UGC-NET (NTA) Linguistics, June-2019

Total Questions: 100

91. In generative syntax, the hierarchy in a treediagram can be explained better if we have ....... for the bifurcation of the branches (nodes) in a tree-diagram.

Correct Answer: B. a binary branching

92. Match List-I with List-II:

List-IList-II
(a) Simplification(i) Refers to the process of self-organization of grammatical knowledge representations
(b) Overgeneralization(ii) Refers to the process that is called upon when a message must be conveyed with little language
(c) Restructuring(iii) Refers to the fact that progress does not always translate into accuracy of expressions
(d) Unshaped behaviour(iv) Refers to the application of a form or rule not only to contexts where it applies but also to other contexts where it does not apply

Correct Answer: D.

93. Match List-I with List-II:

Correct Answer: D.

94. Any systematic observation of speech defines a context in which some conscious attention will be paid to that speech, so that it will be difficult, without great ingenuity, to observe the genuine 'vernacular'. This principle accounts for what has been called as:

Correct Answer: D. observer's paradox

95. Assertion (I): The dependent (linguistic) variable must change when some independent variable changes.

Assertion (II) : The dependent variable must stratify the subjects in ways that are socially or stylistically coherent.
Choose the correct option from the following:

Correct Answer: C. Both (I) and (II) are true

96. In translation 'any TL text or portion of text is observed to be the equivalent of a given SL text or portion of text'. Which of the following refers to this?

Correct Answer: B. Textual equivalent

97. Match the items of List-I with those of ListII in the context of phonological rule interactions:


Correct Answer: C.

98. Assertion (I): The minimalist program introduces a functional category 'TP' which replaces another category 'IP' because, the syntactic operations had to shift the focus to 'tense' marking from agreement.

Assertion (II): The minimalist program following Razi (1997) suggests that the functional category 'CP' is not just one single projection, but it is a series of projections.
Select the correct option:

Correct Answer: C. Both (I) and (II) are true

99. Assertion (I) : The field of linguistics, the scientific study of human natural language, is a growing and exciting area of study, with an impact on diverse fields.

Assertion (II): When linguists speak of rules, they are always referring to prescriptive rules from grammar books.
Select the correct option from the following:

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

100. The pairs of words ‘above-below', 'buy-sell and 'lend-borrow' are examples of:

Correct Answer: B. converses