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1. The word ‘examination’ is a ------word
2. ---- is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speech sound or phoneme
3. The substitution of the aspirated /k/ for the un-aspirated /k/ in the word ‘sky’ does not alter the meaning of the word. It is an instance of -------
4. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance?
5. The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of ----assimilation
6. Which among the following are the main properties of grammar?
7. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called-----
8. The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ------
9. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole?
10. The initial consonant in ‘Young’ is a ------sound
11. How many stressed are generally marked
12. In the pronunciation of the word ‘ink’ the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of ------
13. --------refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences.
14. Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguistic environment are said to be in ------
15. -----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words.
16. The –en in strengthen is a----
17. The final /m/ in the word ‘Prism’ is an instance of ------
18. The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called-------
19. Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language?
20. A collection of similar Idiolect make up -------
21. -------involves a different analysis of the structure of the word by attaching a consonant at the end of a word or a vowel at the beginning of the next word.
22. The term semiotics was introduced by
23. A syllabic division is marked with-------
24. The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is -------
25. Words with more than three syllables are called -----words