ENG518 Quiz 1 Set 2

Q1. Social meanings are a piece of language conveys about the ______________circumstances of its use.

1. social
2. hermetical
3. genial
4. regional

Correct answer: social

Q2. Compositionality holds that the meaning of a whole is made up by __________ the meaning of its parts.

1. disconneting with
2. combining together
3. getting away
4. dispersing from

Correct answer: combining together

Q3. The Knowledge of meaning involves (at least) the knowledge of conditions under which it is _________________.

1. true or false
2. veridical
3. overt
4. None of the above given options

Correct answer: true or false

Q4. The relation between Psychology and Linguistics has given rise to__________________.

1. Computational Linguistics
2. Sociolinguistics
3. Psycholinguistics
4. Anthropological Linguistics

Correct answer: Psycholinguistics

Q5. It is opined that 'Semantics' is a part/level of linguistics the same way as __________________are.

1. phonetics or grammar
2. Translation Studies
3. psycho-linguistics
4. Discourse Analysis

Correct answer: phonetics or grammar

Q6. Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege introduced the term ‘sense and __________________.

1. displacement
2. morpheme
3. reference
4. duality

Correct answer: reference

Q7. Linguistic meaning is called __________ meaning.

1. logical
2. all of the given options
3. cognitive
4. denotative

Correct answer: all of the given options

Q8. The logical meaning of simple propositions is determined by the principle of __________________.

1. disproportionality
2. compositionality
3. asymmetry
4. proportionality

Correct answer: compositionality

Q9. Which branch of linguistics mainly is concerned with the transmission of meaning through language in use?

1. Phonology
2. Pragmatics
3. Semantics
4. Phonetics

Correct answer: Pragmatics

Q10. Portner (2005)argues that when we ask what a word __________________, we usually get more words.

1. endorse
2. paucity
3. modus
4. means

Correct answer: means

Q11. Anything related to _____ is a matter of concern in ELT research.

1. structure
2. society
3. language
4. immigration

Correct answer: society

Q12. “Research is only done by experts”, it is a ______.

1. norm
2. myth
3. rule
4. belief

Correct answer: myth

Q13. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of ‘Research’?

1. Reliable
2. Verifiable
3. Exhaustive
4. Temporary

Correct answer: Temporary

Q14. Which of the following are the secondary sources to identify a problem?

1. Experience
2. Publications
3. Innovation
4. Discussions

Correct answer: Publications

Q15. Issues related to language learning and teaching involve use of ______ in classrooms.

1. grammar
2. translation
3. material
4. technology

Correct answer: material

Q16. The direct verification of the hypothesis of our research is termed as __________.

1. recommendation
2. conclusion
3. discussion
4. methodology

Correct answer: conclusion

Q17. The first step in research is _______ a problem.

1. analyzing
2. concluding
3. selecting
4. interpreting

Correct answer: selecting

Q18. ELT research is not as exact as _______.

1. biological
2. chemical
3. social
4. physical

Correct answer: physical