LINGUISTICS PYQS FOR UGC NET JRF ENGLISH Visit : LITERARY SPHERE for more such PYQ/MCQ Series Q Which of the following terms is used to describe spurious words which are the result of inadvertent errors made by copyists, printers and editors? [1] Dudwords [2] Ghostwords. [3] Protowords [4] Pseudowords Answer: 2 Q Usage in "you have hissed the mystery lectures" is an example of: [1] Error of lexical choice [2] Inadverant mistake [3] Metathesis [4] Spoonerism Answer: 4 Q The set of inflected forms taken by a single word is: [1] Lexeme [2] Morpheme [3] Phoneme [4] Sememe Answer: 1 Q Words with the same pronunciation and different meanings are: [1] Homonyms [2] Homograft's [3] Homologues [4] Homophones Answer: 3 Q Which pair of linguists in the following list is associated with 'speech acts? [1] Franz Boas and Rudolf Camap [2] J.L. Austin and John Searle [3] Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker [4] Paul Grice and Michael Devitt Answer:...
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