Language and Linguistics-Written and Signed [GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Linguistics]: Questions 1 - 4 of 4
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Question 1
Question MCQ▾
A graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept, independent of any particular language and specific words or phrases is called:
Choices
| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | A monograph | |
b. | An ideograph | |
c. | A sonograph | |
d. | A logograph | |
Question 2
Question MCQ▾
A word occurring only once in each corpus is called
Choices
| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | tris legomena | |
b. | hapax legomena | |
c. | tetrakis legomena | |
d. | dis legomena | |
Question 3
Appeared in Year: 2021
Question MCQ▾
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) , carry One mark each (for each wrong answer: 1 ⁄ 3) .
While most of the historically known writing systems in India tend to write from left to right, identify the one which writes from right to left.
Choices
| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | Grantha | |
b. | Sarada | |
c. | Kharosthi | |
d. | Brahmi | |
Question 4
Appeared in Year: 2021
Question MCQ▾
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) , carry One mark each (for each wrong answer: 1 ⁄ 3) .
Match the following communication systems (P-T) to their type (i-vi) and select the correct sequence:
| P | Bird song | (i) | Indexical and discrete |
| Q |  | (ii) | Symbolic and Continuous |
| R | Footprints on the beach | (iii) | Symbolic and discrete |
| S | Direction indication in bee dance | (iv) | Indexical and continuous |
| T | Bird calls | (v) | Iconic and discrete |
| (vi) | Iconic and Continuous |
Choices
| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | P- (iii) , Q- (v) , R- (i) , S- (ii) , T- (iv) | |
b. | P- (iv) , Q- (v) , R (iii) , S- (ii) , T- (vi) | |
c. | P- (v) , Q- (vi) , R- (ii) , S- (iv) , T- (iii) | |
d. | P- (ii) , Q (v) , R- (v) , S- (iii) , T- (i) | |