Top 150+ Solved Language and Linguistics MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. ------is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a theweak vowel

a. triaphthong

b. triaphone

c. triphthong

d. triology

  • c. triphthong

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

  • c. semi-vowels

Q. --------are the different concrete phonetic variation of the samephoneme

a. allophones

b. triphthongs

c. semi-vowels

d. minimal pairs

  • a. allophones

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.

  • a. syllable

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

  • b. assimilation

Q. IPA stands for

a. international political alphabet

b. international phonetic association

c. indian phonetic alphabet

d. all the above

  • b. international phonetic association

Q. Sounds articulated by two lips are called ------

a. dental

b. bilabial

c. labio-dental

d. alveolar

  • b. bilabial

Q. Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth arecalled----

a. dental

b. bilabial

c. labio-dental

d. alveolar

  • c. labio-dental

Q. Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upperteeth are called---

a. dental

b. labio-dental

c. bilabial

d. alveolar

  • a. dental

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

  • a. post-alveolar

Q. -----are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hardpalate

a. post-alveolar

b. palate-alveolar

c. palatal

d. velar

  • c. palatal

Q. ----are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the softpalate

a. post-alveolar

b. palate-alveolar

c. palatal

d. velar

  • d. velar

Q. -------are sounds articulated in the glottis

a. glottal

b. velar

c. palatal

d. none of the above

  • a. glottal

Q. /p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are------

a. bilabial

b. dental;

c. velar

d. glottal

  • a. bilabial
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