TS SET 2012: Paper II, Linguistics
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LINGUISTICS
Paper – II
1. Cognates are 3. The study of sign systems is called
(A) The words occurring in languages (A) Semiotics (B) Anthropology
belonging to different language
families (C) Linguistics (D) Semantics
(B) Phonetically similar words occurring
in languages belonging to different 4. Analysis I :
language families
(C) Phonetically semantically identical
I sa w a m an w ith the te le s c o p e
words occurring to different language
families
(D) Words similar in sound and in
meaning occurring in genetically
related languages
2. Match the items of List-I with List-II and
select the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List - I List - II
Analysis II
a. Transformational i. Polland
Generative grammar
I saw a man with the telescope
b. Systemic-Functional ii. Aravind Joshi
grammar
c. Head-driven phrase iii. Noam
structure grammar Chomsky
d. Tree adjoining iv. M.A.K. Halliday
grammar
Code
a b c d (A) Both the analyses (I) and (II) are true
(A) iv i ii iii (B) Only analysis (I) is true
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) Only analysis (II) is true
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) Both the analysis (I) and (II) are false
(D) iii iv i ii
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5. Assertion (A) : [K] and [Kh] contrast with 7. [n] sound is syllabic in the word
each other in Telugu. (A) Cartoon
Assertion (B) : [K] and [K h ] are in (B) Ring
complementary distribution (C) Button
in Telugu. (D) Badminton
(A) (A) is true (B) is false
8. The relation between ‘signifier’ and
‘signified’ is
(B) (A) is false (B) is true
(A) Logical
(C) Both (A) and (B) are true (B) Natural
(C) Conventional
(D) Both (A) and (B) are false
(D) Biological
6. Match the items of List-I with List-II and
9. Exocentric constructions are
select the correct answer from the codes
(A) two headed
given below :
(B) left-headed
List - I List - II (C) single-headed
a. Coda i. Historical (D) right-headed
Linguistics
10. Lines drawn on a map to identify the
b. Back formation ii. Semantics phonological features of a language is
c. Componential iii. Morphology called
analysis (A) Isophone
(B) Isotap
d. Proto language iv. Phonology
(C) Isolexes
Code : (D) Isogloss
a b c d
11. The larynx is composed of
(A) ii iv iii i
(A) vocal cords
(B) i ii iv iii (B) glottis and trachea
(C) vocal cords that can vibrate along
(C) iv iii ii i
their entire length
(D) iii i ii iv (D) three main cartilages
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12. The four stages of language standardization 15. Speech habits of a single person at a given
are time constitutes an
(A) selection, modernization, (A) Dialect
graphization, acceptance (B) Idiolect
(B) codification, graphization, selection, (C) Language
acceptance
(D) None
(C) selection, acceptance, codification,
elaboration
16. When two or more mutually unrelated
(D) selection, status planning, languages are spoken in an area, they
acceptance, elaboration may develop some common features
which are not shared by their sister
languages spoken outside the area. This
13. The design features of language include
process and the area are known as
I. Arbitrariness
(A) Borrowing, transition area
II. Displacement
(B) Pidginization, speech area
III. Interchangeability
(C) Convergence, linguistic area
IV. All of the above
(D) Creolization, linguistic area
Given the above list, which one of the
17. Find the correct matching
following is the best choice ?
I. Complete closure 1. Trill
(A) I and II are correct
II. Intermittent closure 2. Nasal
(B) I and III are correct
III. Vibration 3. Stop
(C) II and III are correct
IV. Closure in oral cavity 4. Voicing
(D) I and IV are correct
Code :
14. The opposition between ‘large’ and ‘small’ I II III IV
is a case of
(A) 1 4 2 3
(A) binary opposition
(B) 3 1 4 2
(B) polar opposition
(C) relative opposition (C) 1 2 3 4
(D) taxonomic opposition (D) 3 4 2 1
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18. Word classes include 21. Read the following two lists. The first list
contains some statements, and the second
I. Conjunctions one has some names. Match the items
II. Post positions from List I with the ones in List II
III. Nouns List - I List - II
1. A contact language a. Language
IV. All of the above with no native Isolate
speakers
Given the above list, which one of the
2. A language with no b. Diglossic
following is the best choice ?
native speakers at language
(A) I and II are correct present
(B) II and IV are correct
3. A language which is c. Pidgin
(C) II and III are correct genetically not related
to any other language
(D) I and III are correct
4. A language with a d. Extinct
distinction between
19. If the meaning of a word is entailed by the High and Low varieties
meaning of another word, the relationship
between the two words is called Choose the correct answer from the
options given below :
(A) hyponymy
(A) 1 - d, 2 - b, 3- a, 4-c
(B) polysemy (B) 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b
(C) synonymy (C) 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - d
(D) homonymy (D) 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a
20. Person who knows more than one 22. Assertion (A) : [u] is a rounded vowel.
language is called
Reasoning (R) : [u] is a back high vowel.
(A) Monolingual (A) (A) is true (R) is false
(B) Biglot (B) (A) is false (R) is true
(C) Multilingual (C) Both (A) and (R) are true
(D) Monoglot (D) Both (A) and (R) are false
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23. The linguistic variable is 27. A ‘marker’ is one which
(A) a dependent variable I. has social import
(B) an independent variable II. carries no social import
(C) a social variable III. is related to styles of speaking
(D) a random variable IV. does not indicate styles of speaking
Of these four options,
24. Assertion A : Language performs
referential, emotive and (A) I and II are correct
conative functions. (B) I and III are correct
Reason R : Language fulfills cognitive, (C) II and IV are correct
cultural and aesthetic (D) II and III are correct
needs.
(A) Both A and R are true but R is not
28. The subject matter of phonology is
the right explanation
(B) Both A and R are true and R is the (A) the articulatory aspect of speech
right explanation sounds
(C) A is false but R is true (B) the acoustic aspect of speech
sounds
(D) A is true but R is false
(C) the distributional aspect of speech
sounds
25. The functional label of the underlined (D) the functional aspect of speech
phrase in the following sentence is
sounds
The woman in red saree has two children.
(A) Noun phrase
29. Assertion (A) : Language studies have
(B) Object relevance for Sociology,
(C) Complement Psychology and Education.
(D) Verb phrase Reason (R) : Sociology, Psychology and
Education are important
26. Onomatopoetic formation on a lavish scale disciplines.
is a characteristic of both (A) A is true and R is the right explanation
(A) Indo-Aryan and Dravidian
(B) A is true but R is not the right
(B) Munda and Tibeto explanation
(C) Hamito-Semitic (C) A is true but R is false
(D) Munda-Semitic (D) A is false but R is true
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30. “All human children are born with a 33. Match correctly
Universal Grammar” is suggested by I. Velars 1. [+ant, + cor]
(A) Structuralist approach II. Bilabials 2. [–ant, – cor]
(B) Taxonomic approach III. Post-alveolars 3. [+ant, – cor]
(C) Principles and Parameters theory IV. Alveolars 4. [–ant, +cor]
(D) Traditional approach
Code :
31. Assertion (1) : Structural Patterns and I II III IV
traits that occur in all
(A) 3 4 2 1
languages are called
absolute Universals. (B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 4 1 3
Assertion (2) : Those that simply occur in
most languages are (D) 2 3 4 1
known as Universal
tendencies. 34. Select the correct historical order
(A) (1) is true (2) is false I. Chomsky
(B) Both (1) and (2) are false II. Bloomfield
(C) Both (1) and (2) are true
III. Pannini
(D) (1) is false and (2) is true
IV. Bh. Krishnamurti
Code :
32. The first Dialect Atlas was prepared by
(A) I, II, IV, III
(A) George Wenker
(B) Jules Gillioron (B) III, IV, I, II
(C) McIntosch (C) III, II, I, IV
(D) Hans Kurath (D) IV, III, I, II
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35. Read the following statement from 37. Voicing in Telugu is
Chomsky’s “Aspects of Theory of Syntax”
(A) Prosodic
Linguistic theory is concerned primarily
with an ideal speaker-listener, in a (B) Phonetic
completely homogenous speech-
community, who knows its language (C) Phonemic
perfectly and is unaffected by such (D) Phonotactic
grammatically irrelevant conditions as
memory limitations, distractions, shifts of
attention and interest, and errors (random 38. Select the correct linguistic order
or characteristic) in applying his
knowledge of the language in actual I. Morpheme
performance.
II. Allophone
This statement is about :
III. Phrase
(A) the role of ideal speaker-listener in a
IV. Sentence
homogenous speech community
Code :
(B) idealisation of data
(A) IV, II, III, I
(C) construction of a linguistic theory
(B) IV, III, I, II
(D) limitations of an ideal speaker-
listener (C) III, IV, II, I
(D) I, II, IV, III
36. Assertion (A) : Another way to analyse
Linguistic Universals is
through Markedness 39. Which one of the following constraints,
theory
does the sentence “*A-grade, John talked
Reasoning (R) : Markedness theory is to the girl who scored in Linguistics”
closely related to the
violate ?
study of implicational
Universals (A) Complex - NP constraint
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false
(B) Coordinate NP constraint
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false
(C) Left branching constraint
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true (D) Sentential-subject constraint
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40. If a language has OV word order then it 43. Match the items in List-I with the items in
will have prepositions rather than post List -II and select the correct code from
positions those given below :
(A) Substantive Universal
List - I List - II
(B) Implicational Universal
(C) Formal Universal a. Dravidian i. Sindhi
(D) Near-Universal
b. Indo-Aryan ii. Gondi
41. She cut her finger with a knife. Here cut is c. Munda iii. Savara
an example of
d. Tibeto Burman iv. Newari
(A) Suppletion
(B) Empty morph Code :
(C) Zero morph
a b c d
(D) Allomorph
(A) ii i iii iv
42. Read the items in the Lists I and II and
(B) i iii iv ii
select the correct matching :
List - I List - II (C) i ii iii iv
I. Written language 1. Prescription
(D) iii iv ii i
II. Syllable 2. Substantive
III. Language 3. Phonology
variation 44. The term ‘Ka–raka’ in Indian grammatical
IV. Language 4. Dialect tradition corresponds to ___________ of
universals
Western grammars.
Code :
I II III IV (A) Theta roles
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) Case system
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 3 1 4 2 (C) Preposition
(D) 1 3 4 2
(D) Affixation
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48. Split and Merger are
45. Study of a language at different points on
(A) Syntagmatic sound changes
the time dimension is called
(B) Paradigmatic, phonological sound
(A) Synchronic changes
(C) Paradigmatic sound changes
(B) Diachronic
(D) Syntagmatic, Phonological sound
(C) Descriptive changes
(D) Comparative
49. Assertion (A) : Compounding is a type
of derivation.
46. Metathesis refers to Reasoning (R) : Derivation involves the
creation of one lexeme
(A) Loss of segments from another through
many processes.
(B) Assimilation of segments
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
(C) Interchange of segments (B) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(D) Reduplication of segments
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
47. Which one is not the correct matching ? 50. The word ‘run’ used in the sentences
(A) Internal structure of words – Semantics i. He runs fast
ii. He runs a business in the city, and
(B) Relations between languages from
iii. He runs in the election exhibits the
different language families – Areal concept called
(A) Synonymy
(C) Relations between present items –
(B) Antonymy
Syntagmatic
(C) Polysemy
(D) The concept of Langue – Saussure (D) Homonymy
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