UGC-NET (NTA) Linguistics, June-2022Total Questions: 10011. For a Context Free Language L defined by a Context Free Grammar G, inherent ambiguity is exemplified whenA. a string in L has >1 parse for every instance of GB. a string in L has >1 parse for atleast one instance of GC. G has incorrect rule-orderingD. a string in L has 1 parse for every instance of GCorrect Answer: A. a string in L has >1 parse for every instance of G12. EGIDS meansA. Expansion Grade Intergenerational Disruption ScaleB. Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disturbing ScaleC. Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption ScaleD. Expansion Graded Intergenerational Distributing ScaleCorrect Answer: C. Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale13. In a Nigerian language, the suffix go'/ko' is used to mark pronominal possession as seen in the following data (Kidda 1985)loo-go' bugat-ko' tugad-go' aduk-ko' Which of the following statements is true about the distribution of go'/ko'?A. They are allomorphsB. They are independent morphemesC. They are appearing as free-variationsD. None of the aboveCorrect Answer: A. They are allomorphs14. Which one of the following statements is a correct explanation of 'sound symbolism' in language?A. A perfect symbolismB. Metaphor in languageC. The constituent sounds of a word suggest its meaningD. A system of symbols that is soundCorrect Answer: A. A perfect symbolism15. What do the names Washoe, Koko, Nim and Kanzi refer to?A. Scripts of endangered languagesB. Machine Translation programsC. Apes who learned sign languageD. Renowned psycholinguistsCorrect Answer: C. Apes who learned sign language16. Who was the first to use the term "IndoEuropean"?A. William JonesB. Thomas YoungC. Max MuellerD. Rudolf RossCorrect Answer: B. Thomas Young17. Which one of the following is the correct place and manner of articulation of the speech sound /g/?A. Voiceless aspirated velar stopB. Voiced palatal stoрC. Voiced unaspirated velar stopD. Voiceless retroflex stopCorrect Answer: C. Voiced unaspirated velar stop18. Which of the following types of formal grammars do not figure in the Chomsky Hierarchy?A. Unrestricted Phrase structure GrammarB. Context Free GrammarC. Regular grammarD. Transformational GrammarCorrect Answer: D. Transformational Grammar19. Which one of the following is a correct set of four parts of speech (pada) according to the Sanskrit grammarians?A. pratipadika, samasa, sandhi, nipataB. krta, taddhita, samasa, nipataC. nama, akhyata, upasarga, nipataD. krta. pratipadika. samasa. sandhiCorrect Answer: C. nama, akhyata, upasarga, nipata20. The concept Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) was proposed byA. Lev VygotskyB. Lam SelinkerC. Robert LadoD. Stephen KrashenCorrect Answer: A. Lev VygotskySubmit Quiz« Previous12345678910Next »
