The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word ‘little’ are___________?

A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Morpheme variants
D. Minimal pairs

Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between various constituent elements of a language ?

A. Concord
B. Gerund
C. Phrase structure
D. None of the above

The –en in strengthen is a __________?

A. An adjective forming morpheme
B. Plural morpheme
C. Possessive morpheme
D. Verb forming morpheme

The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of __________________?

A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipping
D. Metanalysis

Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called___________________?

A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipping
D. Metanalysis

______________________ is the device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction?

A. Transformational generative grammar
B. The phrase structure grammar
C. Immediate constituent analysis
D. All the above.

In transformational Generative Grammar, the ‘Generative’ means______________?

A. ‘to produce’
B. ‘to develop’
C. ‘to predict’
D. All the above

The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ____________?

A. A free morpheme
B. Free variation
C. Bound morpheme
D. None of these

Morpheme alternants are called________?

A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above

The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of__________?

A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above