LINGUISTICS - SPSC TEST

Q.01._________is the variety of language, including vocabulary and grammar, spoken in a particular social group.

• Variety

• Accent

• Dialect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Q.02. ___________is the language of communication between persons who have different first languages who speak different tribal languages.

• Business Language

• Code-Switching

• Lingua Franca

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Q.03. Language learning processes, like how language is acquired, how language is stored in the brain, how language is accessed and processed by the brain, are studied under

• Socio Linguistics

• Psycho Linguistics

• Applied Linguistics

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Q.4. _______ is the stored knowledge that a person has about a particular concept, which enables them to interpret what they encounter in relation to that concept.

• Parole

• Schema

• Competence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Q.5. The historical approach to language study, which investigates the changes in languages through time is said to be____________

• Diachronic

• Idiosyncrasy

• Synchronic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Q.6. The study of rules and practices for making and using sounds in a language is called_____

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Phonology

Q.7. A new or hybrid language that develops a new or sophisticated grammar or vocabulary and is spoken as some group's first language is:

• Lingua Franca

• Pidgin

• Standard Language

• Creole

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Q.8. Which of the following is the smallest unit within a language system?

• Phoneme

• Word

• Morpheme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Q.9. Who was the main contributor to the linguistic period?

• Jean Piaget

• Noam Chomsky

• B.F Skinner

• Wundt

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Q.10. looks at all the possibilities of harnessing information technology to the task of teaching and learning a second language.

• Grammar Translation method

• Computer-Assisted Language Learning

• Audio-Visual Method

• Communicative language teaching

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6