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FIFTH SEMESTER U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2021
(CUCBCSS—UG)
English
ENG 5B 02/DMENG 5B 02—LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 80 Marks
I. Answer all the following questions :

1 The theory which is based upon the assumption that language has been formed from the
words uttered by groups of persons engaged in joint burdensome labour :

(a) The Yo-He-Ho Theory. (b) The Gesture theory.
(c) The Poo-Pooh theory. (d) Ding-Dong theory.

2 The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of human
instinct to imitate sounds :

(a) Ding Dong theory. (b) The Bow-vow theory.
(c) The Pooh-pooh theory. (d) The Gesture theory.

3 Human beings can talk about experiences, objects and events which are not present at the
time and place of speaking. This property of language is called ——————.

(a) Duality of structure. (b) Recursiveness.
(c) Displacement. (d) Transference.

4 ——
affecting mutual intelligibility.

refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or status

(a) Dialect. (b) Idiolect.
(c) Register. (d) Slang.

5 Which among the following is not a branch of linguistics ?
(a) Phonology. (b) Morphology.

(c) Semantics. (d) Philology.

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