This chapter contains basic information about Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Pragmatics, Phonology, Phonetics, deixes, philology, parts of speech and much more.
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The principal method of communication used by humans consisted of spoken words, written text and gestures is called
- Language
- Linguistics
- Both A & B
- All of these
- N/A
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What do we call to a system of communication used by a particular community or a country?
- Linguistics
- Language
- Phonetics
- None of these
- N/A
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A system of communication in which visual signs and gestures are used is called
- Language
- Phonetics
- Pragmatics
- Sign Language
- Sign language is used by the deaf people.
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English is the West Germanic language of ………family.
- Euoropean
- Indo-European
- Afro-Indian
- Indo-Pak
- N/A
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English language has …………accents with so many sub-types.
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- N/A
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English, Welsh, Irish and …………are the accents of English.
- German
- Eastern
- Southern
- Scottish
- It can be said that a single British accent does not exist.
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How many phonemes are there in English language?
44
42
35
33
English has 44 phonemes. Out of 44, 42 are distinct.
Different phonetician have different views about the number of phonemes in English. We follow Daniel Jones who mentions 44 phonemes in English
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The scientific study of language is called
- Phonetics
- Syntax
- Sociology
- Linguistics
- N/A
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Linguistics includes the study of
- Syntax
- Grammar
- Phonetics
- All of these
- N/A
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What do we call to the arrangement of words in a sentence?
- Grammar
- Syntax
- Phonetics
- Phoneme
- N/A
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Answer: B Explanation: