Chapter No 1 :Linguistic Terminologies (101 MCQ`S)

  1. The ability to produce messages that one has never produced before is called
    1. Capability
    2. Negativity
    3. Competence
    4. Productivity
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      Answer: D
      Explanation:
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  2. The ability to understand messages that one has never heard before is called

    1. Productivity

    2. Competence

    3. Capability

    4. Cognates

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      Answer: A
      Explanation:
      • The ability to produce and understand messages that have never been expressed before or to express new ideas is called productivity or creativity.

  3. ……..are the vocabulary words from two or more languages, that sound similar and mean the same thing.
    1. Capability
    2. Cognates
    3. Competence
    4. None of these
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      Answer: B
      Explanation:
      • Cognates show that the two or more languages are related to one another.
  4. How many basic ways of delivering a message are known?
    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Four
    4. Five
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      Answer: B
      Explanation:
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  5. The way in which the knowledge of language is used to send messages is called ………in language.
    1. Binary system
    2. Arbitrary system
    3. Delivery system
    4. None of these
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      Answer: C
      Explanation:
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  6. What are the three basic ways of delivering a message linguistically?
    1. Speech, writing, sign
    2. Sign, speech, uttering
    3. Writing, reading, speech
    4. None of these
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      Answer: A
      Explanation:
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  7. The analysis of language used in texts; written, spoken or signed is called ………analysis.
    1. Stylistic
    2. Psyco
    3. Linguistic
    4. Discourse
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      Answer: D
      Explanation:
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  8. The subconscious knowledge of language that allows its speakers to create a potentially infinite number of messages is called
    1. Capability
    2. Negativity
    3. Competence
    4. Performance
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      Answer: C
      Explanation:
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  9. The application of linguistic competence in producing an utterance is called
    1. Performance
    2. Capability
    3. Positivity
    4. Negativity
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      Answer: A
      Explanation:
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  10. ………is the connection and relationship between two or more things that occur at the same time.
    1. Age
    2. Synchrony
    3. Metonymy
    4. Synonymity
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      Answer: B
      Explanation:
      • N/A

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