MCQs Of Linguistics

Q Constitute opposite ends of a scale, but the negative of one word is not necessarily synonymous with the other big & little, hot & cold, tall & short
a) Synonymy
b) Homonymy
c) Complementary pairs
d) Gradable pairs

Q Constitute a symmetrical relationship doctor & patient, buy & sell, employer & employee, husband & wife
a) Antonymy
b) Complementary pairs
c) Gradable pairs
d) Relational opposites

Q Six – twelve months Child is playing with linguistic sounds, but for the child the sounds may not yet carry meaning All children do this, even deaf children to an extent
a) Cooing
b) Babbling
c) One-word (Holophrastic stage)
d) Two word

Q Three – twelve months Child plays with the vocal apparatus, though not yet making linguistic noises
a) Cooing
b) Babbling
c) One-word
d) Two-word

Q The following statement reflects which theory of adult language acquisition The person is not past the critical period, and the person is not cognitively competing with other mental activities
a) Critical Period Theory
b) Competition Theory
c) No difference theory
d) Difference Theory

Q The following statement reflects which theory of adult language acquisition Psychological factors anxiety frustration prejudice attitude and motivation affects a person’s ability to learn a second language
a) Critical Period Theory
b) Competition Theory
c) No difference theory
d) Difference Theory

Q The following statement reflects which theory of adult language acquisition Environment not as much exposure to L2 as L1
a) Critical Period Theory
b) Competition Theory
c) No difference theory
d) Non-Competition Theory

Q The following statement reflects which theory of adult language acquisition Consequently the brain cannot devote as much mental energy to the learning of the second language due to factors such as abstract thought logic functions and the worries of day to day living
a) Critical Period Theory
b) Competition Theory
c) No difference theory
d) Difference Theory

Q The following statement reflects which theory of adult language acquisition People past puberty rarely acquire an L2 as accurately as children
a) Critical Period Theory
b) Competition Theory
c) No difference theory
d) Non-Competition Theory

Q What grammatical element is contained in the following line To be or not to be
a) infinitive phrase
b) independent clause
c) gerund phrase
d) Dependent Clause