. None of the above
______________are words which differ only in one phoneme ?
A. Diphthongs
B. Triphthongs
C. Semi__vowels
D. Minimal pairs
Who defined language as “a purely human and noninstinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols” ?
A. Noam Chomsky
B. Ferdinand de Saussure
C. Edward Sapir
D. None of the above
According to the height to which the tongue is raised, vowels can be classified into __________?
A. Round vowels & unrounded vowels
B. Front vowels & back vowels
C. High vowels & low vowels
D. Tense vowels &lax vowels
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