The study of signs is termed as_________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The systematic study of signs is called __________?

   A. Semiotics
   B. Semiology
   C. Both “a” & “b”
   D. Neither “a” not “b”

2. Which of the following statements is a proper example of what Aristotle termed a syllogism ?

   A. All dogs have four legs, all creatures do not have four legs, hence all creatures with four legs are dogs.
   B. All men breathe air, all dogs breathe air, hence all men are dogs.
   C. All mammals are warm-blooded, all dogs are mammals, hence all dogs are warm-blooded.
   D. All dogs have hair, all people have hair, hence anything with hair is a dog or a person.

3. Who is termed as “The Morning Star of Renaissance” ?

   A. Spenser
   B. John Gower
   C. Geoffrey Chaucer
   D. Langland

4. The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time is called________________?

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

5. The study of the way that sequences of words are ordered into phrases, clauses, and sentences is called____________?

   A. Phonology
   B. Morphology
   C. Syntax
   D. Semantics

6. The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?

   A. Phonology
   B. Morphology
   C. Syntax
   D. Semantics

7. __________________________is the study of how the mentally represented grammar of language is employed in the production and comprehension of speech?

   A. Socio__linguistics
   B. Psycho__linguistics
   C. Neuron__linguistics
   D. Physio –linguistics

8. The older term used to designate the study of languages is____________?

   A. Philology
   B. Haplology
   C. Phonology
   D. Semiology

9. The study of meaning is called________?

   A. Phonology
   B. Morphology
   C. Syntax
   D. Semantics

10. The study of language and mind, which has greatly advanced our understanding of the way in which we acquire language is_________?

    A. Sociolinguistics
    B. Psycholinguisctics
    C. Biolinguistics
    D. None of these

    Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo