1. Which among the following statements is not true?
a. Language is a means of communication
b. Language is symbolic
c. Language is structural
d. Language is the only means of communication
2. 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
3. Who defined language as “a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols” ?
a. Noam Chomsky
b. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Edward Sapir
d. None of the above 4.
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.
5. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated
as a result of human instinct to imitate sounds:
a. Ding Dong theory
b. The Bow-vow theory
c. The Pooh-pooh theory
d. The Gesture theory
6. 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
7. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of the involuntary exclamations of pain, surprise, pleasure or wonder:
a. Ding Dong theory
b. The Bow-vow theory
c. The Pooh-pooh theory
d. The Gesture theory
8. 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.
9. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by:
a. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget
b. Noire
c. Max-Muller
d. Otto Jepersen
10. 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
ANSWER KEYS
1 D, 2 A, 3 C, 4 D, 5 B, 6 A, 7 C, 8 A ,9 C, 10 B
a. Language is a means of communication
b. Language is symbolic
c. Language is structural
d. Language is the only means of communication
2. 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
3. Who defined language as “a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols” ?
a. Noam Chomsky
b. Ferdinand de Saussure
c. Edward Sapir
d. None of the above 4.
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.
5. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated
as a result of human instinct to imitate sounds:
a. Ding Dong theory
b. The Bow-vow theory
c. The Pooh-pooh theory
d. The Gesture theory
6. 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
7. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of the involuntary exclamations of pain, surprise, pleasure or wonder:
a. Ding Dong theory
b. The Bow-vow theory
c. The Pooh-pooh theory
d. The Gesture theory
8. 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.
9. The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by:
a. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget
b. Noire
c. Max-Muller
d. Otto Jepersen
10. 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
ANSWER KEYS
1 D, 2 A, 3 C, 4 D, 5 B, 6 A, 7 C, 8 A ,9 C, 10 B
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