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1. |
Indo European language are believe to derive from a hypothetical language known as…………….. |
A. | proto – indo- european |
B. | germanic |
C. | indo- iranian |
D. | avestan |
Answer» A. proto – indo- european |
2. |
The earliest possible end of Proto- Indo- European linguistic unity is believed to be around |
A. | 3300 b c e |
B. | 3400 bce |
C. | 3000 bce |
D. | 4000 bce |
Answer» B. 3400 bce |
3. |
……………..is the language that forms part f the Iranian group |
A. | avestan |
B. | english |
C. | dutch |
D. | german |
Answer» A. avestan |
4. |
The earliest surviving written evidence of a Greek language is…………. |
A. | mycenaean |
B. | avestan |
C. | indic |
D. | germanic |
Answer» A. mycenaean |
5. |
In which language most of the ancient Greek poetry and prose were written? |
A. | mycenaean |
B. | greek |
C. | attic |
D. | indic |
Answer» C. attic |
6. |
Insular celtic flourished in…………. |
A. | england |
B. | ireland |
C. | germany |
D. | france |
Answer» B. ireland |
7. |
……………is the last branch of Indo European languages to appear in written form. |
A. | latvian |
B. | danish |
C. | albanian |
D. | lithuvanian |
Answer» C. albanian |
8. |
The term applied to certain changes in vowel in accented syllables owing to the influence of neighbouring sounds |
A. | umlaut or mutation |
B. | ablaut |
C. | consonant shift |
D. | vowel shift |
Answer» A. umlaut or mutation |
9. |
Most of the important literary works of the Old English period were written in the ………. dialect |
A. | mercian |
B. | kentish |
C. | northumbrian |
D. | west saxon |
Answer» D. west saxon |
10. |
Beowulf was written in ………..dialect |
A. | mercian |
B. | west saxon |
C. | kentish |
D. | northumbrian |
Answer» B. west saxon |
11. |
…………was the dialect of the Jutes who were the earliest settlers in Britain |
A. | kentish |
B. | mercian |
C. | west saxon |
D. | northumbrian |
Answer» A. kentish |
12. |
Which among are the dialects of Middle English? |
A. | mercian, northumbrian, northern |
B. | west saxon, kentish, east midland |
C. | northern, the midland, the southern |
D. | kentish, midland, mercian |
Answer» C. northern, the midland, the southern |
13. |
The dialect of Middle English in which Chaucer wrote his poems |
A. | east midland |
B. | west midland |
C. | south midland |
D. | central midland |
Answer» A. east midland |
14. |
During the Middle English period English came under the strong influence of the ………..language. |
A. | latin |
B. | french |
C. | german |
D. | greek |
Answer» B. french |
15. |
Identify a word from French language which is common in usage. |
A. | ox |
B. | calf |
C. | sheep |
D. | beef |
Answer» D. beef |
16. |
“ It is melancholy to think what English dinner table would have been like had there been no Norman Conquest” Whose words are these |
A. | chomsky |
B. | f t wood |
C. | a c baugh |
D. | macaulay |
Answer» C. a c baugh |
17. |
The influence of Renaissance is most clearly seen in the introduction of a large number of …….. and …………… words into English during the early modern English period. |
A. | greek and latin |
B. | french and latin |
C. | greek and german |
D. | german and latin |
Answer» A. greek and latin |
18. |
The term Inkhorn term refers to………..words and expressions borrowed indiscriminately from the classical languages |
A. | french |
B. | latin |
C. | german |
D. | west saxon |
Answer» B. latin |
19. |
The Anglican Prayer Book was first issued in…………. |
A. | 1456 |
B. | 1540 |
C. | 1549 |
D. | 1500 |
Answer» C. 1549 |
20. |
………….had translated the Bible in 1588 |
A. | king james |
B. | coverdale |
C. | tyndale |
D. | purvey |
Answer» D. purvey |
21. |
The history of the English Bible begins with the work of …………..in 1526 |
A. | tyndale |
B. | purvey |
C. | coverdale |
D. | king james |
Answer» D. king james |
22. |
Authorized version of Bible was published in………… |
A. | 1600 |
B. | 1611 |
C. | 1612 |
D. | 1687 |
Answer» B. 1611 |
23. |
The authorized version of Bible was made according to the suggestions of ………. |
A. | coverdale |
B. | dr johnson |
C. | king james i |
D. | king james ii |
Answer» C. king james i |
24. |
The vocabulary of the authorized version of the Bible adopted mainly from….. |
A. | kentish |
B. | latin |
C. | french |
D. | anglo saxon |
Answer» D. anglo saxon |
25. |
“ After reading St. Paul’s epistle to the Hebrews, Homer and Virgil are disgustingly tame to me Milton himself barely tolerable” Who said these words? |
A. | tennyson |
B. | coleridge |
C. | wordsworth |
D. | arnold |
Answer» B. coleridge |
26. |
Printing was introduced into England in 1476 by ……………. |
A. | william bailey |
B. | coverdale |
C. | william caxton |
D. | william jones |
Answer» C. william caxton |
27. |
Which dialect was used by William Caxton for printing ? |
A. | west midland |
B. | east midland |
C. | kentish |
D. | central midland |
Answer» B. east midland |
28. |
The remarkable changes in the pronunciation of vowels which took place during the transition from Middle English to Modern English are commonly referred to as the ……… |
A. | great vowel shift |
B. | consonant shift |
C. | addition |
D. | mutation |
Answer» A. great vowel shift |
29. |
The Old English Period has been called the period of ………… |
A. | leveled inflections |
B. | lost inflection |
C. | less inflection |
D. | full inflection |
Answer» D. full inflection |
30. |
The Middle English Period has been called the period of …………… |
A. | leveled inflections |
B. | lost inflection |
C. | less inflection |
D. | full inflection |
Answer» A. leveled inflections |
31. |
The New English Period has been known as…………… |
A. | leveled inflections |
B. | lost inflection |
C. | less inflection |
D. | full inflection |
Answer» B. lost inflection |
32. |
“ How barbarously we yet write and speak. Your lordship knows, and I am sufficiently sensible in my own English” Whose words are these? |
A. | tennyson |
B. | dryden |
C. | johnson |
D. | wordsworth |
Answer» B. dryden |
33. |
in the 18th century the need for standardization and regulation of English was summed up in the word……….. |
A. | standardization |
B. | addition |
C. | ascertainment |
D. | regularization |
Answer» C. ascertainment |
34. |
Who defined ascertainment as a “settled rule, an established standard.” |
A. | dryden |
B. | tennyson |
C. | swift |
D. | dr. johnson |
Answer» D. dr. johnson |
35. |
“ A proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue” is the title of the letter by …………. |
A. | swift |
B. | dryden |
C. | tennyson |
D. | dr. johnson |
Answer» A. swift |
36. |
Dr. Jonhson’s “ A Dictionary of the English Language” was published in ……… |
A. | 1765 |
B. | 1766 |
C. | 1755 |
D. | 1789 |
Answer» C. 1755 |
37. |
Who is the author of “ A Dictionary of the English Language? |
A. | jonson |
B. | dr. johnson |
C. | swift |
D. | king james |
Answer» B. dr. johnson |
38. |
Who is the author of the book “Practical Grammar of the English Tongue” |
A. | william jones |
B. | werner |
C. | dr. johnson |
D. | william loughton |
Answer» D. william loughton |
39. |
“The Rudiment of English Grammar” was written by……… |
A. | joseph priestley |
B. | william loughton |
C. | werner |
D. | dr. johnson |
Answer» A. joseph priestley |
40. |
Who is the author of “ The British Grammar”? |
A. | robert lowth |
B. | james buchanan |
C. | loughton |
D. | swift |
Answer» B. james buchanan |
41. |
Who of the following announced that many languages came from one old base language? |
A. | sir william jones |
B. | sassetti |
C. | jacob grimm |
D. | joseph greenberg |
Answer» A. sir william jones |
42. |
What was the second earliest form of language seen on earth? |
A. | cave drawings |
B. | cuneiform |
C. | english |
D. | indo- european |
Answer» B. cuneiform |
43. |
Which f the following words might be of Vicking Descent? |
A. | skate |
B. | crabby |
C. | rate |
D. | a and b |
Answer» D. a and b |
44. |
Around how many words did Shakespeare invent? |
A. | 20.000 |
B. | 9, 000 |
C. | 10,000 |
D. | 8000 |
Answer» A. 20.000 |
45. |
During the Middle English period, many words were borrowed from which two languages? |
A. | celtic and old norse |
B. | latin and french |
C. | urdu and iroquoian |
D. | spanish and latin |
Answer» B. latin and french |
46. |
Which Anglo- Irish writer proposed the creation of an English Academy to regulate English Usage and “ascertain” the language? |
A. | jonathan swift |
B. | samuel johnson |
C. | dryden |
D. | oliver goldsmith |
Answer» A. jonathan swift |
47. |
The Philological society’sNew English Dictionary on Historical Principles, begun in 1879, was eventually published under which title in 1928? |
A. | roget’s thesaurus |
B. | the king’s english |
C. | oxford english dictionary |
D. | webster’s dictionary |
Answer» C. oxford english dictionary |
48. |
“The Ecclesiastical History of the English People”, a key source f information about Anglo Saxon settlement is the work of ………. |
A. | william jones |
B. | venerable bede |
C. | king james i |
D. | william langland |
Answer» B. venerable bede |
49. |
Who is the author of The First English Dictionary? |
A. | dr. johnson |
B. | robert cawdrey |
C. | john wilkins |
D. | thomas sheridon |
Answer» B. robert cawdrey |
50. |
The First English Dictionary “ Table Alphabeticall” was published in….. |
A. | 1608 |
B. | 1700 |
C. | 1678 |
D. | 1604 |
Answer» D. 1604 |
51. |
Who is the author of the essay “ Essay Upon Projects” that proposes an academy of 36 “gentlemen” to dictate English usage? |
A. | daniel defoe |
B. | jonathan swift |
C. | oliver goldsmith |
D. | john wilkins |
Answer» A. daniel defoe |
52. |
The Authorized Version of English Bible was published in which year? |
A. | 1607 |
B. | 1611 |
C. | 1612 |
D. | 1600 |
Answer» B. 1611 |
53. |
Which language is the most closely related to Modern English? |
A. | frisian |
B. | german |
C. | gothic |
D. | islandic |
Answer» A. frisian |
54. |
Which language is the most closely related to Modern English |
A. | frisian |
B. | islandic |
C. | gothic |
D. | german |
Answer» B. islandic |
55. |
Cynwulf wrote during which stage of Old English? |
A. | prehistoric |
B. | late old english |
C. | primitive |
D. | early old english |
Answer» D. early old english |
56. |
Who wrote the “ Essay towards a Real character and a Philosophical Language”? |
A. | john wilkins |
B. | james hermes |
C. | thomas sheridan |
D. | william jones |
Answer» A. john wilkins |
57. |
When part of one word is combined with part of another in order to form a new word , carrying with it the ideas behind both the original terms, is known as a ……………..word |
A. | loan word |
B. | noun word |
C. | portmanteau word |
D. | blend word |
Answer» C. portmanteau word |
58. |
Which among is an example of Portmanteau word |
A. | melodrama |
B. | tragedy |
C. | nickname |
D. | forlorn |
Answer» A. melodrama |
59. |
Which among the following is the contribution of Shakespeare? |
A. | utopian |
B. | idealism |
C. | multitudinous |
D. | fairy tale |
Answer» C. multitudinous |
60. |
Identify the word that derived from Greek language |
A. | formula |
B. | phenomenon |
C. | fableaux |
D. | stratum |
Answer» B. phenomenon |
61. |
Identify the word that borrowed from Latin to English |
A. | formula |
B. | phenomenon |
C. | criteria |
D. | analogy |
Answer» A. formula |
62. |
Identify the word that borrowed from French to English |
A. | phenomenon |
B. | guillotine |
C. | theatre |
D. | genius |
Answer» B. guillotine |
63. |
Who is the author of the book “The Growth and Structure of the English Language”? |
A. | otto jespersen |
B. | robert lowth |
C. | william bullokar |
D. | willaiam cobbett |
Answer» A. otto jespersen |
64. |
Name of the group of related languages all derived from vulgar Latin within historical times and forming a subgroup of the italic branch of the Indo – European language family. |
A. | italic languages |
B. | sardinian languages |
C. | romanian languages |
D. | romance languages |
Answer» D. romance languages |
65. |
Identify the language that is included in Romance languages |
A. | spanish |
B. | sanskrit |
C. | german |
D. | arabic |
Answer» A. spanish |
66. |
Identify a word that is originated from Dutch language |
A. | rainbow |
B. | landscape |
C. | shampoo |
D. | water |
Answer» B. landscape |
67. |
The word……………has been derived from Indian Language |
A. | rainbow |
B. | water |
C. | shampoo |
D. | skipper |
Answer» C. shampoo |
68. |
In linguistics ………….is the study of words , how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language |
A. | ontology |
B. | morphology |
C. | phonology |
D. | etymology |
Answer» B. morphology |
69. |
The branch of linguistics and logics concerned with meaning |
A. | morphology |
B. | ontology |
C. | semantics |
D. | etymology |
Answer» C. semantics |
70. |
‘Immediate Constituent Analysis’ was first introduced by………… |
A. | zelling harris |
B. | roulon wells |
C. | bloomfield |
D. | norm chomsky |
Answer» C. bloomfield |
71. |
Transformational-Generative Grammar was developed by…… |
A. | bloomfield |
B. | norm chomsky |
C. | m a k halliday |
D. | henderson |
Answer» B. norm chomsky |
72. |
………..put forward a theory called ‘Scale and Category Grammar’ |
A. | bloomfield |
B. | j r firth |
C. | norm chomsky |
D. | m a k halliday |
Answer» D. m a k halliday |
73. |
The Firthian or Hallidayan theory may be said to represent the………..School of Linguistics |
A. | american |
B. | british |
C. | french |
D. | german |
Answer» B. british |
74. |
……….is an example of Freak formation |
A. | air- raid |
B. | teetotal |
C. | aviator |
D. | daisy |
Answer» B. teetotal |
75. |
…………..is a semantic process by a term which at one time had a specialized and restricted meaning comes to have a wider application. |
A. | specialization |
B. | generalization |
C. | deterioration |
D. | polarisation |
Answer» B. generalization |
76. |
A very large number of words have undergone a peculiar kind of change of meaning which consists in the addition of what has been called ….. |
A. | generalization |
B. | specialisation |
C. | emotional connotation |
D. | deterioration |
Answer» C. emotional connotation |
77. |
…………occurs when a word gains association with a negative stimulus, to then hold negative connotations. |
A. | elevation |
B. | shift |
C. | deterioration |
D. | generalization |
Answer» C. deterioration |
78. |
……………is a type of semantic change that happens when a word’s meaning improves or becomes more positive over time . |
A. | deterioration |
B. | amelioration |
C. | generalization |
D. | specialization |
Answer» B. amelioration |
79. |
…………..is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about. |
A. | anaphora |
B. | euphemism |
C. | hyperbole |
D. | metaphor |
Answer» B. euphemism |
80. |
……………is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. |
A. | pidgin |
B. | creole |
C. | romance |
D. | patois |
Answer» A. pidgin |
81. |
The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to standard language of the country is known as……….. |
A. | pidgin |
B. | creole |
C. | patois |
D. | romance |
Answer» C. patois |
82. |
………….have resulted from the interactions between speakers of nonstandard varieties of European languages and speakers of no- European languages |
A. | pidgin |
B. | creole |
C. | patois |
D. | romance |
Answer» B. creole |
83. |
What is the dialect of the working class of East End London ? |
A. | east anglian |
B. | lancashire |
C. | cockney |
D. | yorkshire |
Answer» C. cockney |
84. |
American English derives from …….. century British English. |
A. | 16th |
B. | 15th |
C. | 18th |
D. | 17th |
Answer» D. 17th |
85. |
Who is the author of “Decolonizing the Mind”? |
A. | ngugi wa thiong |
B. | chinua achiba |
C. | salman rushdie |
D. | bill ashcrofthe |
Answer» A. ngugi wa thiong |
86. |
Who wrote “ Nation and Narration”? |
A. | gayatri spivak |
B. | homi k bhabha |
C. | salman rushdie |
D. | harish trivedi |
Answer» B. homi k bhabha |
87. |
“Imaginary Homelands” is the work of …………. |
A. | gayatri spivak |
B. | homi k bhabha |
C. | ranajit guha |
D. | salman rushdie |
Answer» D. salman rushdie |
88. |
The institutionalized study of English in India began with the …………of 1835 |
A. | macaulay minute |
B. | charter act |
C. | wood’s despatch |
D. | government of india act |
Answer» A. macaulay minute |
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