UGC-NET (NTA) Linguistics, June-2020

Total Questions: 100

11. The term used in Sanskrit grammar for a special class of twenty prepositional particles prefixed to verbs or action nouns:

Correct Answer: C. Nipata

12. Expressions such as 'therefore', 'however', "or the other hand" relate a portion of earlier discourse to later part. They are categorised under:

Correct Answer: A. Stylistic marker

13. "She was wearing a charming smile and a pair of new shoes", is an example of:

Correct Answer: B. Zeugma

14. An expression is said to characterise ............ if it has more than one possible distinct meaning:

Correct Answer: C. Haziness

15. The central topics of linguistic pragmatics are those aspects of meaning which are:

Correct Answer: C. Stable meaning

16. A sound change in which a sound is inserted at the beginning of a word is known as:

Correct Answer: A. Anaptyxis

17. A method which is suggested by Swadesh (1940) investigates the relationship between two languages to determine approximate dates of separation of the two languages is known as:

Correct Answer: C. Glottochronology

18. Answer the following question

Correct Answer: A. Grimm's Law

19. A sound change, in which a sound is lost and another segment (usually a vowel) is lengthened is known as:

Correct Answer: A. Compensatory Epenthesis

20. Which of the following planning types involves the selection and codification of language norms like the development of orthography, new sources of vocabulary, dictionaries etc?

Correct Answer: B. Corpus