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This set of Professional Communication Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Language and
Linguistics”.
Answer: a
Explanation: Linguistics is the study of language. Patanjali, the ancient linguist of India, considered it as a human
expression uttered out by speech organs. The other three are modern linguists belonging to 19th and 20th
century.
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2. Which of these people perceives language as a means to interpret human experience?
a) Anthropologist
b) Sociologist
c) Philosopher
d) Students of literature
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Answer: c
Explanation: Language means different things to different people. To an anthropologist, it is a form of cultural
behaviour whereas to a sociologist, it is a means of communication between members of a social group.
Students of literature may consider it as an artistic medium, while those of philosophy may consider it a means
to interpret human experience.
Answer: a
Explanation: Language is a social phenomenon. Man may not have needed a language if he had not made
himself a part of a social group. A language must thus convey social realities if it is to become an effective
means of communication.
Answer: a
Explanation: Language is arbitrary, that is there is no logical link between any gjven feature of a language and its
meaning. The only exception is in the case of onomatopoeia, where the words imitate the sounds of their
referents. Here, cuckoo is the sound made by the bird which is how the bird got its name.
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6. Which of these finds out how a certain set of people use a language at a given time?
a) Diachronic Linguistics
b) Comparative Linguistics
c) Synchronic Linguistics
d) Historical Linguistics
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Answer: c
Explanation: Synchronic Linguistics finds out how a certain set of people use a language at a given time.
Historical or Diachronic Linguistics studies the link between language and history. Comparative Linguistics
studies the comparison between two or more languages.
Answer: c
Explanation: R.H. Robins recommends three levels of structure of language. These are phonology, grammar and
semantics.
8. Which of these terms refers to the study of speech sounds of a given language and their function within the
sound system of that language?
a) Phonetics
b) Phonology
c) Syntax
d) Morphology
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Answer: b
Explanation: Phonology refers to the study of speech sounds of a given language and their function within the
sound system. Phonetics is the study of speech process. Syntax and Morphology are sub-levels of the
grammatical system.
9. Which of these is the study of meaning of words, and the development of the meaning of words?
a) Morphemics
b) Phonetics
c) Semantics
d) Syntax
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Answer: c
Explanation: Semantics is the study of the meaning of words, and the developments of the meaning of words.
The smallest unit of semantics is semene, which is the minimum functional unit of meaning.
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What are (1) and (2) ?
a) 1) – Phonetics and 2) – Phonology
b) 1) – Syntax and 2) – Morphology
c) 1) – Syntax and 2) – Phonetics
d) 1) – Phonetics and 2) – Morphology
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b
Explanation: Grammatical level can be divided into 2 broad levels. These are Syntax and Morphology. Syntax is
the science to study and lay down the rules regarding the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence.
Morphology is the study and analysis of the structure, form and classes of words.
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