Top 150+ Solved Language and Linguistics MCQ Questions Answer
Q. ------is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a theweak vowel
a. triaphthong
b. triaphone
c. triphthong
d. triology
Q. ----------are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speechorgans glide from one vowel position to another
a. diphthongs
b. triphthongs
c. semi-vowels
d. minimal pairs
Q. --------are the different concrete phonetic variation of the samephoneme
a. allophones
b. triphthongs
c. semi-vowels
d. minimal pairs
Q. ---- is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speechsound or phoneme
a. syllable
b. stress
c. intonation
d. pitch.
Q. ----is the process by which one speech sound gets changed to anotherunder the influence of another
a. onomatopoeia
b. assimilation
c. regression
d. progression
Q. IPA stands for
a. international political alphabet
b. international phonetic association
c. indian phonetic alphabet
d. all the above
Q. Sounds articulated by two lips are called ------
a. dental
b. bilabial
c. labio-dental
d. alveolar
Q. Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth arecalled----
a. dental
b. bilabial
c. labio-dental
d. alveolar
Q. Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upperteeth are called---
a. dental
b. labio-dental
c. bilabial
d. alveolar
Q. Sounds articulated with the tip of the tongue or the blade of thetongue against the teeth ridge are called----
a. dental
b. bilabial
c. labio-dental
d. alveolar
Q. -----are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part ofthe teeth ridge.
a. post-alveolar
b. palate-alveolar
c. palatal
d. velar
Q. -----are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hardpalate
a. post-alveolar
b. palate-alveolar
c. palatal
d. velar
Q. ----are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the softpalate
a. post-alveolar
b. palate-alveolar
c. palatal
d. velar