Top 150+ Solved Language and Linguistics MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which among the following statements is not true?
a. language is a means of communication
b. language is symbolic
c. language is structural
d. language is the only means of communication
Q. Who defined language as “a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finitein length and constructed out of a finite set of elements”
a. noam chomsky
b. ferdinand de saussure
c. edward sapir
d. none of the above
Q. Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language?
a. language is systematic
b. language is arbitrary
c. language is dynamic
d. language is instinctive.
Q. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originatedas a result of human instinct to imitate sounds:
a. ding dong theory
b. the bow-vow theory
c. the pooh-pooh theory
d. the gesture theory
Q. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originatedin the sense of rhythm innate in man:
a. ding dong theory
b. the bow-vow theory
c. the pooh-pooh theory
d. the gesture theory
Q. 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
Q. The Yo-He-Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:
a. wilhelm wundt and sir richard paget
b. noire
c. max-muller
d. otto jepersen
Q. The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by:
a. wilhelm wundt and sir richard paget
b. noire
c. max-muller
d. otto jespersen
Q. Words like ‘Buzz’, ‘Hiss’, ‘thud’ etc. which represents the sounds oftheir referents are known as --------
a. onomatopoeia
b. homophones
c. homonyms
d. portmanteau
Q. Find the odd one out
a. ferdinand de saussure
b. edward sapir
c. leonard bloomfield
d. herman gundert
Q. Which among the following is an exception to the property ofarbitrariness of language?
a. onomatopoeia
b. homophones
c. homonyms
d. portmanteau
Q. Human language is structured at the levels of phonemes and morphemesand at the level of words. This property of language is called-------
a. duality of structure
b. recursiveness
c. displacement
d. transference.
Q. Using a finite set of rules a speaker can produce innumerablegrammatical utterances. This property of language is called-------
a. duality of structure
b. recursiveness
c. displacement
d. transference.
Q. It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud thewritten material. This property of language is called-------
a. duality of structure
b. recursiveness
c. displacement
d. transference.
Q. Language is never static. It goes on changing. This property oflanguage is called-------
a. dynamic
b. recursiveness
c. displacement
d. transference.