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ENG 5B 09—LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
(Multiple Choice Questions for SDE Candidates)

1. The minimal meaningful unit is :
(A) Syntax. (B) Syllable.
(C) Morpheme. (D) Sound.
2. The ability to use two languages is :
(A) Dyslexia. (B) Bilingualism.
(C) Creolisation. (D) Pidginity.
3. What is creolisation ?
(A) The ability to use multiple languages.
(B) A transition from a pidgin to acreole.
(C) Itrefers to one’s natural language as creole.
(D) Alearning disability situation.
4. Ifaunit of language is longer than a sentence, it is :
(A) A phrase. (B) Discourse.
(C) Aclause. (D) Word class.
5. The theory that argues that language is evolved from the grunts, groans and snorts of people :
(൧) The sing-song theory. (B) The gesture theory.
(C) The yo-he-ho theory. (D) The pooh-pooh theory.
6. Among the following, which one is an active articulator ?

(A) Teeth-ridge. (B) Roof of the mouth.

(C) Uvula. (D) 1175.

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