Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis [GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Linguistics]: Questions 1 - 5 of 37
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Question 1
Question MCQ▾
Which of these is the smallest identifiable grammatical unit?
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Stem | |
b. | Phoneme | |
c. | Word | |
d. | Morpheme | |
Question 2
Question MCQ▾
In which category would ‘verbs’ full in the India grammatical tradition?
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Naama | |
b. | Ankhyaata | |
c. | Nipaata | |
d. | Upsurge | |
Question 3
Question MCQ▾
In the sentence ‘I went to the market’ , ‘to’ is a/an:
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Prepositional | |
b. | Adverb | |
c. | Infinitival | |
d. | Interjection | |
Question 4
Question Match List-Ⅰ List-Ⅱ▾
Match the Column 1 with Column 2
| List-Ⅰ (Column - 1) | List-Ⅱ (Column - 2) |
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(A) H. Paul Grice | (i) The Prague School |
(B) John Austin | (ii) Language as a form of Action |
(C) J. J. Gumperz | (iii) Interactional Sociolinguistics |
(D) Roman Jacobson | (iv) The Cooperative Principle |
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Question 5
Appeared in Year: 2021
Question MCQ▾
Multiple select Question (MSQ) , carry Two mark each (no negative marks) .
The human speech production system is characterized by which of the following?
Choices
| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | A vocal tract that acts as a resonator | |
b. | A vocal tract that acts as a filter | |
c. | A laryngeal resonator | |
d. | A laryngeal source | |