English Literature Mcqs — Test 2
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Question 1
__________ is term introduced by CHOMSKY to describe ‘the actual use of language in concrete situations’
Question 2
In its general sense it refers to the creative capacity of language users to produce an endless number of new sentences, in contrast to the communication systems of animals is called ?
Question 3
The study of signs is termed as_________?
Question 4
A term introduced by the linguist SAUSSURE which refers to the state of a language as it exists at any given time
Question 5
The theory of Biolinguistics is given by__________?
Question 6
Father of modern linguistics is ________?
Question 7
Noam Chomsky was born in _________?
Question 8
There are ______ vowel sounds in English IPA.
Question 9
There are ______ consonant sounds in English IPA.
Question 10
Who argues that language is a unique evolutionary development of the human species and distinguished from modes of communication used by any other animal species ?