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 | |
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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 |
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 | |
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a. | A high class stores | |
b. | A Latino owned store | |
c. | A lower class stores | |
d. | A middle class stores |
Question 3
Appeared in Year: 2022
Question MCQ▾
Who among the following pioneered the concept of dialect geography?
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | William Labov and Joshua Fishman | |
b. | George Wenker and Ferdinand Wrede | |
c. | Eugen Dieth and Harold Ortan | |
d. | Einar Haugen and Charles Fergusson |