GATE Humanities and Social Sciences - Linguistics Practice Quiz

Question 1

In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the consonant [ʈ] is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Voiceless retroflex stop

Question 2

Which of the following pairs correctly illustrates a minimal pair in English?

Accepted Answer

pin [pɪn] and bin [bɪn]

Question 3

In a basic X-bar theoretic analysis, which of the following best represents the relation between a head and its complement?

Accepted Answer

The complement is usually a sister of the head and combines with it to form an intermediate projection.

Question 4

Consider the sentence: 'Every student read a paper.' Which interpretation corresponds to the reading where the same paper may have been read by all students?

Accepted Answer

Universal quantifier takes narrow scope: $\exists > \forall$

Question 5

In sociolinguistics, Labov's study of postvocalic /r/ in New York City department stores is most directly associated with which concept?

Accepted Answer

Social stratification of a linguistic variable

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