UGC-NET (NTA) Linguistics, June-2021

(a) All languages have consonant and vowel sounds
(b) All languages distinguish nouns from verbs
(c) All languages mark subject agreement on the verb
(d) All languages have ways to form questions
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(a) The vowel / a / has developed a rounded and backed pronunciations in the east, the northwest and konkani
(b) The loss of aspiration in the Dardic group languages results in unaspirated voiced stops
(c) Hindi has / X / in its phonological system
(d) Aspirated voiced stops in Hindi has lost its aspiration in word ínitial position
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(a) The V₂ is called a light verb
(b) The V₂ is called a polar verb
(c) The V₂ is called an explicator verb
(d) The V₂ is called a grammaticalized verb
(e) The V₂ is called a de-lexicalized verb
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(a) There is no difference between 'mistake' and 'error'
(b) Errors belong to the level of 'competence
(c) Mistakes are systematic when errors are not
(d) Errors are systematic when mistakes are not
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(a) A computer program for teaching children new words
(b) Child directed speech by adults
(c) A computerized database of child speech transcript
(d) An electronic child language database
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(a) Symbolic representation can be a powerful source of meaning in advertisements
(b) Symbols are associations of ideas
(c) Symbols are culturally agreed conventions so it is perfectly possible that it may not give the same meaning in another culture
(d) For all the above reasons symbols are not very useful for advertisers
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