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A. Italic
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B. Teutonic
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C. None of these
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D. Hellenic
Explanation
- English is a Germanic language, which is a branch of the Teutonic family of languages.
- It evolved from Old English, influenced by Latin, Norse, and French over time.
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A. Haiku
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B. Pun
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C. None of these
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D. Metaphor
Explanation
- A pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a word or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.
- Example: Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
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A. A smile uses as or like to make a comparisons and a metaphor doesn't
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B. A smile must use animals in the compassion
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C. A smile in more descriptive
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D. None of these
Explanation
- A simile directly compares two things using "like" or "as" (e.g., "She is as fast as a cheetah").
- A metaphor makes an implicit comparison without using "like" or "as" (e.g., "She is a cheetah on the track").
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A. Philologist
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B. Theologist
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C. Etymologist
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D. None of these
Explanation
- A philologist studies the history, structure, and development of languages.
- It involves analyzing ancient texts, grammar, and linguistic evolution.
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A. Associative or emotive meaning
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B. Referential meaning
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C. Dictionary meaning
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D. None of these
Explanation
- Denotation refers to the literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
- In contrast, connotation (associative or emotive meaning) includes the feelings and ideas a word evokes.
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A. None of these
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B. Lexicon
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C. Syntax
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D. Morphology
Explanation
- A lexicon is a person's mental dictionary containing all the words they know, including meanings and usage.
- It differs from a standard dictionary as it includes personal vocabulary and word associations.
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A. Language is a social institution
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B. Language is arbitrary
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C. None of these
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D. Language is influenced by cognition and experience
Explanation
- Cognitive Linguistics emphasizes that language is shaped by human perception, thought processes, and real-world experiences.
- It rejects the idea of language as an autonomous system and instead links it to cognitive functions like categorization and metaphor.
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A. None of these
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B. Conversion, Clipping, Compounding, Blending
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C. Compounding, Blending, Conversion, Clipping
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D. Clipping, Bleeding, Conversion, Compounding
Explanation
- Google (Conversion): Originally a noun, "Google" became a verb meaning "to search online."
- Ad (Clipping): Shortened from "advertisement."
- Toothpaste (Compounding): Formed by combining "tooth" and "paste."
- Brunch (Blending): A mix of "breakfast" and "lunch."
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A. Auditory Phonetics
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B. Acoustic Phonetics
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C. Phonology
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D. None of these
Explanation
- Acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of sound waves produced during speech, such as frequency, amplitude, and duration.
- It analyzes how speech sounds travel through the air.
- It can be measured using spectrograms.
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A. John Austin
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B. Roman Jakobson
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C. M.A.K Halliday
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D. None of these
Explanation
- Roman Jakobson was a key figure in Prague School Linguistics, which emphasized the functional aspects of language.
- He contributed to structural functionalism, focusing on the phonological and grammatical structure of language.
