Deck 3: English Language and Linguistics

Question 1

Who is the author of the essay " Essay Upon Projects" that proposes an academy of 36 "gentlemen" to dictate English usage?

A)daniel defoe
B)jonathan swift
C)oliver goldsmith
D)john wilkins

Answer 1

daniel defoe

Question 2

The Authorized Version of English Bible was published in which year?

A)1607
B)1611
C)1612
D)1600

Answer 2

1611

Question 3

Which language is the most closely related to Modern English?

A)frisian
B)german
C)gothic
D)islandic

Answer 3

frisian

Question 4

Which language is the most closely related to Modern English

A)frisian
B)islandic
C)gothic
D)german

Question 5

Cynwulf wrote during which stage of Old English?

A)prehistoric
B)late old english
C)primitive
D)early old english

Question 6

Who wrote the " Essay towards a Real character and a Philosophical Language"?

A)john wilkins
B)james hermes
C)thomas sheridan
D)william jones

Question 7

When part of one word is combined with part of another in order to form a new word , carrying with it the ideas behind both the original terms, is known as a ……………..word

A)loan word
B)noun word
C)portmanteau word
D)blend word

Question 8

Which among is an example of Portmanteau word

A)melodrama
B)tragedy
C)nickname
D)forlorn

Question 9

Which among the following is the contribution of Shakespeare?

A)utopian
B)idealism
C)multitudinous
D)fairy tale

Question 10

Identify the word that derived from Greek language

A)formula
B)phenomenon
C)fableaux
D)stratum

Question 11

Identify the word that borrowed from Latin to English

A)formula
B)phenomenon
C)criteria
D)analogy

Question 12

Identify the word that borrowed from French to English

A)phenomenon
B)guillotine
C)theatre
D)genius

Question 13

Who is the author of the book "The Growth and Structure of the English Language"?

A)otto jespersen
B)robert lowth
C)william bullokar
D)willaiam cobbett

Question 14

Name of the group of related languages all derived from vulgar Latin within historical times and forming a subgroup of the italic branch of the Indo - European language family.

A)italic languages
B)sardinian languages
C)romanian languages
D)romance languages

Question 15

Identify the language that is included in Romance languages

A)spanish
B)sanskrit
C)german
D)arabic

Question 16

Identify a word that is originated from Dutch language

A)rainbow
B)landscape
C)shampoo
D)water

Question 17

The word……………has been derived from Indian Language

A)rainbow
B)water
C)shampoo
D)skipper

Question 18

In linguistics ………….is the study of words , how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language

A)ontology
B)morphology
C)phonology
D)etymology

Question 19

The branch of linguistics and logics concerned with meaning

A)morphology
B)ontology
C)semantics
D)etymology

Question 20

'Immediate Constituent Analysis' was first introduced by…………

A)zelling harris
B)roulon wells
C)bloomfield
D)norm chomsky

Question 21

Transformational-Generative Grammar was developed by……

A)bloomfield
B)norm chomsky
C)m a k halliday
D)henderson

Question 22

………..put forward a theory called 'Scale and Category Grammar'

A)bloomfield
B)j r firth
C)norm chomsky
D)m a k halliday

Question 23

The Firthian or Hallidayan theory may be said to represent the………..School of Linguistics

A)american
B)british
C)french
D)german

Question 24

……….is an example of Freak formation

A)air- raid
B)teetotal
C)aviator
D)daisy

Question 25

…………..is a semantic process by a term which at one time had a specialized and restricted meaning comes to have a wider application.

A)specialization
B)generalization
C)deterioration
D)polarisation