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| 51. |
According to Quine,It is upon tacitly accepted corpus of information that we speak of or deducibility relative to one another. |
| A. | equivalence |
| B. | inequality |
| C. | hierarchy |
| D. | dissimilarity |
| Answer» A. equivalence | |
| 52. |
Quine states that it is not propositions which are true or false but sentence tokens or sentences if they are |
| A. | finite |
| B. | limited |
| C. | eternal |
| D. | narrow |
| Answer» C. eternal | |
| 53. |
Eternal sentence is a sentence whose all have the same truth value. |
| A. | tokens |
| B. | syntax |
| C. | differences |
| D. | punctuations |
| Answer» A. tokens | |
| 54. |
According to Quine, If we are to construe logic as true by convention, we must rest logic ultimately upon some manner of convention other than |
| A. | analogy |
| B. | definition |
| C. | superimposition |
| D. | hierarchy |
| Answer» B. definition | |
| 55. |
Quine states, sentences can be made true by fiat by linguistic |
| A. | adaptability |
| B. | falsity |
| C. | convention |
| D. | opposition |
| Answer» C. convention | |
| 56. |
There are modest list of phonemes which are small units |
| A. | decision |
| B. | speech |
| C. | variable |
| D. | arthmetic |
| Answer» B. speech | |
| 57. |
In Quine’s view, the lexicon is devised for use in speech by the grammarian by demarcating the desired class. |
| A. | normal |
| B. | technical |
| C. | complex |
| D. | temporary |
| Answer» A. normal | |
| 58. |
Negation is a construction which operate in constituents. |
| A. | multiple |
| B. | single |
| C. | three |
| D. | undefined |
| Answer» B. single | |
| 59. |
Quine states that regarding what operation is to be carried out upon the expressions there are such |
| A. | constituents |
| B. | elements |
| C. | technicalities |
| D. | categories |
| Answer» D. categories | |
| 60. |
Catgories are for Quine parts of even though they do not preserve traditional lines of cleavage |
| A. | speech |
| B. | logic |
| C. | arithmetic |
| D. | frame |
| Answer» A. speech | |
| 61. |
A word can be a noun in one category and verb in another category so in such cases substitutability is |
| A. | complete |
| B. | incomplete |
| C. | absolute |
| D. | fixed |
| Answer» B. incomplete | |
| 62. |
According to quine two kinds of linguistic notions are immanence and |
| A. | correspondence |
| B. | coherence |
| C. | transcendence |
| D. | efficient |
| Answer» C. transcendence | |
| 63. |
A lexicon in Quine’s view point may be termed notion |
| A. | transcendent |
| B. | immanent |
| C. | blind |
| D. | corrupt |
| Answer» B. immanent | |
| 64. |
According to Quine, It is through of construction that infinite category of variables is generated. |
| A. | iteration |
| B. | subtraction |
| C. | reduction |
| D. | decrease |
| Answer» A. iteration | |
| 65. |
One of the grammatical construction is a predicate with a variable |
| A. | analysing |
| B. | negating |
| C. | joining |
| D. | avoiding |
| Answer» C. joining | |
| 66. |
An sentence is neither true or false |
| A. | closed |
| B. | free |
| C. | open |
| D. | combined |
| Answer» C. open | |
| 67. |
According to Quine, what is lacking in logical grammer is a list of |
| A. | subjects |
| B. | predicates |
| C. | errors |
| D. | analysis |
| Answer» B. predicates | |
| 68. |
Frege classified predicates as special case of expressions and sentences as complex singular term. |
| A. | functional |
| B. | outward |
| C. | joint |
| D. | divided |
| Answer» A. functional | |
| 69. |
When the dictionary giving the syntactic atom is added it will yield |
| A. | error |
| B. | semantics |
| C. | definition |
| D. | rule |
| Answer» B. semantics | |
| 70. |
The central task of is to provide semantic interpretation to every sentence in a
|
| A. | semantics |
| B. | syntax |
| C. | logic |
| D. | symbolism |
| Answer» A. semantics | |
| 71. |
According to Davidson theory of meaning is an empirical theory, it should account for the working of language |
| A. | artificial |
| B. | logical |
| C. | natural |
| D. | simplified |
| Answer» C. natural | |
| 72. |
Davidson wants to propose a formal theory for natural language |
| A. | syntactic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | symbolic |
| D. | intuition |
| Answer» B. semantic | |
| 73. |
The work of Frege and Tarski
|
| A. | informal |
| B. | intuitive |
| C. | formal |
| D. | compositional |
| Answer» C. formal | |
| 74. |
According to Davidson if demonstratives are
|
| A. | variables |
| B. | formal |
| C. | partial |
| D. | constant |
| Answer» D. constant | |
| 75. |
The distinguishing feature of analytic tradition according to Dummett is the focus on and explication of language. |
| A. | analysis |
| B. | conjunction |
| C. | demarcation |
| D. | synthesis |
| Answer» A. analysis | |
| 76. |
Dummett considers analysis of language is the only proper method to analyse |
| A. | body |
| B. | spirit |
| C. | thought |
| D. | infinity |
| Answer» C. thought | |
| 77. |
According to Dummett the defining characteristic of Analytic philosophy is priority of philosophy of |
| A. | mathematics |
| B. | physics |
| C. | language |
| D. | body |
| Answer» C. language | |
| 78. |
According to Dummett, philosophy of language has central and role |
| A. | fundamental |
| B. | negligible |
| C. | partial |
| D. | narrow |
| Answer» A. fundamental | |
| 79. |
It is through the internalizing principle governing its use that we use language, Dummett considers these to be capable of . |
| A. | reflection |
| B. | representation |
| C. | nothing |
| D. | everything |
| Answer» B. representation | |
| 80. |
Logical positivists developed a methodology to eradicate philosophical |
| A. | answers |
| B. | questions |
| C. | monologues |
| D. | interrogations |
| Answer» B. questions | |
| 81. |
According to Dummett the positions must be understood before we try to resolve them |
| A. | verification |
| B. | opposing |
| C. | hidden |
| D. | investigation |
| Answer» B. opposing | |
| 82. |
Dummett wanted the characterization meaning of linguistic statements |
| A. | false |
| B. | partial |
| C. | higher |
| D. | correct |
| Answer» D. correct | |
| 83. |
Dummett states that linguistic meanings are products of convention which enable to take place |
| A. | interpretation |
| B. | repetition |
| C. | evaluation |
| D. | recovery |
| Answer» A. interpretation | |
| 84. |
In Dummett’s theory of meaning, it is on the specification of meaning of expression that generates the specification of meaning of every expression |
| A. | complex |
| B. | simple |
| C. | primitive |
| D. | tentative |
| Answer» C. primitive | |
| 85. |
According to Dummett, philosophy involves construction of theory of meaning |
| A. | vague |
| B. | tentative |
| C. | distributed |
| D. | systematic |
| Answer» D. systematic | |
| 86. |
In Dummett’s philosophy meaning of a sentence should be analysed by conditions. |
| A. | arbitrary |
| B. | justification |
| C. | explanatory |
| D. | verbal |
| Answer» B. justification | |
| 87. |
Linguistic competence is a activity and theory of meaning should model it. |
| A. | theoretical |
| B. | arbitrary |
| C. | spiritual |
| D. | practical |
| Answer» D. practical | |
| 88. |
According to Dummett, theory of meaning has role within philosophy |
| A. | negligible |
| B. | partial |
| C. | foundational |
| D. | marginalized |
| Answer» C. foundational | |
| 89. |
It is through rules of interpretation that meaning of a sentence is derived from deep structure |
| A. | syntactic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | transformative |
| D. | false |
| Answer» B. semantic | |
| 90. |
According to Noam Chomsky, grammer is our inner sub concious ability to generate language in which human language is constituted by internal system of |
| A. | activity |
| B. | art |
| C. | disturbances |
| D. | rules |
| Answer» D. rules | |
| 91. |
Generative grammer is trying to establish the foundational principle which makes possible language across all |
| A. | machines |
| B. | humanity |
| C. | materials |
| D. | systems |
| Answer» B. humanity | |
| 92. |
The deep structure is related to the surface structure by grammatical |
| A. | inhibitions |
| B. | manifestations |
| C. | transformations |
| D. | disturbances |
| Answer» C. transformations | |
| 93. |
The main concern of transformative grammer was regarding |
| A. | semantics |
| B. | syntax |
| C. | illusion |
| D. | fantasy |
| Answer» B. syntax | |
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