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1. 1. Which of the following sratements about language is not true? A

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B.Language is symbolie

C . Animals also have languages .DLanguage is arbitrary

2.Which of the following choices is NOT a constituent? A.I like the song B.I

C.Song D.Like 3.Of the following sound conbinations ,only is permissible.

A.kibl B.bkil C.ilkb D.ilbk

4.The relation between the determinmer”this” and the noun “man”in the phrase “this man”is

A.goverment B.concord C.binding D.paradigmatic

5.The sentence that has a NP and a VP is nostly shown in a formula “S NP+VP”

A. A. Hierarchical B.linear C.tree diagram D.vertical

6.”Big” and “small”are a pair of opposites.

A.complementary B. gradable C.complete D.converse

7.Which of the following phrases is exocentric?

A.women and men B.on the table C.a clever boy D.an ugly man 8.Arbitrariness of language was first discussed by . A.Chomsky B.Hallidy C.Firth D.Saussure

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9.Which pair of words is NOT a minimal pair? A.cat/bat B.put/but C.jig/pig D.sit/bit 10.Which function is the major role of Language?

A.Informative B. Interpersonal C.Performative D.Emotive

11.If two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are of the same phoneme.

A.symbols B. allophones C. phones D.signs

12. Which branch of study cannot be included in the scope of Linguistics?

A. Syntax B. Pragmatics C. Phonetics D. Anthropology

13. Atom is a word of origin.

A. Latin B. Greek C. Arabic D. Spanish 14. The distinction of langue and parole is made by . A. Hall B. Sapir C. Chomsky D. Saussure

15. are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words.

A. Roots B. Stems C. Affixes D. Compounds 16. is the study of the relationship between symbols and their interpreter.

A. Syntax B. Semantics C. Affixes D. Compounds 17. is the defining properties of units like nouns (number, gender, case, etc) and verbs (tense, aspect, voice, etc). A. Parts of speech B. Word classes C. Categories D. Functions of words

18. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are . A. homophones B. homographs C. complete homonyms D. allophones

19. The function of language is one of the most powerful uses of language because it is so crucial in changing the emotional status of an audience for or against someone or something.

A. performative B. phatic C. recreational D. emotive

20. The term may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language changes over various periods of time and at various historical stages.

A. synchronic linguistics B. comparative linguistics

C. diachronic linguistics D. historical comparative linguistics

21. examines how meaning is encoded in a language. A. Semantics B. Syntax C. Pragmatics D. Morphology

22. Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as . A. parole B. language C. system D. langue

23. This fundamental distinction between competence is discussed by . A. Chomsky B. Saussure C. Bloomfield D. Austin 24. An affix can be added to certain type of to form a new word.