Language and Linguistic

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Who among these is an ancient linguist of India?

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Linguistics is the study of language. Patanjali, the ancient linguist of India, considered it as a human expression uttered out by speech organs. The other three are modern linguists belonging to 19th and 20th century.

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To which of these people, language is a means to interpret human experience?

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Language means different things to different people. To an anthropologist, it is a form of cultural behaviour whereas to a sociologist, it is a means of communication between members of a social group. Students of literature may consider it as an artistic medium, while those of philosophy may consider it a means to interpret human experience.

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Which of these words are based on the phenomena, ‘Onomatopoeia ‘?

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Language is arbitrary, that is there is no logical link between any gjven feature of a language and its meaning. The only exception is in the case of onomatopoeia, where the words imitate the sounds of their referents. Here, cuckoo is the sound made by the bird which is how the bird got its name.

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Which of these is not a type of linguistics?

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Linguistics is a scientific study of language. It can be divided into three types namely : Historical or Diachronic Linguistics, Synchronic Linguistics and Comparative Linguistics.

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Which of these is not a level of language?

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R.H. Robins recommends three levels of structure of language. These are phonology, grammar and semantics.

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Which of these terms refers to the study of speech sounds of a given language and their function within the sound system of that language?

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Phonology refers to the study of speech sounds of a given language and their function within the sound system. Phonetics is the study of speech process. Syntax and Morphology are sub-levels of the grammatical system.

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Which of these is the study of meaning of words, and the development of the meaning of words?

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Semantics is the study of the meaning of words, and the developments of the meaning of words. The smallest unit of semantics is semene, which is the minimum functional unit of meaning.

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Refers to actual use of knowledge or how the language is put into use.

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Linguistic performance refers to actual use of knowledge

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A type of writing which symbols represent pronunciation of syllables.

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Refers to the means by which messages are transmitted

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Scientific study of language system.

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The ability to construct complex messages from smaller discete parts.

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The ability to construct complex messages from smaller discete parts.

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The ability to construct complex messages from smaller discete parts.

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The ability to communicate about something not present in space or time.

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