There is no positive relationship between a speech and sounD. This property of language is referred to as____________ ?

A. Arbitrariness.
B. Recursiveness
C. Displacement
D. Transference.

The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematic interrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time is called________________?

A. Synchronic
B. Diachronic
C. Semiotic
D. Onomatopoeic

The term semiotics was introduced by______________?

A. Charles sanders pierce
B. Ferdinand de sauddure
C. Noam chomsky
D. Edward sapir

Words like ‘Buzz’, ‘Hiss’, ‘thud’ etC. which represents the sounds of their referents are known as ___________?

A. Onomatopoeia
B. Homophones
C. Homonyms
D. Portmanteau

Which among the following is an exception to the property of arbitrariness of language ?

A. Onomatopoeia
B. Homophones
C. Homonyms
D. Portmanteau

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.

The Yo__He__Ho Theory of the origin of language was advanced by ____________?

A. Wilhelm wundt and sir richard paget
B. Noire
C. Max__muller
D. Otto jepersen

Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language ?

A. Language is systematic
B. Language is arbitrary
C. Language is dynamic
D. Language is instinctive.

The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated in the sense of rhythm innate in man ?

A. Ding dong theory
B. The bow__vow theory
C. The pooh__pooh theory
D. The gesture theory

Who defined language as “a set or (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements” ?

A. Noam chomsky
B. Ferdinand de saussure
C. Edward sapir
D. None of the above