UGC-NET (NTA) Linguistics, June-2019

Total Questions: 100

1. Assertion (I) : A stem is the form of a word that only accepts/takes inflectional morpheme.

Assertion (II): A stem forming morpheme (a stem extender) is a morpheme that converts a root-word into a stem to which inflectional markers of various kinds can be added.
Select the correct option:

Correct Answer: B. (I) is false and (II) is true

2. Assertion (I) : A speech community may be defined by the whole set of people who communicate with each other only directly and not indirectly.

Assertion (II) : A speech community is characterized by regular and frequent interaction by means of a share body of verbal signs and set off from similar aggregates by significant differences in language use.
Select the correct option:

Correct Answer: B. (I) is false and (II) is true

3. In the languages of South Asia, the standard of comparison (Std. of Comp.) and the marker of comparison (M of Comp.) seems to have great connection with the word order of the language. So if the marker of comp. precedes the Std. of Comp., the language is mostly non-verb final, but if the marker follows the Std. of Comp., the language is mostly verb final. This generalization is discussed under:

Correct Answer: B. word-order correlation effect

4. Which of the following is true about the English Great Vowel Shift?

Correct Answer: D. The high long vowels were diphthongized

5. The words such as 'embolden' and 'enkindled' in English are examples of a morphological process, called:

Correct Answer: E. *

6. Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(a) Broca’s aphasia(i) Predominant grammatical impairment
(b) Wernicke’s aphasia(ii) Disability affecting reading and writing
(c) Dyslexia(iii) Fragmentary nature of speech production
(d) Agrammatism(iv) Severe loss of speech understanding

Select the correct option:

Correct Answer: B.

7. Match List-I with List-II:

Correct Answer: B.

8. Which of the following options is a term used in language ACQUISITION to refer to a GRAMMATICALLY unstructured 9. UTTERANCE, usually consisting of a single WORD, which is characteristic of the earliest stage of LANGUAGE learning in children?

Correct Answer: D. Holophrase

9. In a borrowing language, where loan words, which do not conform to native phonological patterns, are modified to fit the phonological combinations which are permitted in the borrowing languages. Which of the following refers to this process?

Correct Answer: A. Accommodation

10. Match the List-I with List-II:

Correct Answer: B.