Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis-Dialect Geography [GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Linguistics (XH-C3)]: Questions 1 - 3 of 4

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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2021

Question MCQ▾

Multiple select Question (MSQ) , carry Two mark each (no negative marks) .

What can be said about the intent and nature of prescriptive rules for languages. Which of the following motivates the singular use?

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Sometimes the gender information is not known and it is easier to use they then he/she

b.

The use of they in the singular replaces the sex specific he and she pronouns

c.

English is a sexist language

d.

Using gendered pronouns can lead to gendered interpretations of the messages

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2022

Question MCQ▾

Bill walked into a store in New York, looking for a restroom. He asked a storekeeper which floor the men՚s restroom is and he replied, for the fourth floor. What kind of store Bill must have walked into?

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

A high class stores

b.

A Latino owned store

c.

A lower class stores

d.

A middle class stores

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2022

Question MCQ▾

Who among the following pioneered the concept of dialect geography?

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

William Labov and Joshua Fishman

b.

George Wenker and Ferdinand Wrede

c.

Eugen Dieth and Harold Ortan

d.

Einar Haugen and Charles Fergusson

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